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August 13, 2024, 10:45 AM

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The Verge:
Financial Times:
A recap of Elon Musk's Donald Trump interview on X, which started 42 minutes late; X says it was at times heard by 1M+ people, while Musk had prepared for 8M  —  Tech billionaire praises ex-president in rambling conversation on X delayed by technical glitch
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
On August 6, hackers leaked ~2.7B data records of people in the US containing SSNs and names, allegedly from National Public Data, which collects and sells data  —  Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Politico, the NYT, the WaPo, and others say they received hacked Trump campaign materials, but gave few details, a marked contrast to Clinton's emails in 2016  —  At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate.
Washington Post:
The FBI is investigating an alleged Trump campaign hack; sources say the agency is probing suspected hacking attempts by Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris  —  Since June, agents have been pursuing evidence Iran has targeted advisers to the two presidential campaigns.
Wall Street Journal:
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
After Apple's threats, Patreon memberships via its iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% fee from November 2024; creators must switch to subscription billing  —  Apple has threatened to remove crowdfunding app Patreon from the App Store if creators continue to use unsupported third-party billing options …
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Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
A profile of Peregrine, which was founded by an ex-Palantir exec to help US police access surveillance data, raised $30M in May, and had $10M in 2023 revenue  —  Founded and backed by former Palantir execs, Peregrine Technologies hopes to turbocharge local police department access to surveillance data …
New York Times:
How Tether co-founder Brock Pierce's plan to use crypto to revitalize Puerto Rico's economy became mired in legal disputes and fights with his business partners  —  On sun-drenched days in 2022, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce liked to take his friends sailing to the island of Vieques …
Financial Times:
Analysis: about half of all job seekers are using AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini to assist them in writing CVs, cover letters, and completing assessments  —  About half of applicants are using tools such as ChatGPT to help write cover letters but without editing the language is ‘clunky’

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