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Iran blamed for Trump Campaign hack: FBI exposes Election threat
Iranian agents were behind the recent hack of the Donald Trump for President Campaign, according to the FBI.
US officials said in a joint statement that Iran had hacked internal Trump campaign messages to “stoke discord and undermine confidence” in US democratic institutions.
Iran also attempted to hack the campaign of Trump’s presidential rival, Kamala Harris, according to reports in the US.
The attack took place on 10th August and was believed to be carried out through a spear-phishing email, though it remains unclear what information, if any, was stolen from the Trump campaign.
US publications, including the New York Times and Washington Post, said they had been sent confidential information from inside the Trump campaign but did not offer specifics.
“The [intelligence community] is confident that the Iranians have, through social engineering and other efforts, sought access to individuals with direct access to the Presidential campaigns of both political parties,” US intelligence officials said in the statement.
CMA halts Apple and Google probes: New powers to tackle App Store monopoly
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has said it will close a pair of investigations into Apple and Google’s mobile app ecosystems but warned it still had concerns over app distribution.
The CMA said it was shutting down the probes into iOS and Android, which had run since March 2021 and June 2022, respectively, citing administrative priorities.
The competition watchdog first began investigating Apple’s conduct in distributing apps across its ecosystem, focusing on the terms and conditions that govern developer access to the platforms.
It followed this up with a probe into the Google Play Store rules for its own billing system, warning that the T&Cs may limit developers’ choice and thus reduce competition.
In an announcement, the CMA said it would close the probes and instead focus on using new competition powers granted in the Digital Markets Act 2024 to “resolve app store concerns”.
Elon Musk shuts X office in Brazil amid court censorship clash
Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has closed its office in Brazil after a row over Brazil censorship laws in a Brazilian court.
The platform formerly known as Twitter accused Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes of threatening its legal representative with arrest for failing to comply with his orders.
Judge Moraes had ruled that X accounts accused of spreading disinformation would be blocked while the court investigated them. Reports from the country claim several of the accounts support former Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro.
The ruling prompted Musk, who bought X in 2022, to criticise the judge. The judge said the company should be fined almost $20,000 a day for any account it reactivated.
In a statement, X said its Brazilian staff had no control over blocking content.
“As a result, to protect the safety of our staff, we have made the decision to close our operation in Brazil, effective immediately,” X said.
“The responsibility lies solely with Alexandre de Moraes. His actions are incompatible with democratic government.”
Condé Nast strikes AI content deal with OpenAI
OpenAI has struck a deal with publishing giant Condé Nast to allow ChatGPT and its search engine to display content from Vogue, the New Yorker, GQ and other publications.
The multi-year deal is one of several AI content partnerships struck by the generative AI firm to add content to train ChatGPT, following similar deals with the Financial Times and Time Magazine.
Other publishers, such as the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, have expressed opposition to this model.
“We’re committed to working with Condé Nast and other news publishers to ensure that as AI plays a larger role in news discovery and delivery, it maintains accuracy, integrity, and respect for quality reporting,” said Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s chief operating officer.
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