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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Bluesky says it had over 9M users as of September 6, after adding 3M new users in the week or so since Brazil blocked X, and that video support is “coming soon”   —  Bluesky keeps growing: The company announced that as of Friday morning, it had added 3 million new users, bringing its total user count to more than 9 million.

Former President Trump painted a gloomy picture of a potential Harris presidency during a campaign speech on Saturday, claiming that Israel would be "doomed" under Harris' watch and that the upcoming November election "may be our last." Speaking to a crowd in Mosinee, Wisconsin, Trump promised to "prevent World War III," after speaking to the crowd about topics ranging from Social Security reform to implementing tariffs.  "I will end the chaos in the Middle East and I will prevent World War III," Trump said at the podium. "And I'm the only one that can do it. I will prevent World War III." "And if I don't win this election, Israel, with comrade Kamala Harris at the helm of the United States, is doomed." he continued. "Israel is doomed." HARRIS CAMPAIGN AGREES TO ABC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE RULES WITH SOME 'ASSURANCES': REPORT Acknowledging that the claim was a "tough statement," the R...

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Payroll startup Warp, part of YC's W23 batch, disavows a racist post from an affiliate X account, amid claims its affiliates on X are posting “engagement bait”   —  Warp is under the spotlight following controversial posts from an account tied to the company.

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg : Hero Games' Daniel Wu reflects on his studio's 20% stake in Game Science, the creator of China's biggest PC game Black Myth: Wukong, which has sold 18M+ copies   —  - China's biggest PC game reached 18 million sales in two weeks  — Beijing endorsement of ‘Wukong’ seen as positive for industry

Chris McKay / Maginative : Replit launches Replit Agent, an AI agent that can build entire apps from scratch based on prompts, available in beta to Replit Core and Teams subscribers   —  Replit has launched an AI agent capable of building entire applications from scratch.  This isn't just another copilot coding assistant …

EXCLUSIVE : Former President Trump reacted to Judge Juan Merchan’s decision to delay sentencing in New York v. Trump until after Election Day, telling Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that he "did nothing wrong" and that the case "should be dead."  Trump spoke exclusively with Fox News Digital after Merchan granted the former president’s request to have his sentencing delayed until after the presidential election in November.  Trump's sentencing date is now scheduled for Nov. 26. The original date was set for Sept. 18. "The case was delayed because everyone realizes there was no case and I did nothing wrong," Trump told Fox News Digital. "It is a case that should never have been brought."  Trump said "the public understands that and so does every legal scholar that has looked at it and studied it."  "I greatly respect the words ‘if necessary’ being used in this decision because there should be no, ‘if necessary,’...

Former President Donald Trump held a nearly hourlong press conference on Friday, when he denied wrongdoing in any of the cases against him and briefly criticized his legal team, who were lined up behind him. Trump, in particular, went after his three separate cases in New York, and the Georgia elections probe being conducted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. He accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of, in many cases, working with officials prosecuting him. The former president and 2024 Republican nominee is in his hometown to appeal a jury's verdict in writer E. Jean Carroll's civil case that found Trump liable of sexual abuse and defamation – and levied a $5 million penalty. "This is a disgraceful case, and disgraceful in particular, because it's about a former President of the United States who is now leading in the polls to be the president again," Trump said. "And this is being worked with the DOJ, Department of Justice – as are all o...

The White House suggested Thursday President Biden will not pardon his son after Hunter Biden's attorneys indicated that he intends to change his plea in the federal tax case against him. "It's no, it's still no," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Thursday when they questioned whether the plea had affected President Biden's decision on whether he would consider a pardon for his son. "I'm not able to comment on it, but I can say that it is still very much a 'no' to the questions I have gotten about if the president is going to pardon [Hunter]."  Hunter Biden's attorney, Abbe Lowell, made the announcement about the plea Thursday in court, the same day jury selection was slated to begin for an expected trial. The expected guilty plea will spare the president's son from a public trial over his alleged failure to pay taxes while he spent lavishly on drugs, escorts, luxury hotel stays, clothing and other ...

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg : FCC filing: Larry Ellison will own 77.5% of Paramount Global parent company National Amusements after his son David completes the purchase of Paramount   —  Paramount Global, the parent of CBS, will be controlled by software billionaire Larry Ellison after a group led by his son David completes …

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she remains "confident" in the state's employee vetting program after her former aide was recently arrested and accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party . Hochul addressed reporters Wednesday, a day after Linda Sun, 40, and her husband, Chris Hu, 41, were arrested . Sun was charged with violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy. Sun had touted "equity" policies in her position, a newly-resurfaced video from 2021 shows. The resurfaced video, which was a "Women in Government Leadership Webinar" presented by the New York chapter of the nonprofit Tzu Chi Foundation, was recorded on Dec. 16, 2021. At the time, Sun served as deputy chief of staff to Hochul. Sun, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, served under Hochul's predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, as well.  "We have very high levels of background check...

