DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Hong Kong CNN —Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you’ll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city’s crowded streets. Hong Kong police had previously set a target of installing 2,000 new surveillance cameras this year, and potentially more than that each subsequent year. Facial recognition gates at the departure hall of Hong Kong International Airport. Tang and the Hong Kong police have repeatedly pointed to other jurisdictions, including Western democracies, that also make wide use of surveillance cameras for law enforcement. Protesters on the streets covered their faces with masks and goggles to prevent identification, at times smashing or covering security cameras.

Persons: Chris Tang, Budrul Chukrut, Tang, haven’t, Kong’s, ”, Samantha Hoffman, Hoffman, Joshua Wong –, –, “, Miguel Candela, Qilai Shen, ” Hoffman, Sing, Sing Tao, Steve Tsang, it’s, doesn’t, Normann Witzleb, Chan Long Hei, Witzleb, they’re, ” Witzleb Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Budrul, CNN, Hong Kong Police Force, National Bureau of Asian Research, New, London, Protesters, New Town, QR, New York Times, Bloomberg, Getty, SOAS China Institute, University of London, Chinese University of Hong Locations: Hong Kong, China, Hong, Singapore, United Kingdom, Tao, United States, Hong Kong Hong Kong, New York City, Beijing, Xinjiang, Bund, Shanghai, Sing Tao, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour

And they’ve kept up a drumbeat of dubious claims about voting, along with the lie that the election was stolen in 2020. Prosecutors allege that the Trump campaign used similarly aggressive tactics in Philadelphia to force confrontation with election officials, which Trump and his allies used to claim his supporters were denied access to observe the count. Election officials have been operating in an increasingly hostile environment as GOP skepticism of election administration has climbed. Among them: shifting numbers of noncitizens Trump allies claimed had voted in the 2020 election. In Georgia, state courts are reviewing new rules from the State Election Board that Democrats say give county election officials broad authority to delay certification of the results in search of purported election irregularities.

Persons: Donald Trump, They’ve, they’ve, ”, Sean Morales, Doyle, Brennan, ’ playbook, Jack Smith’s, Trump, Hannah Fried, Smith, Rebecca Cook, Brooks, Republican Al Schmidt, Schmidt, “, You’ve, Michael Whatley, Whatley, Zach Manifold, Joshua Lott, noncitizens Trump, hasn’t, Cleta Mitchell, –, “ I’ve, ” Lisa Posthumus Lyons, ” Posthumus Lyons, Jocelyn Benson, Patrick T, Fallon, Mike Pence, Pence, Trump’s, Smith’s, Adrian Fontes, ” Fontes, It’s, Morales, ” CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Fredreka Schouten Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Republican, Trump, GOP, TCF Center, Detroit’s TCF Center, Prosecutors, Republican National, RNC, Guadalupe, Washington Post, Getty, Republicans, America, Legal Foundation, United Sovereign Americans, Center, Fox News, Republican Party, Board, Arizona, Brennan Locations: Detroit , Michigan, Florida, Philadelphia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Gwinnett County , Georgia, ”, Gwinnett County, Guadalupe Mercado, Guadalupe , Arizona, Kent County , Michigan, Swing, Georgia , Michigan, Maricopa, AFP, Georgia, Arizona, Cochise County

☆ Amazon recently rolled out a new AI chatbot that is 'safer than ChatGPT' for employees to use
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amazon recently launched Cedric, an internal AI chatbot, to boost employee productivity. Amazon has repeatedly warned employees not to use third-party AI chatbots, including ChatGPT. Cedric is a "general purpose AI chatbot" that is "safer than ChatGPT," an internal document obtained by BI said. Earlier this year, Amazon formalized internal guidelines that ban external AI tools, including ChatGPT, for business purposes. Approved for 'highly confidential data'Cedric is one of the many AI tools Amazon recently launched or is building internally.

Persons: Cedric, —, It's, Amazonians, it's, JP Morgan Chase, That's, Claude, Cedric doesn't Organizations: Amazon, Service, BI, ChatGPT Enterprise, Enterprise, archrival Microsoft, ChatGPT, Apple, Samsung, Cedric, Software, Amazon Web Services Locations: OpenAI

☆ Amazon quietly rolled out a new AI chatbot that is 'safer than ChatGPT' for employees to use
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amazon recently launched Cedric, an internal AI chatbot, to boost employee productivity. Cedric is a "general purpose AI chatbot" that is "safer than ChatGPT," according to an internal document obtained by BI. Cedric's goal is to help Amazon employees increase their productivity and job satisfaction as external AI tools are not available for security reasons, the document added. Earlier this year, Amazon formalized internal guidelines that ban external AI tools, including ChatGPT, for business purposes. Approved for 'highly confidential data'Cedric is one of the many AI tools Amazon recently launched or is building internally.

