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Mickey Mouse … brought to you by OpenAI.

Disney lending out its iconic characters to be leveraged by AI seemed a far-fetched idea a few months ago. But thanks to a $1 billion deal between the House of Mouse and

• The Philippine Navy has two new guided-missile frigates built by South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai.
• The Philippines is pursuing a massive military modernization initiative.
• The frigates and other upgrades better arm the Philippines to counter China in the South China Sea.

One of South Korea's top shipbuilders is turning out new warships for the Philippines as Manila accelerates its

SAVE OVER $40: As of Dec. 12, the Lego Botanicals Flower Arrangement set has dropped to its lowest-ever price of $65.99 at Amazon. This is $44 off its list price of $109.99.

SAVE OVER $100: As of Dec. 12, the Sonos Ace headphones have returned to their lowest-ever price of $279 at Amazon. This is $120 off their list price of $399.

Nick Leeson is an English former derivatives trader who caused the collapse of Barings, London's oldest merchant bank, which had operated for 233 years. Working in the bank's Singapore office, he made a series of unauthorized speculative trades that ultimately lost $1.2 billion.

Leeson joined Barings in 1989 and by 1992 was running its new futures operation in Singapore. Concealing losses in a

Honestly, compiling the biggest losers for Engadget is more fun than talking up the winners. While we reviewed nothing as atrocious as those ill-fated AI assistant gadgets from 2024, AI companies and services straddled both the winner and loser podiums.

The losers might be you, the American consumer. (Sorry.) In the US, anyone wanting a drone will have to find something that isn’t made by DJI. The

• I visited Copenhagen over the summer, but I added one night in Malmö, Sweden, to the trip.
• The city just across the water from Copenhagen was one of the highlights of my entire trip.
• I thought it offered a peek at true Scandinavian living.

For me, the most stressful part of planning a trip is narrowing down what I want to see

• An InMarket report found that consumers are favoring private-label coffees as prices rise.
• Although bargain coffee sales are booming, Starbucks beans remain a favorite splurge for shoppers.
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that coffee prices have increased

Donald Trump has launched Gold Cards, a method for rich people to pay $1 million to get a fast-track visa to the U.S. — and Jimmy Kimmel has thoughts.

"This is a card that will allow wealthy foreigners to live here. For a million bucks you get legal visitor status, you get a pathway to citizenship, and a presidential pardon for one major crime of your choosing," Kimmel jokes in the clip above. "It