Good morning from the Financial Times.

Today is Tuesday, December 21st, and this is your FT News Briefing.

There's a new reason US consumers are having a hard time getting the gifts they want.

Grinch bots are beating humans before they can click the buy button.

And a Chinese technology company that was blacklisted by the US has found a work around.

Plus, Chile has a new leader, and it could mean big changes for the country's business landscape.

It's the election of the most radical president, Chile, has had since the return to democracy

after finishing in 1990.

I'm Joanna Gal, in for Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

US retailers are nervous they won't be able to get consumers the goods they want for the holidays.

It's not just because of high demand and supply chain disruptions.

More and more hot items are being snapped up by bots.

The industry calls them Grinch bots, software that scans websites and then buys in-demand products as soon as they're available.

They've targeted everything from limited edition sneakers to video games.

Some people use them to nab items for their own Christmas trees, while others buy products in bulk and then sell them on at a profit.

The Chinese Artificial Intelligence Company, since time, plans to relaunch its listing in Hong Kong this month.

This comes after the US blacklisted since time, just last week, for its involvement in Beijing's repression of the Weeger Muslim minority.

Here's what the company does.

They do everything from putting traffic light cameras that can tell if you're wearing a seatbelt,

to building facial recognition software that can tell if you're a Weeger Muslim.

That's the FT's China Technology Correspondent, Ryan McMurrow.

Now, since time postponed its original IPO because of the black listing,

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