Persons: Cedric, —, It's, Amazonians, it's, JP Morgan Chase, Claude, Cedric doesn't Organizations: Amazon, Service, BI, ChatGPT Enterprise, Enterprise, Microsoft, ChatGPT, Apple, Samsung, chatbot, Cedric, Software, Amazon Web Services Locations: OpenAI

☆ Hezbollah mulls response after leader’s killing – but Israel’s next steps matter most
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —After Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, what – if anything – can it do next? So far, we have yet to see a barrage of rockets from Hezbollah that has caused significant (and known) damage to Israeli targets. But if it tries to project strength and fails, owing to Israeli interceptions, that will just compound its loss of face. It has shown an extraordinarily high threshold for pain over the past months and may have a longer view in hand. Yet most profoundly, it is Israel’s next steps that matter most.

Persons: CNN —, Hassan Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: CNN Locations: Israel, Iran

☆ Biden meets Vietnam leader to counter Hanoi’s ties with China and Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden met with Vietnamese President To Lam for talks on Wednesday, aiming to deepen relations with the Southeast Asian country and manufacturing hub and counter its ties with China and Russia. Biden and Lam, the ruling Communist Party chief making his first visit to the U.S. as president, met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. On meeting Biden on Wednesday, Lam hailed what he called Biden’s historic contribution to elevating bilateral relations. The Vietnam News Agency reported Lam told Biden that Vietnam was on the brink of a new era of development, and that it was a friend and reliable partner. “Vietnam will continue to firmly implement its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralism and diversification,” Lam told Biden, the state media agency reported.

Persons: Joe Biden, Lam, Biden, ” Lam, Michelle Steel, “, ”, Alexander Vuving, Vladimir Putin, Murray Hiebert Organizations: YORK, Communist Party, United Nations General Assembly, U.S, cybersecurity, Vietnam News Agency, Meta, U.S . Rep, California Republican, Lam’s, NME, Hanoi, Inouye, Pacific Center for Security Studies, General, Washington, Southeast Asia, Washington’s Center, Strategic, International Studies Locations: China, Russia, New York, Vietnam, Hanoi, California, ”, United States, Hawaii, Inouye Asia, U.S, Asia, Cuba

☆ Microsoft just punted on a big AI decision. It could be a bad sign.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewMicrosoft has pressed pause on a major AI overhaul of its popular 365 software suite, according to people familiar with the matter. CEO Satya Nadella and his senior leadership team held executive reviews this summer to consider options that included repackaging new AI features into existing licenses or creating a more expensive bundle with AI capabilities. Other changes Microsoft is considering for its 365 software bundles is a new suite just for security features, the people also said. In recent months, some customers and investors have begun to question the value of generative AI technology, including Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant tool. That's in addition to the monthly cost of Microsoft's 365 software bundles.

Persons: —, Satya Nadella, OpenAI's, It's, Judson Althoff Organizations: Service, Business, Microsoft, Chief, Vodafone, Amgen, Microsoft's Productivity, Processes

Sharon Kim partnered with her oldest brother and his wife to purchase a home in the suburbs of New York City for around $750,000. Mickey Todiwala | CNBC Make ItKim and her brother weren't very close growing up, thanks to a seven-year age gap. Mickey Todiwala | CNBC Make ItThe increased down payment gave them the leverage they needed. Kim, her brother and his wife decided to complete the majority of renovations to the home themselves to cut down on costs. Mickey Todiwala | CNBC Make ItKim estimates they've spent around $40,000 on renovations so far.

Persons: Sharon Kim, Mickey Todiwala, Kim, weren't, homeownership, they've Organizations: CNBC, Parsons School of Design, YouTube, Parsons, Spotify, Amazon Prime, Apple Locations: New York City, Manhattan, Queens, New Jersey, South Korea

Secret Service advance agents did not request a surveillance team, which could have helped patrol the rally for approximately 15,000 attendees. The lead advance agent for the Secret Service could not even answer the committee when asked who secured the building. Other security requests deniedTrump’s Secret Service security detail requested Counter Assault Team liaisons ahead of the July 13 rally but were denied. The liaison would provide specialized tactical advice to other Secret Service agents and law enforcement on the ground. The lead advance agent also told the committee she requested 13 magnetometers from Secret Service, but only received 10.

