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December 26, 2023, 3:20 PM
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
President Biden's administration declines to veto the US ITC's decision to ban Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 imports over Masimo's blood oxygen level patents  —  Apple filed an appeal on Tuesday of a decision to ban imports of Apple (AAPL.O) Watches based on a complaint …
Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Israel agrees to give Intel a $3.2B grant for a $25B chip plant that the company plans to build in Kiryat Gat, set to open in 2028 and operate through 2035  —  Israel's government agreed to give Intel Corp (INTC.O) a $3.2 billion grant for new $25 billion chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides said on Tuesday.
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
GTA V's source code appears to have been leaked on Discord, Telegram, a dark website, and other places, a little over a year after hackers breached Rockstar  —  The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat actors …
Mayank Parmar / Windows Latest:
Microsoft launches Microsoft Copilot for Android, a free ChatGPT-like app that supports GPT-4 and DALL-E 3; sources say an iOS version should arrive soon  —  Microsoft Copilot's ChatGPT-like app has finally arrived on Android, nearly two weeks after the tech giant announced its web version (copilot.microsoft.com).
Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg:
Filing: Grayscale Investments, which runs the world's largest BTC trust, says Barry Silbert resigned as chair, succeeded by Mark Shifke, and doesn't explain why  —  Grayscale Investments, operator of the world's largest cryptocurrency trust, said Barry Silbert has resigned as chairman and will be succeeded by Mark Shifke.
Omar Sohail / Wccftech:
Kuo: Apple is expected to ship an estimated ~500K Apple Vision Pro units in 2024; the headset will most likely start shipping in late January or early February  —  An earlier Apple Vision Pro launch timeline stated that the mixed-reality headset's shipments would start in February next year …
New York Times:
A legal dispute about a BTC mine in a Texas town of 281 reveals how Chinese nationals use Tether to move money to the US without drawing authorities' attention  —  A legal dispute in a tiny Texas town unexpectedly reveals how Chinese nationals can move money to the U.S. without drawing the attention of authorities in either country.

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Washington Post:
Sources: the US DOD appointed several conservative influencers to civilian roles without disclosing their assignments as they amplify Pete Hegseth's viewpoints

Zack Sharf / Variety:
Gal Gadot defends acting in Bitcoin, which used AI, saying “you're going to work with it or be out of the game” and her lawyers kept AI from altering actors

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
In a Truth Social post, Trump endorses a US tax incentive for film and TV production; the MPA has worked with Jon Voight to push for a 20% credit on labor costs

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Amanda Hoover / Wired:
Experts detail how Facebook Marketplace users get scammed; Meta plans to add a notification system that may help users identify “scams around payment apps”
Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
After vocal commitments following George Floyd's murder in 2020, DEI programs at Big Tech companies, including Meta and Google, were in broad retreat in 2023

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Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Researchers: a new Chameleon banking trojan uses an HTML page trick to disrupt biometrics on Android, like Face Unlock, to steal PINs and unlock devices at will
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
China approves 105 domestic games, including from Tencent and NetEase, after its announcement to tighten industry restrictions led to an $80B rout last week
Jeremy White / New York Times:
Researchers extract 30+ NYT staff's business and personal email addresses by fine-tuning GPT-3.5 Turbo, bypassing its restrictions for privacy-related queries
More: Business Today.  Threads: @carnage4life and @vishvanands.  Mastodon: @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social.  X: @cbarrett.  Forums: Slashdot
Wall Street Journal:
A look at Sam Altman's work history at Loopt and Y Combinator, where his side and personal projects riled longtime colleagues and forced his resignation from YC
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