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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign says some of its internal communications were hacked, citing a Microsoft report that Iranian hackers “sent a spear phishing email” to a campaign  —  The campaign suggested Iran was to blame.  POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer  —  Her husband, Dennis Troper, made the announcement earlier this evening: … Susan Wojcicki joined Google in 1999 as its 16th employee and first marketing manager.
More: The Keyword, Semafor, The Guardian, TechCrunch, Dexerto, Hindustan Times, Daring Fireball, Palo Alto Online, IGN, Entertainment Tonight, Agence France-Presse, Awful Announcing, The Verge, CBS News, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, Gulf News, BBC, Associated Press, People, Wall Street Journal, Moneycontrol, Neowin, NBC Bay Area, Deadline, San Francisco Chronicle, Business Insider, Benzinga, Livemint, The Economic Times, The Wrap, Reuters, Variety, The Information, BNO News, Moneycontrol, and The Hollywood Reporter
Threads: @crumbler, @hillaryclinton, @hadipartovi, @therealdvf, @karaswisher, @mattross, @personality_of_colt, @techstarsrk, @mikelearmonth, @ben.werdmuller, @thisistechtoday, @technologizer, @anthonyquintano, @andrewpbridges, @whartonrigby, @matthewsantoro, @czsworld, @imgmatt, @leedugger, @akhmxt, @traciglee, @digitallybones, @jeffjarvis, @karlamon.9, @hankgreen, and @lorakolodny.  Mastodon: @dannysullivan@mastodon.social
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LinkedIn: Alexandre Teixeira Mafra, Tejas Desai, Gustavo Fuchs, Hema, Dan Taylor, Alex Mackenzie-Torres, Mouna Vadlamudi, Jennifer Dulski, Adit Jain, Nithya Ruff, Camila Luis, Adrienne, Paul Muret, Aayush Upadhyay, Vedant Nair, Chris Drury, Prangya Basu, Minjae Ormes, Sara Snyder, Moritz Adler, and Kathy Baker.  Facebook: Dennis Troper.  Forums: r/LinusTechTips
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Washington Post:
An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube  —  Ms. Wojcicki, who helped build Google, was one of the most prominent women in technology.  —  Susan Wojcicki, whose garage …
Zack Abrams / The Block:
Celsius sued Tether on Friday in an attempt to claw back ~40K bitcoins, now worth ~$2.4B, that Celsius claims Tether sold improperly at the bottom of the market  —  - Celsius filed a lawsuit against Tether on Friday in an attempt to claw back Bitcoin worth $2.4 billion that the company …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's future plans: iPhone 16 lineup, a new iPhone SE, a thin “Air” model in the iPhone 17 series, and a Watch SE with a plastic case in bold colors  —  Apple's iPhone 16 will keep sales stable until more innovative models are ready next year.
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
A look at Front Porch Forum, which counts nearly half of Vermont's adults as active members and prioritizes careful moderation and civility over engagement  —  On Front Porch Forum, politics is fair game but unkindness is strictly prohibited.  —  Imagine an online community where substantive debates …
More: CleanTechnica.  Threads: @willoremus.  Mastodon: @pbx@fosstodon.org and @wearenew_public ….  X: @ron_fournier
LinkedIn: Mark Little and Eli Pariser.  Forums: Hacker News
Financial Times:
Since the OpenAI board dispute, Microsoft diversified AI investments and partnerships, built its own models, and hired aggressively for its consumer AI efforts
Reuters:
Turkey says it is restoring access to Instagram after Meta agreed to cooperate with authorities regarding “catalog crimes” and “censorship imposed on users”  —  Turkey will restore access to social media platform Instagram at 1830 GMT on Saturday after the company agreed …
Michael Weissenstein / Associated Press:
Around 200 nations approved the UN Convention against Cybercrime, expected to win General Assembly approval; critics say it could be used to justify repression  —  A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around …

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Cuts at ESPN are part of larger Disney layoffs; sources: some corporate functions, film studios, and Disney Entertainment Television are expected to be impacted

MJ Franklin / New York Times:
How publishers are cashing in on surging public interest in The Odyssey through splashy reissues; Circana BookScan says sales of The Odyssey rose by 76% YoY

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A US judge orders a temporary halt to the Paramount-WBD merger, as a 12-state coalition, led by California, argues it would violate federal antitrust law

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X adds the ability to sort replies, letting users choose most relevant, most recent, or most liked replies; it is unclear how the most relevant option works
Eva Dou / Washington Post:
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Former Twitter board member Omid Kordestani, who helped oversee the sale of the company to Elon Musk, sues X for failing to cash out $20M+ worth of stock
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Interfax: Roskomnadzor blocked Signal in Russia for allegedly violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations; Venezuela reportedly blocked Signal too
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