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Ransomware Guilty Pleas, Cheaper AI, Meta Deal | Ep. 31

Today’s 2-Minute Tech Briefing covers three top IT stories: the U.S. Justice Department says two cybersecurity experts pleaded guilty in a BlackCat ransomware case with losses exceeding $9.5 million; Deepseek unveils new method to train AI models cheaper; and Meta buys viral AI startup Manus for about $2 billion.

By Arnold Davick

7 Jan 2026 2 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCybercrimeRansomware

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