The Yonge Street Journal
Saturday, January 3, 2026

The New Surveillance State Is You

Privacy may be dead, but civilians are turning conventional wisdom on its head by surveilling the cops as much as the cops surveil them.

The Best Bluetooth Speaker Is $50 off Right in Time for Christmas

The JBL Flip 7 is our top tried-and-tested Bluetooth speaker, and we haven't seen it sell for less than it is right now.

2 Men Linked to China’s Salt Typhoon Hacker Group Likely Trained in a Cisco ‘Academy’

The names of two partial owners of firms linked to the Salt Typhoon hacker group also appeared in records for a Cisco training program—years before the group targeted Cisco’s devices in a spy campaign.

AWS CEO Matt Garman Wants to Reassert Amazon’s Cloud Dominance in the AI Era

As Google and Microsoft continue to surge, the AWS chief lays out his pitch: cheaper, reliable AI delivered at hyperscale.

An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design

The Chinese video game giant Tencent is now building some of the world’s best 3D AI models. This could have implications far outside game design.

Jon M. Chu Says AI Couldn’t Have Made One of Wicked’s Best Moments

The Wicked: For Good director says being able to improvise on set allows for the kind of moments that are hard for machines to make.

Amazon Has New Frontier AI Models—and a Way for Customers to Build Their Own

Nova Forge lets Amazon’s customers train frontier models for different tasks—a potential breakthrough in making AI actually useful for businesses.

OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’

The ChatGPT-maker is releasing its “best model yet” as it faces new pressures from Google and other AI competitors.

Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort

Science Corporation, founded by Neuralink’s first president, Max Hodak, has unveiled a prototype machine to extend the life of organs for longer periods.

Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach

Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border.

Does Red-Light Therapy Work? (2025)

Even if the glowing mask scares your family, red-light therapy can rejuvenate skin and aid in muscle repair.

The Instagram-Fueled Boom in Copycat Vintage Car-Body Shells

Instagram is awash with Asian firms showing how they can remake old Broncos, Defenders, and other whole classic cars—better and much cheaper than in the US.

Sleep Number P6 Smart Bed Review: Advanced and Adaptive

This legacy brand brings its beds into the modern era with 100 firmness levels and in-depth sleep tracking.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice

American AI giants are backing a new effort to establish open standards for building agentic software and tools.

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