Axios

A peek inside an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday offered a glimpse of the future of the logistics industry.

• Wheeled robots escorted giant pallets of assorted products to human "stowers" (who unloaded fresh inventory) and "pickers" (who filled customer orders).

Game publisher Take-Two Interactive is being accused of "theft" in a new class-action complaint over microtransactions in NBA 2K and the rest of the company's popular sports games.

Driving the news: The suit was filed in federal court in California on Nov. 17 by a minor, J.A., who is represented by their mother.

In a year of bad news for many video game studios, Chelsea Blasko has a more upbeat story to share, about how her team made it through.

Why it matters: Iron Galaxy Studios, where Blasko is co-CEO, has actually grown in 2023. That's despite taking the kind of hard hit near the start of the year that knocked down so many other studios.

Elon Musk told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that he wants to help rebuild Gaza after the end of the Israel-Hamas war.

Why it matters: Musk is in Israel to meet with officials and see sites that Hamas targeted in its Oct. 7 attack. The trip comes as he faces fallout for backing an antisemitic post on X earlier this month, resulting in an exodus of major advertisers.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is leaving X, blaming it for "destroying our democracies."

Why it matters: Hidalgo's skewering of the platform formerly known as Twitter comes after major advertisers exited X following owner Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.

Hydrogen is having a moment, thanks to Biden administration incentives to boost production — and that's spurring development of hydrogen-powered transport, including drones.

Why it matters: Hydrogen-powered drones could potentially fly farther and carry bigger payloads than those relying on heavy electric batteries. That opens doors to new uses, like advanced logistics.

Better transparency and tighter rules could improve public trust in self-driving cars amid safety concerns involving Cruise robotaxis, experts tell Axios.

Why it matters: The big promise of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is that they could make transportation safer and more accessible for everyone.

Hundreds of agencies across the federal government are scrambling to find more than 400 chief AI officers by the end of the year, as Ryan reports.

Why it matters: The requirement, one of the edicts of President Biden's recent AI executive order, aims to make sure every arm of government has a top exec who is ready to deal with AI.

Driving the news: The Office of Management and Budget has released guidance to federal agencies on how to implement Biden's AI executive order — and how to hire a chief AI officer (CAIO) is on top of that list.

Russia's interior ministry has added Meta spokesperson Andy Stone to a "wanted" list, according to a government online database.

Why it matters: Russian state news agency Tass reported Sunday that Meta communications director Stone was "wanted under an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation."