Israel's government agrees to give Intel a $3.2B grant for a $25B chip plant the company plans to build in Kiryat Gat in southern Israel, set to open in 2027 (Steven Scheer/Reuters)

Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Israel's government agrees to give Intel a $3.2B grant for a $25B chip plant the company plans to build in Kiryat Gat in southern Israel, set to open in 2027  —  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.

A look at AI apps like Bluey-GPT, Oscar, Once Upon a Bot, and Bedtimestory.ai, which create stories for kids, and concerns over copyright, trademark, and safety (Nicole Kobie/Wired)

Nicole Kobie / Wired:
A look at AI apps like Bluey-GPT, Oscar, Once Upon a Bot, and Bedtimestory.ai, which create stories for kids, and concerns over copyright, trademark, and safety  —  Artificial intelligence can now tell tales featuring your kids' favorite characters.  It's copyright chaos—and a major headache for parents and guardians.

After vocal commitments following George Floyd's murder in 2020, DEI programs at Big Tech companies, including Meta and Google, are in broad retreat in 2023 (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)

Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
After vocal commitments following George Floyd's murder in 2020, DEI programs at Big Tech companies, including Meta and Google, are in broad retreat in 2023  —  - After vocal commitments following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, DEI programs in the tech industry are in broad retreat.

Kuo: Apple Vision Pro shipments are estimated to be approximately 500,000 units in 2024 and will most likely be available in late January or early February (Omar Sohail/Wccftech)

Omar Sohail / Wccftech:
Kuo: Apple Vision Pro shipments are estimated to be approximately 500,000 units in 2024 and will most likely be available 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 …

China's new gaming rules can be 'worse' for smaller developers: Report

China's National Press and Publication Administration recently proposed new gaming rules that would prohibit companies from incentivising daily sign-ins for games and other revenue-generating practices. Stock values of Chinese gaming giants Tencent, NetEase, and Bilibili have gone down since the announcement. According to a report by UBS, China's proposed gaming rules are expected to hit smaller developers more than large ones and may also reduce overall online advertising revenue in the gaming industry. https://ift.tt/70ENWHi

The US is focusing on blocking North Korea's ability to launder its crypto stolen via cyberattacks, which the US thinks funds North Korea's weapons programs (John Sakellariadis/Politico)

John Sakellariadis / Politico:
The US is focusing on blocking North Korea's ability to launder its crypto stolen via cyberattacks, which the US thinks funds North Korea's weapons programs  —  The Biden administration is doing more to counter North Korean hackers amid concerns their cryptocurrency heists are powering the country's weapons programs.