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August 11, 2024, 1:35 AM

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign says some of its internal communications were hacked, citing a Microsoft report that Iranian hackers “sent a spear phishing email” to a campaign  —  The campaign suggested Iran was to blame.  POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer  —  Her husband, Dennis Troper, made the announcement earlier this evening: … Susan Wojcicki joined Google in 1999 as its 16th employee and first marketing manager.
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An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube  —  Ms. Wojcicki, who helped build Google, was one of the most prominent women in technology.  —  Susan Wojcicki, whose garage …
Michael Weissenstein / Associated Press:
Around 200 nations approved the UN Convention against Cybercrime, expected to win General Assembly approval; critics say it could be used to justify repression  —  A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Interfax: Roskomnadzor blocked Signal in Russia for allegedly violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations; Venezuela reportedly blocked Signal too  —  Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia.  The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying …
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Reuters:
Turkey says it is restoring access to Instagram after Meta agreed to cooperate with authorities regarding “catalog crimes” and “censorship imposed on users”  —  Turkey will restore access to social media platform Instagram at 1830 GMT on Saturday after the company agreed …
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Bloomberg:
Q&A with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks on the toymaker's gaming push, licensing deals, and more; Monopoly GO! has earned $3B+ in revenue since its April 2023 launch  —  Monopoly GO! — has become one of the top mobile games of all time and grossed billions in revenue since it launched last year.
Matt Binder / Mashable:
X adds the ability to sort replies, letting users choose most relevant, most recent, or most liked replies; it is unclear how the most relevant option works  —  Sorry, blue checks, it seems like you will no longer dominate users' mentions on X.  —  Thanks to a new feature, “blue checks” may no longer dominate reply threads on X.

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