Friday, July 12, 2024

In do-or-die mode, Biden does neither

U.S. President Joe Biden is seen speaking at a press conference in Washington on Thursday.

Facing extraordinary pressure to drop out of the presidential race, Joe Biden made cringe-inducing mistakes but also delivered long, substantive answers in a so-so performance that did little to resolve his party's ghastly dilemma.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-newser-nato-analysis-1.7261491?cmp=rss

How to watch America Votes: Republican National Convention on CBC

A person wearing a red hat with a slogan on it reading, 'Make America Great Again,' gestures while speaking into a microphone.

Republicans will assemble in Milwaukee on Monday to kick off the Republican National Convention, where the party will formally nominate Donald Trump as its presidential candidate in the Nov. 5 U.S. election and approve a party platform. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/republican-national-convention-cbc-1.7262413?cmp=rss

AT&T data breach affected nearly all customers after info downloaded to 3rd-party platform

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The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/data-breach-at-t-1.7262154?cmp=rss

'Malicious actors' could use X's blue checks to deceive users, EU says

Elon Musk

The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk's X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, the first charges against a tech company since the bloc's new social media regulations took effect.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/twitter-x-blue-checks-eu-1.7261572?cmp=rss