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August 12, 2024, 11:50 AM
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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
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 …
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
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 …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Polymarket, which lets users bet on real-world events, partners with AI search engine Perplexity to show news summaries and with Tako to make AI visuals  —  Prediction marketplace Polymarket, which lets users bet on real-world events, is partnering with AI-powered search engine Perplexity to display news summaries of events.
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.
More: The Verge and CNET

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David Bauder / Associated Press:
A look at the work of photographer Ann Hermes, who has documented 50 newsrooms across the US, many in smaller towns and cities, and hopes to photograph 100

Deadline:
SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have “reached a tentative agreement” on terms for a successor contract to their 2023 contracts; the deal is now headed for a board review

American Press Institute:
Survey: 57% of US teens and adults, and 81% of teens aged 13 to 17, say they get at least some news and information from influencers or independent creators

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Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Balderton Capital raised $1.3B for European startups across two funds: a $615M early-stage fund and a $685M fund for “growth” investing in more mature startups

Earlier Picks

Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Kamala Harris appealed to tech leaders in San Francisco, drawing ~700 people and raising $13M on August 11, in her first return to the city since her nomination
Charlie Wells / Bloomberg:
Some longtime users of LinkedIn lament the barrage of performative content from hustle-culture influencers and AI-generated “thought leadership” on the site
Jowi Morales / Tom's Hardware:
AMD releases updates to mitigate the “Sinkclose” vulnerability but has no plans to update older Ryzen 1000, 2000, and 3000 or Threadripper 1000 and 2000 CPUs
Zack Abrams / The Block:
Celsius sued Tether on August 9 to try to claw back 39,542 bitcoin, now worth ~$2.4B, that Celsius claims Tether sold improperly at the bottom of the market
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