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August 12, 2024, 1:10 PM

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Patreon says it has begun a migration process to force all creator to pay Apple's 30% commission by November 2025, after Apple threatened to remove the app  —  Apple has threatened to remove crowdfunding app Patreon from the App Store if creators continue to use unsupported third-party billing options …
Wall Street Journal:
How Iran has emerged as the most aggressive foreign threat to the US election; Microsoft published a report detailing a litany of efforts to target the election  —  Hack of Trump campaign has led some to accuse Tehran just weeks after U.S. officials believed Russia posed bigger threat
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
After Kamala Harris held a rally in Detroit with thousands of attendees, Donald Trump falsely claimed the crowd was “fake” and “she 'AI'd” a picture of it  —  The former president has also falsely accused his opponents of paying people to attend their rallies
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Thomas White, who served five years for administering Silk Road 2.0 and possessing images of CSAM, claims to have co-founded activism organization DDoSecrets  —  A co-founder of transparency activism organization Distributed of Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) was a dark web drug kingpin who ran …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Meta and UMG sign a multiyear agreement about AI, monetization, and more for UMG artists and songwriters on Meta's apps, including WhatsApp for the first time  —  Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the announcement says the new agreement “reflects the two companies' shared commitment …
Michael McWhertor / Polygon:
PUBG publisher Krafton acquires former Xbox game studio Tango Gameworks and its Hi-Fi Rush IP; in May 2024, Microsoft announced plans to close Tango Gameworks  —  Tango Gameworks will live on, thanks to Krafton  —  Krafton, the publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol …
Gabriel Moss / IGN:
PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter review: a robust VR experience, but the setup is a headache, especially with the Bluetooth dependency and the lack of included cables  —  PC VR2  —  Until now, the otherwise excellent-on-paper PlayStation VR2 headset has seen its loyal fans relegated to an underwhelming selection of games.
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