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Lauren Feiner

Lauren Feiner

Senior Policy Reporter

Senior Policy Reporter

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    Trump says he’d “certainly” consider Musk for a cabinet or advisory role.

    The former president said that Elon Musk is “a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it.” The comment is a sign that Musk’s efforts to elect Trump could be personally beneficial, if they’re successful. Yet in the same interview with Reuters, Trump also said he’d consider ending the electric vehicle tax credit.

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    Lauren Feiner
    Biden passes the torch to Harris at the DNC.

    The president gave the closing speech for night one of the Democratic National Convention, touting climate advancements and the construction of new semiconductor manufacturing fabs among his achievements. When the crowd chanted “Thank you, Joe,” he responded, “Thank you, Kamala, too.” Later, he joked, “like many of our best presidents, she was also vice president.”

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    Lauren Feiner
    DOJ is trying to convince a court to let it file classified evidence that TikTok’s lawyers can’t see.

    In a new filing, DOJ says it’s “not trying to litigate in secret,” but that the court should be able to review classified information that led Congress to determine the divest-or-ban bill was necessary. In its own filing, TikTok says the government’s arguments for the bill are riddled with errors and omissions.

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    Lauren Feiner
    Cox Communications takes its copyright fight with record labels to the Supreme Court.

    The internet service provider filed a petition with the highest court in its case with Sony Music and other labels, framing it as a fight for internet access. A jury sided with the labels in 2019, finding Cox liable for piracy infringement for failing to remove bad actors from its services, but an appeals court denied the $1 billion damages award.

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    Lauren Feiner
    Russia is hacking critics around the world, rights groups say.

    Citizen Lab and Access Now linked a “sophisticated spear phishing campaign” to a group associated with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The campaign has allegedly targeted exiled opposition figures as well as non-governmental organization staff in the US and Europe. Threat actors would allegedly email their targets, pretending to be a colleague or funder, the groups say.