PRISM Insights

A federal judge blocked the Pentagon's retaliation against Anthropic, BTS shattered a decade-old Billboard record, SK Hynix filed for a $10B+ US listing, OpenAI killed Sora, and three war fronts converged around the Strait of Hormuz.

The same heartbeat reading, DNA sample, or facial scan has radically different legal protections depending on where you live. From 23andMe's bankruptcy to post-Dobbs data weaponization, here's how five legal regimes treat the data your body generates — and why 640 million smartwatch users should care.

BTS dropped 'ARIRANG' and 22,000 fans filled Gwanghwamun. The Fed warned of stagflation. Anthropic released an AI that refuses military use. Qatar began mediating the Hormuz blockade.

The Strait of Hormuz was blockaded. The S&P 500 fell for a third straight week. Iran quit the World Cup. OpenAI released an AI that uses your computer. BTS is returning at Gwanghwamun.

Oil doubled in two months. A weapons maker built the best Game Boy ever. Everything moved in the wrong direction.

A Supreme Leader fell. An AI chose a side. The week when Iran and Silicon Valley both went to war.

When $660 Billion Screamed, a Subtitle Won. Big Tech's AI spending war vs. K-drama's quiet victory reveals the week's paradox.

Reading the same news in 4 languages builds intuition no dictionary can teach. Learn real expressions that textbooks don't cover.

Why does an entire generation dream of living forever while drafting exit clauses for their marriages? Two stories, one portrait: the paradox of immortality and the prenup revolution.

Behind Davos AI investment debates, Jensen Huang's China New Year diplomacy, end of 50-year panda diplomacy, three cracks in digital trust. This week's question: Who and what can we trust?

A 48-hour journey tracking down an intermittent iOS touch bug. Four hypotheses, systematic testing, and discovering the React Native New Architecture trap.

Jan 24, 2026

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Min Hwang