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Richard Lawler

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    Delta is suing CrowdStrike over July’s global IT outage.

    Reuters reports Delta filed a lawsuit Friday over the July 19th crash, blaming CrowdStrike for having “forced untested and faulty updates to its customers, causing more than 8.5 million Microsoft Windows-based computers around the world to crash.”

    Delta’s CEO already called out Microsoft and CrowdStrike during a CNBC interview (included below), saying, “When was the last time you heard of a big outage at Apple?,” while Microsoft said Delta ignored offers to help recover faster.

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    Richard Lawler
    Hyundai’s cool, small EV spotted in the US for some reason.

    The Hyundai Casper (in Korea) / Inster (everywhere else) is a compact utility vehicle that’s just too good to come to the United States... or is it?

    Electrek points out spy photographer kindelauto’s pic of one rolling around in California, which could still mean nothing for a potential US release. We shouldn’t get our hopes up about Hyundai’s grand electrification plans, but we will anyway.

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    Richard Lawler
    ‘Salt Typhoon’ hackers reportedly targeted phone numbers for Trump and Harris campaigns.

    The Wall Street Journal previously reported Chinese hackers “engaged in a vast collection of internet traffic” from ISPs, including Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen, that reached the system used for court-ordered wiretapping requests. The New York Times now says Donald Trump and JD Vance were targeted in the Verizon breach.

    Later on Friday afternoon, the WSJ followed up with another report confirming that, while saying other targets included people affiliated with the Harris campaign and even a WSJ writer reporting on the investigation. The FBI and Verizon also acknowledged an investigation without adding additional details.

    Update: Added details from WSJ.

    Chinese Hackers Targeted Phones of Trump, Vance, and Harris Campaign

    [WSJ]

    Industry groups are suing the FTC to stop its click to cancel ruleIndustry groups are suing the FTC to stop its click to cancel rule
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    NYT: Bill Gates donated $50 million to an organization backing Kamala Harris.

    The Times writes that Gates told friends he’s donated about $50 million to a 501(c)(4) “dark money” organization, Future Forward USA Action. It’s the nonprofit arm of what the Times previously described as “The biggest super PAC in American politics.”

    Gates didn’t endorse Harris when asked, and is quoted saying:

    I support candidates who demonstrate a clear commitment to improving health care, reducing poverty and fighting climate change in the U.S. and around the world.

    I have a long history of working with leaders across the political spectrum, but this election is different, with unprecedented significance for Americans and the most vulnerable people around the world.

    Bill Gates Privately Says He Has Backed Harris With $50 Million Donation

    [The New York Times]

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    Richard Lawler
    Tim Walz: “Look, Elon’s on that stage, jumping around skipping like a dipshit.”

    Appearing at a campaign event in Madison, WI, with Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for vice president shared this characterization of Musk’s campaign event athleticism.

    As seen in the clip below, it doesn’t end there, though, as Tim Walz explains his view of exactly what that $1 million daily voter sweepstakes is buying the MyPillow of government contractors.

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    Richard Lawler
    The real Matthew Metro speaks up about a viral fake video.

    The Washington Post tracked down Metro, who attended a high school where Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz taught, and confirmed somebody on X made false sexual misconduct allegations in his name in a since-deleted video from last week:

    It’s obviously not me: The teeth are different, the hair is different, the eyes are different, the nose is different.

    The video was widely called out as AI, but experts told the Post it was more likely a “cheap fake” — like a human actor doing an impersonation.

    Viral attack on Walz features fake former student making false claim

    [The Washington Post]

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