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Alphabet Surpasses Apple in Market Cap as Google Cloud and Gemini AI Drive $4.1T Valuation; Estée Lauder Upgraded on Asia Growth; Torq Ltd. Raises $140M in Series C

Alphabet Surpasses Apple in Market Cap as Google Cloud and Gemini AI Drive $4.1T Valuation; Estée Lauder Upgraded on Asia Growth; Torq Ltd. Raises $140M in Series C

TL;DR * Alphabet’s market cap surpasses $3.97 trillion as Google Cloud grows 33–34% YoY and Gemini AI drives re-rating amid rising AI infrastructure demand * Torq Ltd. raises $140M in Series C funding at $1.2B valuation, expanding AI-driven security hyperautomation platform with enterprise clients including PepsiCo and

IDF Strikes Hezbollah Tunnels Causing Casualties; Ukraine Downs Geran-5; ICE Killing Sparks Protests

IDF Strikes Hezbollah Tunnels Causing Casualties; Ukraine Downs Geran-5; ICE Killing Sparks Protests

TL;DR * IDF Strikes Hezbollah Sites in South Lebanon as Netanyahu Demands Nationwide Disarmament, Despite Lebanese Government's Claim of Full Dismantling * Ukraine intercepts Russian Geran-5 jet-powered UAVs with 1,000km range using counter-drone tactics * Immigration Raids in Minneapolis Spark Nationwide Protests After ICE Agent Kills 37-Year-Old Renee Good;

Alaska and Delta Retire A330s; Wing Delivers Drones to 40M Walmart Shoppers

Alaska and Delta Retire A330s; Wing Delivers Drones to 40M Walmart Shoppers

TL;DR * Saab delivers 17 JAS Gripen E/F fighters to Colombia and secures SEK 200B backlog amid NATO expansion * Delta and Alaska Airlines complete 2024 merger, retiring Airbus A330s as fleet modernization accelerates * Wing expands drone delivery network to 270 Walmart locations across U.S. by 2026 with AI-optimized

Instagram Data Breach Exposes 17.5M Users, Grok AI Blocked in Malaysia and Indonesia, WEX API Keys Sold on Dark Web

Instagram Data Breach Exposes 17.5M Users, Grok AI Blocked in Malaysia and Indonesia, WEX API Keys Sold on Dark Web

TL;DR * Malwarebytes reports 17.5 million Instagram accounts compromised via 2024 API leak, exposing usernames, physical addresses, and phone numbers; users advised to enable 2FA * CVE-2026-01-11: Unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability discovered in OpenCode AI coding assistant server (port 4096), enabled by default prior to v1.1.10 * Grok

Ford Unveils $30K Electric Pickup with Level 3 Autonomy, Dreame Launches Thinnest Robot Vacuum, Goko Debuts Steepest Robo-Mower at CES 2026

Ford Unveils $30K Electric Pickup with Level 3 Autonomy, Dreame Launches Thinnest Robot Vacuum, Goko Debuts Steepest Robo-Mower at CES 2026

TL;DR * Tesla FSD System Swerves to Avoid Ditch in South Carolina, Demonstrating Life-Saving Autonomy Despite Federal Investigation into Railroad Incidents * Ford Announces Level 3 Eyes-Off Driving for 2028, Launching $30K Midsize EV Truck on Universal EV Platform with BlueCruise AI Assistant * Dreame Unveils X60 Max Ultra Robot Vacuum with

AI-Driven Productivity Surge Sparks Job Slowdown as Fed Prepares Rate Cuts in 2026

AI-Driven Productivity Surge Sparks Job Slowdown as Fed Prepares Rate Cuts in 2026

TL;DR * U.S. labor productivity surges 4.9% annually in Q3 2025 as output rises 5.4% with minimal hours growth, driving record efficiency amid wage inflation slowdown * Colorado adds 2,700 nonfarm jobs in Oct–Nov 2025 as professional services sector loses 1,500 roles, signaling mixed labor

Senate Blocks Trump’s Venezuela Military Action as ICE Shooting Sparks National Outcry and Impeachment Push

Senate Blocks Trump’s Venezuela Military Action as ICE Shooting Sparks National Outcry and Impeachment Push

TL;DR * Senate Passes 52-47 Resolution Blocking Trump Military Action Against Venezuela Without Congressional Approval * ICE Agent Shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis Sparks Federal Investigation, Impeachment Calls Against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem * Trump Administration Finalizes NEPA Rollback, Removing Environmental Impact Assessments for Federal Projects * EU Continues $8.4