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Netflix revises its WBD offer to an all-cash deal for $27.75 per share, with the same $82.7B enterprise value; its original bid had $59B in debt financing (Brian Stelter/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/01/20/media/netflix-all-cash-offer-warner-bros-discovery

Netflix revises its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. Now, it’s all cash
In an ongoing struggle over the future of Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix says it is now prepared to pay all cash for Warner Bros. and HBO, rather than a mix of cash and stock.

The Hidden Backdoor to 200 Airports: A Supply Chain Failure in Aviation
A single leaked credential from a fourth-party vendor recently exposed the digital infrastructure of 200 global airports. This security failure highlights how a lack of Multi-Factor Authentication can jeopardize critical systems, including baggage reconciliation and passenger kiosks. Discover how SVigil identified this backdoor before it cost the industry billions.
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The Hidden Backdoor to 200 Airports: A Supply Chain Failure in Aviation | CloudSEK
A single leaked credential from a fourth-party vendor recently exposed the digital infrastructure of 200 global airports. This security failure highlights how a lack of Multi-Factor Authentication can jeopardize critical systems, including baggage reconciliation and passenger kiosks. Discover how SVigil identified this backdoor before it cost the industry billions.

Security researchers at Jamf found that Predator spyware can prevent iOS video and microphone recording indicators from appearing. 
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/19/iphone-camera-microphone-dot-can-be-suppressed-if-yo…

Predator spyware exploits SpringBoard to block iOS camera & microphone lights
Apple's camera and microphone indicators are supposed to tell iPhone users when the microphone or camera are on, but after a device is fully compromised with kernel-level access by another hack, Predator spyware can prevent those from appearing.

A data visualization collection of train delays and punctuality in 2025. Why is Germany so incredibly bad at this? Like, more delays than all other European countries combined?
https://chuuchuu.com/2025wrapped

chuuchuu - find reliable train journeys
Explore the 2025 rankings of European train punctuality by country. See which countries performed best, discover peak chaos hours, and find out which trains and stations had the most delays.

Netflix revises its WBD offer to an all-cash deal for $27.75 per share, with the same $82.7B enterprise value; its original bid had $59B in debt financing (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-warner-bros-deal-all-cas…

Netflix Upgrades Warner Bros. $83 Billion Deal to All Cash
Netflix agreed to change its $83 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studios and HBO Max business to all-cash, aimed at thwarting Paramount Skydance's rival takeover bid.

One Year of Trump:
The Time to Act Is Now,
While We Still Can.
We can’t count on change being brought about by elections when we can’t count on elections.
We can’t count on the freedoms & resources we enjoy today to still be available to us tomorrow
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Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
The United States is broken, but not in every way.

China's Cyberspace Administration requires firms to file their AI tools in a public algorithm registry, creating a detailed map of the country's AI ecosystem (Yi-Ling Liu/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/china-ai-boom-algorithm-registry/

Thousands of Companies Are Driving China’s AI Boom. A Government Registry Tracks Them All
How the Cyberspace Administration of China inadvertently made a guide to the country’s homegrown AI revolution.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-starlink-musk-ukraine-space-china-canada-c69c1fda5ffc93828712ab723e606a2c

Russia's new anti-satellite weapon project would target Starlink with space shrapnel
NATO-nation intelligence services believe Russia is developing a weapon to target Starlink satellites. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the weapon could release pellets to disable multiple satellites. Analysts have doubts, saying such a weapon could create chaos in space and risk other vital orbiting systems. But a Canadian space commander has told the AP that such a weapon is “not implausible.” Starlink's services are used by Ukraine. Russia views the constellation as…

Filings: WBD projects CNN will generate $1.8B in revenue and $600M in adjusted EBITDA for FY 2026; docs show CNN had revenue of $2.2B in 2021 and $1.8B in 2023 (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

CNN’s Financial Projections Revealed: News Giant to Hit $1.8 Billion in 2026 Revenue
Warner Bros. Discovery is revealing financial details in connection with its planned spinout of Discovery Global.

Surveillance tools exported by China, based on US tech and obtained by Chinese companies, to countries like Nepal are being used to stifle Tibetan refugees (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/china-tibet-nepal-sur…

Chinese surveillance based on US tech is used to silence Tibetans in Nepal
Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya. This technology is now a key part of China’s push for global influence, as it provides cash-strapped governments cost-effective, if invasive, forms of policing — turning algorithms and data into a force multiplier for control. The irony at the heart of this digital authoritarianism i…