Wall Street Journal : Sources: SpaceX has moved to evacuate employees from Brazil and warned others against traveling to the country, as Elon Musk battles Brazil's top court over X   —  The moves show how Musk's legal dispute about X is affecting SpaceX and its Starlink satellite-internet service

Nikkei Asia : SEMI data: China spent a record $25B on chip tools in H1 2024, more than South Korea, Taiwan, and the US combined, and total spending could hit $50B in 2024   —  Record $25bn spent in first half in Beijing push to develop local supply chain  —  TAIPEI — China spent more on chipmaking equipment …

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz accused Vice President Kamala Harris of working with Mexico’s president to encourage the flood of illegal immigrants to the U.S. in a bid to shift the U.S. father left on the political scale.  "Kamala Harris wants more illegal immigrants in America," Cruz said in his podcast "Verdict" on Monday. "Just about every single congressional Democrat in the Senate and the House, they want more illegal immigrants in America. They are actively encouraging, facilitating and accelerating the invasion at our southern border." "So now the government of Mexico is actively aiding and assisting the human traffickers," he continued. "They will provide bus rides throughout Mexico, along with armed escorts from police and soldiers to bring illegal immigrants to the border to invade this country. And they’re doing this because Kamala Harris wants them to do this ." Cruz was reacting to the Mexican government announcing ov...

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Bluesky says that, as of September 2, it had added over 2M new users in the past week, in the wake of Brazil's ban on X   —  Social networking startup Bluesky continues to benefit from X's shutdown in Brazil having now added over 2 million new users over the past four days, up from just half a million as of Friday.

Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg : HP says it intends to pursue its $4B damages claim in London against the estate of the recently deceased Mike Lynch; HP won the false accounting case in 2022   —  - HPE to continue to seek $4 billion damages after Lynch's death  — Mike Lynch and daughter died in yacht tragedy off Sicily coast

Nicholas G. Miller / Wall Street Journal : A look at the growing use of tablets in US prisons, letting inmates make calls, send messages, and more, as the FCC imposes price caps on voice and video calls   —  Private companies dole out tablets to inmates as FCC imposes limits on how much they can charge for phone calls

Several vehicles in Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s motorcade were involved in a minor crash on the way to a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Labor Day, causing some minor injuries, Walz said.  "Some of you might have heard, some of my staff and members of the press that were traveling with us were involved in a traffic accident on the way here today," Walz said at a Monday campaign event following the crash. "We've spoken with the staff. I'm relieved to say that with a few minor injuries, everybody's going to be okay. So thank you." He added that Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden, who were campaigning together on Monday, "called to check in, and we certainly appreciate their concern. And I want to express my sincere thanks to the U.S. Secret Service and all the local first responders for their quick reaction to help. So, on behalf of the vice president, myself and our entire campaign, we're grateful for your work today and every day....

Ellsworth Toohey / Boing Boing : Elon Musk boosts a post that disparages the abilities of “women and low T men”, advocates a “Republic of high status males”, and mentions a “Reich effect”   —  On Sunday, Elon Musk recently reposted a 4chan argument claiming that only “high T alpha males” …

People caught in possession of hard drugs will once again be at risk of state criminal penalties after the state of Oregon opted to recriminalize possession of drugs such as fentanyl, heroin and meth. Oregon became the first state in the country to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs in response to a 2020 ballot measure, but it will now recriminalize those offenses under a new law that takes effect Sunday. The new law, HB4002, will give those caught with small amounts of hard drugs such as fentanyl, heroin, and meth the ability to choose between a charge of possession or treatment programs that would include being mandated to complete a behavior health program to avoid fines. CASEY TIED TO CHINESE FIRM HE CLAIMED MCCORMICK-LED COMPANY INVESTED IN TO ‘PROFIT’ OFF FENTANYL CRISIS A personal-use possession will be a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail, while the law encourages, but does not mandate, counties in the state to set up treatment alternat...

Aanu Adeoye / Financial Times : A US court ordered Nigerian businessman Dozy Mmobuosi, founder of NJ-based Tingo, to pay $250M+ in fines after SEC alleged he inflated Tingo's financial records   —  Decision against Dozy Mmobuosi by US court comes after civil complaint by SEC against his Nasdaq-listed companies

The Abandon Biden campaign is relaunching and "intensifying" its campaign, this time focusing its efforts against Vice President Kamala Harris in key swing states. The campaign released a statement on X last week, announcing that it is "ramping up efforts in key swing states to rally Muslim-Americans and their allies against the Harris-Walz ticket." "This action is a direct response to Kamala Harris' support for the ongoing genocide in Gaza," the Abandon Harris campaign said in the release. The movement, which originated in the heavily-Muslim populated city of Dearborn, Michigan, first targeted the re-election campaign of President Biden during primary season, arguing that the president's continued support for Israel made it necessary for the community to send a message to the Democratic Party. HARRIS CLAIMS SHE ‘MADE CLEAR’ HER POSITION ON FRACKING IN 2020 – TRANSCRIPT SHOWS ANOTHER STORY Along with movements such as the "Vote Uncommit...