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South Korea pushes creative North Korea diplomacy, tightens unification institute control and posts AI model results; CISA/Five Eyes warn on OT links as post‑quantum planning and breach reports mount; Torq hits $1.2B on $140M raise; Machado bets on Trump; Springsteen biopic lands at Hulu; Timothy Busfield faces sexual abuse charge
South Korea urges “proactive and creative” diplomacy on North Korea talks
Unification Minister Chung called for more proactive, creative diplomacy to revive stalled North Korea to U.S. negotiations, noting that any progress also hinges on the geopolitical juggling act with China and Japan.
Draft law would pull Korea Institute for National Unification under ministry control
South Korea’s Ministry of Unification unveiled draft legislation to place the Korea Institute for National Unification under the ministry’s jurisdiction, a move that has institute staff worried about autonomy, oversight, and whether independent research is about to get a chaperone.
South Korea posts early results for its independent AI foundation model project
First-stage evaluation results are out for South Korea’s independent AI foundation model push, with LG AI Research taking the top spot, and Naver Cloud no longer participating in the review process.
Venezuela’s Machado tells supporters “we can count on President Trump”
After meeting Donald Trump and visiting the White House to discuss Venezuela’s future, opposition figure María Corina Machado told supporters they can count on him, which is a sentence that comes with its own built-in suspense soundtrack.
Torq raises $140 million Series D at $1.2 billion valuation
Security automation company Torq raised $140 million to scale its generative AI-driven security operations platform, expand internationally, boost R and D, and pursue U.S. federal opportunities, including FedRAMP certification.
Breach Roundup
A software update flaw disrupted Verizon service as other incidents piled up, including a reported cyberattack in Venezuela, exposure of ICE identities and BreachForums user data, and a confirmed breach at Spain’s Endesa. The roundup also notes a Telegram-related IP privacy leak, activity linked to MuddyWater, sentencing of a Dutch hacker for attacking a maritime port, and fresh fixes like a ServiceNow patch.
CISA and Five Eyes partners warn insecure OT connectivity is a national security risk
Cyber agencies across the U.S., UK, and Five Eyes issued joint guidance warning that insecure operational technology connectivity can turn cyber intrusions into real-world physical disruption, with remote access, third-party vendor connections, and tighter IT to OT integration called out as key drivers of exposure.
CIO Playbook for Post-Quantum Security
Forrester analyst Sandy Carielli’s guidance frames post-quantum migrations as multi-year, cross-functional efforts that can touch products, infrastructure, and supply chains, urging CIOs to take practical steps now to make the transition less painful later.
“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” heads to Hulu
The Golden Globe-nominated film explores the making of Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska,” stars Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen, and streams on Hulu on Jan. 23.
Actor Timothy Busfield charged with sexual abuse
Timothy Busfield, known for “The West Wing” and “Field of Dreams,” has been charged with sexually abusing boys on the set of a television series. This is an allegation that deserves careful, serious reporting, and a legal process that centers the victims, not celebrity mythology.
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