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August 19, 2024, 10:40 PM

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Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
The FBI, ODNI, and CISA say they are “confident” that Iran was responsible for recent attempted hacks into the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns  —  In a joint statement with intelligence agencies, the bureau said the attempted hacks also were directed at the Democratic campaign.
Associated Press:
Ex-Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, who was acquitted on US fraud charges in June, is among six missing after a yacht sank off Sicily, according to Italian authorities  —  A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off the Italian island of Sicily in bad weather early Monday.
CNBC:
Waymo unveils its cheaper “generation 6” self-driving tech that's integrated with Geely Zeekr vehicles, with 13 cameras and 4 lidar sensors, down from 29 and 5  —  Alphabet-owned Waymo revealed details about its newest “generation 6” self-driving technology on Monday.
Connor Jones / The Register:
Cisco Talos: eight vulnerabilities in Microsoft's macOS apps could be abused by attackers to record video/sound from a user's device, log user input, and more  —  Windows giant tells Cisco Talos it isn't fixing them  —  Cisco Talos says eight vulnerabilities in Microsoft's macOS apps …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
A week after data broker NPD confirmed a breach, which reportedly impacted 272M+ people, a review of NPD property Records Check shows exposed admin credentials  —  New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts a web app for Podcasts, letting users log in to listen to podcasts, view the Up Next queue and library, and browse new shows, at podcasts.apple.com  —  Apple Podcasts is expanding to the web, starting today.  You can access the new web app version at podcasts.apple.com …
Nick Robins-Early / The Guardian:
Donald Trump shared AI-generated images on Truth Social that show Taylor Swift and her fans vowing their support for his campaign; Swift hasn't endorsed Trump  —  Presidential nominee shares AI-generated images, contributing to spread of online election disinformation
David Welch / Bloomberg:
Source: GM is cutting over 1,000 software engineers, including 600+ in Michigan, as the automaker moves to lean up its software and services organization  —  - Job reductions follow company push to bolster digital prowess  — Company has faced technology glitches in Blazer, Lyriq models
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Procreate CEO James Cuda says the iPad illustration startup is “not going to be introducing any generative AI into our products”, drawing praise from creatives  —  Many Procreate users can breathe a sigh of relief now that the popular iPad illustration app has taken a definitive stance against generative AI.
Matthew Ball / MatthewBall.co:
Since 2018, Roblox has grown rapidly and consistently and now has an estimated average of 80M+ daily and 380M+ monthly users, over 2x that of Steam or Minecraft  —  Everyone knows Roblox is huge.  But as COVID receded into memory, Roblox shifted from “new” to “familiar,” …

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