Netflix’s acquisition of Ready Player Me for cross-game avatars, BMX’s release of SolidSafe semi-solid state power banks, and the launch of the Matter-compatible Aqara Hub M200. 

Netflix is acquiring an avatar company as it moves into party games
https://www.theverge.com/news/848252/netflix-avatar-company-ready-player-me-acquisition

Semi-solid state MagSafe power banks arrive from the founder of Hyper
https://www.theverge.com/news/847925/bmx-hyper-semi-solid-state-power-banks

Aqara Hub M200 Matter support and HomeKit features explained
https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/19/aqara-hub-m200/

Apple might be requiring iPhone users to install iOS 26 for security fixes - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/19/ios-26-2-iios-18-7-3-update-options-security/

macOS Tahoe users report persistent screen flickering issues - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/19/macos-tahoe-users-report-persistent-screen-flickering-issues/