Here's your afternoon, TNB Tech Minute for Tuesday, December 30th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal.

Disney has agreed to pay $10 million in civil penalties to settle claims over its data

collection practices with children. That's according to the Justice Department today.

A complaint filed in a California district court alleged that

Disney failed to designate YouTube video content as directed toward children. As a result,

the claim said the entertainment giant collected information from and targeted ads

toward children without parental notice and consent, violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection

Act.

Tesla deliveries are expected to drop 15% this quarter from a year earlier,

according to a compilation of estimates published by the automaker.

Analysts on average anticipate Tesla will deliver less than 423,000 cars between October and December, that compares with about 495,000 a year earlier.

The company is on pace to record a second consecutive decline in annual vehicle sales.

The forecasts come as Tesla works to shift its business toward autonomous vehicles and robotics.

And venture capitalists are expected to continue pivoting away from climate next year.

According to VCs, this year, many climate startups struggle to attract capital due to changing

regulations, a loss in support for environmental policies, and the growth of AI.

Data from Pitchbuck shows that climate fundraising has fallen sharply from its peak in 2022

when it hit a record of nearly $157 billion.

In 2024, that dropped to about $71.5 billion.

And in the first nine months of this year, just over $36.5 billion was raised.

Investors say the focus in 2026 is instead likely to be on defense tech, energy, and adaptation finance.

And that's it for your T&B Tech Minutes. We'll have another quick tech update in the morning.

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