Here's your TnB Tech Minute for Monday, August 12th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.

Former President Donald Trump has posted on X for the first time in nearly a year.

Trump's posts came ahead of an interview with ex-owner Elon Musk on the platform tonight.

Musk has endorsed Trump in the 2024 U.S. election. Trump was a frequent user of the platform during his presidency.

He was kicked off what was then called Twitter following the January 6th 2021 capital

riot. Musk reinstated Trump's account. January 6th, 2021 Capital Riot.

Musk reinstated Trump's account after he bought the platform.

Trump's rival in the presidential race is tapping her California routes to raise money.

Vice President Kamala Harris stopped in San Francisco

over the weekend to fundraise.

Among the attendees were LinkedIn, co-founder,

and venture capitalist Reed Hoffman and former Walt Disney Studios

chairman Jeffrey Katzenburg. The event raised more than 13 million dollars

according to Harris's campaign. Both candidates have turned to the tech sector

to raise money for their campaigns.

And Universal Music Group and Meta platforms

have signed an expanded multi-year global agreement. The deal allows music from Universal's

artists and songwriters including Taylor Swift, Adele, and Elton John to be

used and shared across Meta's platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.

Artists will also see their songs made available on WhatsApp for the first time.

Universal, the world's largest music company, initially signed a deal with Meta in 2017.

It paved the way for a new revenue stream for the industry, as user-created videos hadn't

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