Edition #67

The One Thing

• Trump announces 'economic warfare' on Iran, threatens ‘tremendous’ consequences for its backers

Signals

• Lowe’s cuts outlook as DIY spending remains pressured
• Nearly 60 members of Congress call for aluminum pricing investigation
• OpenRouter is joining Stripe
• Microsoft ends one of the last ways to buy VMware without big bundles
• The winners and losers of YouTube’s view count and monetization overhaul
• TJX to accelerate store openings as off-price continues its hot streak
• ANA cautions marketers against overreliance on retail media data
• US national debt passes $40tn after doubling in a decade
• Why the Treasury market’s newfound calm could break down in September
• Marvell’s stock pops on news of Google chip deal — and Broadcom’s falls
• Meta sued for allegedly firing manager who refused to sign an ‘inaccurate’ immigration letter
• Salesforce worker must arbitrate gender-based discrimination case

Watch Your Back

• Elementor Pro Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Upload PHP and Execute Code
• Rogue ransomware affiliate poses as recovery firm to steal payments
• Healthtech firm CareCloud data breach impacts 3.7 million patients
• Cloudflare Workers Spectre Attack Leaks JWT From Co-Located Worker at 12 Bits/Second
• Electronic health record company CareCloud says 3.7 million people affected by breach

Antics

• Elon Musk: Elon Musk Admits There Is Likely to Be Short-Term Pain for SpaceX Investors
• Autonomous equipment tech firm Gravis Robotics raises $200M

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