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Netflix buys InterPositive, a 16-person company founded by Ben Affleck that builds an AI model based on a production's dailies to be used in postproduction (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/netflix-a…

Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck's AI Filmmaker Tools Start-Up InterPositive
In a rare acquisition, Netflix has bought InterPositive, a start-up founded by Ben Affleck that makes AI-powered tools for filmmakers.

Russian missile parts factory in flames after Ukrainian drone attack, media report: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/04/russian-missile-parts-factory-in.html

Noem faced Republican criticism
Republicans largely kept the focus on the large numbers of migrants who came into the country under former President Joe Biden,
portraying Noem as the leader of a cleanup effort of the former administration’s mess.
But she did come under some harsh questioning by members of her own party.
Senator Tillis, who called on Noem to resign following the shootings in Minneapolis, criticized her for erroneously arresting American citizens, for…

Noem defends her portrayal of killed Minneapolis protesters as agitators
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended her agency in testimony and under questioning at a Senate hearing. She appeared before the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as a backlash grows over deadly immigration enforcement actions tied to President Donald Trump's deportation push. It was her first congressional hearing since two protesters were killed in Minneapolis by Homeland Security officers in January. Noem's department sent hundreds of officers to Minnesota. Protesters marched and…

Gut Feeling: Cowboys-Giants staff predictions https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/gut-feeling-cowboys-giants-staff-predictions

For those following at home, the iMac Pro saga continues—I've pulled the trigger on a replacement SSD kit [basically from another iMac Pro that was gutted for parts] for it and will replace it myself.
(It's the most likely culprit and I if it doesn't work I can return the kit.)

Trial begins for officer accused of failing to protect children during Uvalde school shooting | The Independent
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/adrian-gonzales-salvador-rolando-ramos-b2894430.html

An interview with NBC Executive Producer Molly Solomon on the network's Olympics coverage, reimagining the viewing experience, falling ratings, and more (Andrew Marchand/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7018585/2026/02/04/mol…

The mastermind behind NBC’s Olympic transformation: ‘She is a visionary’
NBC's Molly Solomon flipped the longtime Olympics TV script in Paris, and she's back to lead the effort in Italy.

MacBook Neo hands-on: a new product category for Apple, and it doesn't look budget with a vibrant display and aluminum body, but the keyboard is a bit flimsy (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops

MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple's $599 laptop feels shockingly great
The most interesting product Apple announced this week was its cheapest and least powerful laptop, the MacBook Neo.

Gut Feeling: Cowboys-Giants staff predictions https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/gut-feeling-cowboys-giants-staff-predictions

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has so far been unable to access data from a Washington Post reporter’s iPhone
because it was protected by Apple’s "Lockdown Mode"
when agents seized the device from the reporter’s home, the US government said in a court filing.
FBI agents were however able to access the reporter’s work laptop by telling her to place her index finger on the MacBook Pro’s fingerprint reader.
This occurred during the January 14 search at the…

FBI stymied by Apple's Lockdown Mode after seizing journalist's iPhone
Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however.