Tech Meme

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. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Samsung delays mass production at its $17B fab in Taylor, Texas, without specifying a start date; TSMC also postponed production at its new Arizona fab, to 2025  —  – TSMC has also postponed production at Arizona fab to 2025  — US chip ambition is plagued by permit and subsidy issues Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Google Chrome’s Safety Check feature, which checks if users’ saved passwords have been compromised, will now “run automatically in the background” on desktop  —  Google’s Safety Check feature for Chrome, which, among other things, checks the internet to see if any of your saved passwords … Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

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. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mayank Parmar / Windows Latest: Microsoft launches Microsoft Copilot for Android, a free ChatGPT-like app that supports GPT-4 and DALL-E 3; sources: a Copilot iOS app is nearly ready  —  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). Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: Filing: Grayscale Investments, which runs the world’s largest crypto trust, says Barry Silbert resigned as chair, replaced by Mark Shifke, and offers no reason  —  Grayscale Investments, operator of the world’s largest cryptocurrency trust, said Barry Silbert has resigned as chairman and will be succeeded by Mark Shifke. Lees verder op Tech Meme