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Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions
Russia, Iran, and China are targeting the US election with an evolving array of influence operations in the last days of campaign season.Tech - Wired - October 23 -
Foreign Election Interference May Escalate, Microsoft Says
Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway U.S. voters could intensify, according to a new report from the tech giant.Business - Inc. - October 24 -
Georgia election official appeals to Musk over foreign disinformation on X
Brad Raffensperger says viral post alleging repeat voting in US state is likely from ‘Russian troll farms’World - Financial Times - November 1 -
How the Harris-Trump showdown looks from abroad
The showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will in many ways be a choice between foreign policy continuity and change.Top stories - ABC News - November 4 -
Musk has parked his Tesla on the White House lawn
The opinionated billionaire is not on the ballot, but he has turned the US election into an effective pulpitBusiness - Financial Times - November 4 -
What will happen to Trump’s criminal cases if he wins?
Historic indictments against the former president will be derailed — or disappear entirely — if he returns to the White HouseBusiness - Financial Times - November 4 -
Disinformation from adversaries and Americans swamped 2024 election
The swirl of disinformation surrounding the 2024 election marked a new high for foreign influence efforts and the elevation of false claims by people within the U.S., raising questions about the ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
2024 US Election Live Blog: Tracking Election Results, Extremism, and Disinformation
Join us for the latest on the US presidential election as we’re tracking extremism, propaganda, online disinformation, and the results themselves.Tech - Wired - November 4 -
US news groups brace for a storm of election night disinformation
Outlets that play a critical role in calling results are investing to counter distrust in mass mediaWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
U.S. intel identifies disinformation campaigns ahead of election
With just over a week to go before elections, there's a new warning about threats, fake videos and propaganda all aimed at trying to fool voters. NBC News' Maura Barrett reports.Politics - NBC News - October 26 -
Bracing for election disinformation
Plus: NYT Needle may not work on election night {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Bracing for election disinformation It's Election Day. Polls across the country will close in the ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
US Senate, House and governor elections 2024: results from all 50 states as Republicans win Senate
Voters have elected a Republican majority in the Senate. They have also been electing members of the House of Representatives and state governors. Live 2024 presidential election results US ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
House, Senate and governor elections map 2024: results from all 50 US states as Republicans close to House majority
Voters have elected a Republican majority in the Senate. They have also been electing members of the House of Representatives and state governors. Live 2024 presidential election results US ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
FirstFT: Shares in McDonald’s plunge on links to E. coli outbreak
Also in today’s newsletter, Israel claims Nasrallah’s heir killed and Starbucks scraps financial guidanceWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
If Trump wins the election, this is what’s at stake for US foreign policy
If elected again, Trump’s policies may largely be shaped by the candidate himself – and it may be more chaotic than it was eight years ago. When Americans choose between Donald Trump and Kamala ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Top US official warns of 'large uptick' in foreign spies targeting tech companies
The nation's chief counterintelligence officer, Mike Casey, is warning of a "large uptick" in foreign spies trying to secretly infiltrate U.S. tech companies.Top stories - ABC News - October 29 -
Former SEC chair Jay Clayton tapped as Wall Street’s top cop
Donald Trump also selects lawyers from criminal cases for other high-level posts in his administrationBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
UK retailers warn Reeves of £7bn hit from Budget changes
Changes to national insurance, national living wage and an existing packaging levy set to raise costs in the sectorBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
As Election Looms, Disinformation ‘Has Never Been Worse’
A torrent of falsehoods, from home and abroad, have undermined what was once a shared faith in the honesty of America’s democracy.Business - The New York Times - October 23 -
FirstFT: Media groups prepare for election night disinformation
Also in today’s newsletter, bets on US election volatility rise, and UK borrowing costs soarWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Rapid spread of election disinformation stokes alarm
Experts and political figures are sounding the alarm on the spread of election disinformation on social media, putting leading platforms under intense scrutiny in the final days of the presidential ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Microsoft's GitHub expands beyond OpenAI, lets developers use AI models from Anthropic, Google
GitHub is giving software developers more choices for its popular coding assistant, meaning they won't be limited to models from OpenAI.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
Trump’s world order: election win brings fears of a combustible US foreign policy
President-elect wants to end the wars in Ukraine and Middle East to focus on China. How he will try to get there is unclear. In the first Trump term Richard Moore, then the political director of ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
US election updates: Trump reportedly looks to China hawks for key security and foreign policy roles
Trump will reportedly appoint Michael Waltz as his national security adviser and Marco Rubio as secretary of state, as president-elect picks cabinet. Don’t miss important US election coverage. ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Political violence in US could surge after elections, experts warn
Trends in online chatter mirror patterns observed in the lead-up to 2020 elections and January 6 Capitol attack. There could be a potential surge in political violence following the upcoming US ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Republicans preparing to reject US election result if Trump loses, warn strategists
Polling experts point to ‘fake polls’ exaggerating his support, with baseless lawsuits alleging fraud already filed. US elections 2024 – live updates Republicans are already laying the ground ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
US employers seek to defuse election conflict with warnings to staff
Business leaders have told employees to remain civil to avoid ‘war of words’ in officeWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
All you need to know about election night
After a super-close race, here is what we might - and might not - learn overnight.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
First US election result is three-all tie between Trump and Harris
Tiny community of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, has voted at midnight on election day since 1960. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons
The Kremlin warns that Washington's decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles would stoke the war and escalate international tensionsWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as Election Day finally arrives
Scores of lawsuits—many of them frivolous—have been filed, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the ...Politics - NBC News - November 5 -
Lichtman blames bad election prediction on disinformation, Elon Musk
Historian and political scientist Allan Lichtman is blaming disinformation and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk for his incorrect prediction that Vice President Harris would win the presidency. ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Microsoft’s new Magentic-One system directs multiple AI agents to complete user tasks
Magnetic-One, Microsoft's AI agent orchestration framework, deploys multiple agents to solve daily tasks autonomously.Tech - VentureBeat - November 5 -
US regulators plan to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business
FTC chair Lina Khan continues to pursue Big Tech in final days of Biden presidencyBusiness - Financial Times - November 14