Former President Donald Trump’s campaign confirmed Saturday that an Iranian group hacked its internal communications in June, Politico reported.Politico and the Washington Post stated that they received emails in July from an anonymous account that shared a campaign research paper on Trump’s running mate, vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). The 271-page document listed publicly available information about Vance, including his previous criticisms of Trump, which it labeled as “potential vulnerabilities.” Additionally, the sender provided the news outlets with part of a research document on Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R), who was one of Trump’s top contenders for running mate.'Intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos.'The hack coincides with a Microsoft report released Friday that claimed an “Iranian group, this one connected with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, sent a spear phishing email in June to a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign.”Microsoft did not identify the presidential campaign targeted in the attack.Politico asked the anonymous sender how it obtained the documents, to which the individual responded, “I suggest you don’t be curious about where I got them from. Any answer to this question, will compromise me and also legally restricts you from publishing them.”Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung told Politico, “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process.”“The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House,” Cheung added. “Any media or news outlet reprinting documents or internal communications are doing the bidding of America’s enemies and doing exactly what they want.”Trump wrote on social media in response to the attack, “We were just informed by Microsoft Corporation that one of our many websites was hacked by the Iranian Government - Never a nice thing to do! They were only able to get publicly available information but, nevertheless, they shouldn’t be doing anything of this nature. Iran and others will stop at nothing, because our Government is Weak and Ineffective, but it won’t be for long. What Iran doesn’t realize is that I will make the World a better and safer place, and that’s good for them, also!”The FBI told NBC News that it is “aware of the media reporting” but declined to provide further comments about the matter. Microsoft also declined to provide additional details about its report.A spokesperson for the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations told the news outlet, “We do not accord any credence to such reports. The Iranian Government neither possesses nor harbors any intent or motive to interfere in the United States presidential election.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Intel is set to release its Core Ultra 200 CPUs based on the Arrow Lake architecture in the next couple of months, but the exact architecture and plan for the next generation of chips after these haven't been publicly nailed down. A new leak, though, suggests that Intel will skip its upcoming Panther Lake architecture for desktops and jump straight to the following Nova Lake design, mirroring how Intel never released its recent Meteor Lake architecture on desktops, instead keeping them only for laptops and other mobile devices. This could mean that once the new Intel Arrow Lake CPUs arrive and battle for their place on our best gaming CPU list, we could be waiting for two whole CPU architecture development cycles before a new, even faster product arrives. Continue reading Intel might be skipping desktop for its new CPUs again, says leak MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review

2024 is the year of the surprise hit. Between Balatro, Helldivers 2, Once Human, and Palworld, plenty of videogames have come out of nowhere to massive fanfare. Now, the most unlikely of backdrops underpins another surprise Steam hit, with almost 50,000 concurrent players mere days after launch. This is Supermarket Together, a chaotic co-op simulation game that also happens to be entirely free. Continue reading New free chaotic co-op game Supermarket Together is flying on Steam MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best simulation games, Free PC games, Free Steam game

The Lenovo Legion Go is currently available for its lowest-ever price, a milestone no doubt inspired by the recent success of the Asus ROG Ally X. Despite having the same AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU at the core of each device, the Ally X brings far more power to the table at a very similar price, meaning Lenovo has blinked and found a new, lower floor for its deal pricing. While neither headset can quite topple the Steam Deck as the best handheld gaming PC, it's great to have some meaningful competition in the market. This competition now appears to be having a positive impact on pricing, which is what sees the Legion Go drop to just $551.99. Continue reading Lenovo Legion Go price tumbles as ROG Ally X creates price headache MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Asus ROG Swift PG27UQ review, Asus ROG Raikiri review, Best gaming motherboard

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Image: The Verge Paint 3D, once Microsoft’s biggest update to its Paint app, is being removed from the Microsoft Store later this year and no longer supported. The app was originally released as part of Microsoft’s focus on creators with Windows 10 and was even set to replace the original MS Paint at one point. “Paint 3D is deprecated and will be removed from the Microsoft Store on November 4th, 2024,” reads a support note from Microsoft. Users of the app will also see a banner inside the app warning them about the end of support. Microsoft is recommending Windows users install its 3D Viewer app if they need to view 3D content. Microsoft has now put most of its focus on the existing Paint app within Windows 11 instead, adding some of Photoshop’s best... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Patreon memberships sold on the iOS app will soon be subject to Apple’s 30 percent commission on in-app purchases. In a post on Monday, Patreon says Apple is forcing the platform to use the company’s in-app payment system starting in November or “risk being kicked out of the App Store.” As part of the change, creators will need to switch to Patreon’s subscription billing method to keep earning money through the platform’s iOS app. That means Apple’s 30 percent commission will apply when a new membership is initially purchased, as well as each time it’s renewed. To help offset the costs of the new fee, Patreon will give creators the option to automatically increase their prices in the iOS app. GIF: Patreon The fee... Continue reading…

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