No stone left unturned. Attacks on the 2016 election via Russian hacking were far more expansive than previously known, according to two new reports using data collected by the Senate Intelligence Committee. There will be numerous stories to come, no doubt, but to start, the reports showed that the Russians used every social network they could find, including Instagram, Medium, and Pinterest. They targeted black voters specifically. Oh, and tech companies did the “bare minimum” to cooperate with investigators.
Links to PDF full versions of the full reports:
The IRA, Social Media and Political Polarization in the United States, 2012-2018
The Tactics & Tropes of the Internet Research Agency
Freeze frame. Amid other controversial topics, employee complaints have prompted Google to shut down a data collection system it was using to develop a censored search engine for China, The Intercept reports. Google didn’t respond for comment in the article.
Cash clicks. Free money from one of the world’s richest companies? Nice work if you can get it. Apple started an offer this week to add 10% to the value of funds that customers stash online in their iTunes store accounts, maxing out at $20 (for a $200 deposit). But hurry—the offer, available here, ends on Thursday.
Give me what I want. Speaking of Apple, and considering a much longer time frame than this coming Thursday, the company’s plans for making a car are back in the news. Fans of a hoped for Apple auto got a boost on Monday after reports emerged that the company has hired former Tesla senior designer Andrew Kim for an unknown role. No comment from Cupertino on the hire.
Skyward bound. On Wall Street, Oracle said its fiscal second quarter revenue totaled $9.6 billion, the same as a year ago and better than mostly pessimistic analysts were expecting. Adjusted earnings per share rose 16% (thank you, stock buybacks) to 80 cents, also better than analysts forecast. Oracle shares, previously down 2% in 2018, jumped 6% in premarket trading on Tuesday.
Little hurdle hurdled. It’s not clear sailing yet, but T-Mobile‘s merger with rival Sprint passed one hurdle, gaining national security clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS. Tougher competition reviews by the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice remain ongoing. Still, as CEO John Legere triumphantly tweeted: “We’re a step closer to creating a supercharged disruptor that will bring benefits to the US.”
This story was originally published by Fortune
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