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| The Verge: |
A source at X says the Donald Trump interview crash was not the result of a DDoS attack; another X employee said there was a “99 percent” chance Musk was lying — Elon Musk's “conversation” with former President Donald Trump got off to a rocky start.
More: Gizmodo, New York Times, The Hill, Politico, Mother Jones, Fast Company, Quartz, Cryptopolitan, The Guardian, TechRadar, Inside Bitcoins, CoinDesk, Silicon Republic, Blockonomi, WinBuzzer, TechIssuesToday.com, CoinGape, The San Francisco Standard, TweakTown, SecurityWeek, The Information, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Moneycontrol, and USA Today
Threads: @reckless1280, @danseifert, @reckless1280, @technicallymims, @brianstelter, @fredericl, @reckless1280, @technicallymims, @karissabe, and @crumbler
Bluesky: @anidealhusbando.bsky.social and @howelloneill.bsky.social
X: @elonmusk and @robrousseau
Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/inthenews, and r/politics
| 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
More: Decrypt, Decrypt, Politico, The Atlantic, CryptoPotato, Bloomberg, and Business Insider
Bluesky: @chickenpuppet.bsky.social. X: @elonmusk, @danieldimartino, and @carnage4life. Forums: r/ethtrader
| Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC: |
More: Wired, The Register, Business Standard, PCMag, Associated Press, Dexerto, New York Times, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cointelegraph, USA Today, Reuters, Cryptopolitan, Proactive, New York Post, WHDH-TV, Tech.co, The Cyber Express, Cyber Daily, Deadline, Livemint, The Stack, Business Today, NBC News, Benzinga, Gizmodo, Newsweek, Telegraph, ABC, Business Insider, Forbes, BBC, Associated Press, CNN, The Wrap, The Hill, Cybernews.com, Washington Post, Politico, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, Engadget, Semafor, NBC News, and Bitcoin Insider
Threads: @snazzyq, @moskov, @mac_ryan_, @seancolarossi, @reckless1280, @matthewfacciani, and @mattnavarra
X: @elonmusk, @x, @elonmusk, @u_n_l_0_c_k_e_d, @rmac18, @levynews, and @u_n_l_0_c_k_e_d
Forums: r/NewsOfTheStupid, r/CyberStuck, r/uspolitics, r/democrats, r/USNewsHub, r/NewsAndPolitics, r/inthenews, and r/politics
| 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 …
More: Los Angeles Times, Mashable, 9to5Mac, Hackread, Cybernews.com, Yahoo News, Tom's Hardware, ITPro, SiliconANGLE, Malwarebytes, Digital Trends, Tech Monitor, Digital Trends, SC Media, Dave's Newsletter, Android Headlines, BGR, and PCMag
Mastodon: @paul@oldfriends.live. X: @slickrockweb, @escher911, @elbartoarmy, @keepitwilder, @elbartoarmy, and @hongpong
| 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.
More: Inc.com, Le Monde.fr, The Register, and Benzinga
Mastodon: @barney@mas.to. X: @hatr, @nycsouthpaw, @mattyglesias, @semaforben, and @neeratanden. Forums: r/politics
| 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.
More: SC Media, CNN, Le Monde.fr, Forbes, NBC News, New York Times, Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Reuters, Vox, The Hill, The Record, Politico, The Guardian, The Verge, Metacurity, New York Post, The Stack, and SiliconANGLE
X: @dnvolz, @mattyglesias, @zcohencnn, @jackmjenkins, @nakashimae, @dfriedman33, @kendilaniannbc, @zcohencnn, and @bretbaier
Forums: r/KnowledgeFight, r/inthenews, r/ParlerWatch, r/centrist, r/law, and r/politics
| 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 …
More: Patreon, MacRumors, How-To Geek, Stratechery, Macworld, Eshu Marneedi, 9to5Mac, Daring Fireball, PCMag, MediaPost, The Verge, Pixel Envy, Notebookcheck, Daring Fireball, On Substack, iMore, Computing, Silicon Republic, Mobile Marketing Magazine, Digital Music News, Birchtree, Daring Fireball, Engadget, Geek News Central Podcast, The Register, OSnews, The Beat, Android Headlines, MacStories, The Information, mjtsai.com, NewsBytes, Pixel Envy, iPhone in Canada Blog, BGR, Fast Company, PYMNTS.com, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, Wccftech, and The Mac Observer
Threads: @quillmatiq. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to, @stroughtonsmith …, @stroughtonsmith …, @stroughtonsmith …, @matt@isfeeling.social, @thomholwerda@exquisite.social, @janl@narrativ.es, @marioguzman@mastodon.social, @caseyliss@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @jsnell@zeppelin.flights, @mathowie@xoxo.zone, @robnich@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @viticci@mastodon …, @khaost@mastodon.tz.is, @viticci@mastodon …, @jsq@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @stroughtonsmith …, @dalias@hachyderm.io, @ambulephabus@mastodon.social, @chockenberry@mastodon.social, @rene@social.fouquet.me, @iKyle@mastodon.social, @quillmatiq@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @stroughtonsmith …, and @ThePlant@mastodon.social
X: @timsweeneyepic, @ballmatthew, @gergelyorosz, @timsweeneyepic, @balancecrafting, @patrickwardle, @t3dotgg, @drbarnard, @austen, @paulg, @_daddydisco, @timsweeneyepic, @florian4gamers, @iriscompietart, @mattmcmuscles, @jonlamart, @darlingstrawbie, @zachhazard, @samaaron, @gaijingoombah, @galoogamelady, @taylor_titmouse, @kenneynl, and @kylebrussell
LinkedIn: Patrick Wardle and Sarah Perez
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Aditya Kalra / Reuters: |
India's antitrust body orders an unusual recall of a report on its Apple investigation; a source says Apple complained about confidential revenue disclosures — India's antitrust body has ordered an unusual recall of its investigation reports that found Apple in breach of competition laws …
More: Bloomberg, The Hindu, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Android Headlines, Asia Financial, MacDailyNews, NewsBytes, and DigiTimes. Forums: r/apple
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The FBI, the UK's NCA, and others seize the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation; since August 2023, the gang targeted 43 SMBs — The FBI announced on Monday that it seized the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following a joint international investigation.| 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 …
More: Coinspeaker, TechCrunch, and Coinpedia Fintech News
X: @ryanjamesweeks, @cmdoerfler, and @ahcastor
Forums: r/Buttcoin and r/CryptoCurrency
| 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’
More: Business Standard
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Chinese internet companies have been testing Huawei's new Ascend 910C chip in recent weeks; Huawei told clients the chip compares to Nvidia's H100 — Chinese tech company looks for AI business with Ascend series but still faces production issues — China's Huawei Technologies …
More: The Register, Moneycontrol, Reuters, Invezz, CoinGape, Huawei Central, and Yahoo Finance
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