Persons: Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump, Jill Biden, “, ” Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Abbott, Costello, ‘ who’s, ” Nobody, Butler, –, ”, Crooks, wasn’t, “ It’s, Sen, Rand Paul, whoever’s, ” Paul, ” Blumenthal, Kimberly Cheatle, “ I’m, there’ll, what’s Organizations: CNN, Secret, Secret Service, Service, Connecticut Democrat, Trump, Agents, Emergency Services Unit, Emergency, Unit, US Secret Service, Butler, FBI, SAIC, Trump’s, Kentucky Republican, Capitol Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Butler, Iran, Kentucky

☆ Shawn Stines: Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge will appear before judge today
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was arrested at the county courthouse in Whitesburg Thursday on suspicion of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, in Mullins’ chambers. The hearing itself will be conducted by a judge in a Carter County courthouse, about 100 miles from the crime scene, according to court officials, with the Letcher County courthouse having been closed for days because of the killing. Stines’ job made him responsible for security at county courthouses, including the personal security of judges, according to the Kentucky Sheriff’s Association. Letcher County, Kentucky, District Judge Kevin R. Mullins Letcher County governmentStines and Mullins ate lunch together hours before the shooting, Circuit Court Clerk Mike Watts told CNN affiliate WKYT. The lawsuit alleges the sexual allegations against the deputy “were not appropriately investigated by Sheriff Stines,” who fired the deputy in 2022.

Persons: Shawn M, Kevin Mullins, Mullins, –, Stines, He’s, Matt Gayheart, Gayheart, Kevin R, Mike Watts, ” Watts, WKYT, We’ve, I’ve, ”, “, Sheriff Stines, Jonathan Shaw, ‘, Wallace Kincer, Matt Butler, Butler, ” Butler, General Russell Coleman’s, Jackie Steele, ” Mullins, CNN’s Andy Rose, Dalia Faheid, Dakin Andone Organizations: CNN, Kentucky Sheriff’s Association, Kentucky State Police, WKYT, Stines, Letcher County Public Schools Locations: Kentucky, Letcher County, Leslie County, Carter, Letcher, Letcher County , Kentucky, Mullins Letcher, ’

The retirements were planned before the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a would-be assassin shot Trump in the ear, sources tell CNN. However, the departures leave a gap in leadership experience as the agency tries to chart a new path forward. These departures come after Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down in the days after the rally shooting, as well as the retirement earlier this month of the agency official who oversaw protective operations. A Secret Service agent shot and killed the would-be assassin during the July rally. CNN has reached out to the Secret Service for comment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kimberly Cheatle, Ryan Routh, Vince Tutoni, Ronald Rowe, Tutoni, Brian Lambert, John Buckley, CNN’s Sean Lyngaas Organizations: CNN, Service, Trump International Golf Club, Intergovernmental, Legislative Affairs, Investigations, Protective Operations Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, West Palm Beach , Florida

☆ My job offer was rescinded, so I started freelancing to support myself. Gen Z workers like me are turning to portfolio careers for security in this economy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I was a content creator on LinkedIn and TikTok already, so understood the creator space. AdvertisementMy grad job offer was rescindedEven though I was already freelancing, I planned to work in a corporate job after university. That same month LinkedIn told me my job offer had been rescinded because the program was sunsetted. I'd planned to move to San Francisco for the LinkedIn job. Since my first job offer was rescinded, I've been in the mindset that I have to bet on myself.

Persons: —, Ben Chipman, TikTok, Serena Kerrigan, I'd, grads I'd, I've Organizations: Service, NBC Universal, Duke University, Business, Duke, LinkedIn, Companies, Fortune, We'd Locations: San Francisco, Boston, Lima , Peru, Madrid, New York

☆ Sam Altman's Worldcoin turns your iris into a code for universal basic income. Its privacy chief wants you to chill about your data.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The technology is similar to Apple's Face ID but mobile platform-agnostic, given that many Worldcoin users have Android devices. So I can take a photo of your face, and, through complicated AI, I could fool Face ID, for example. If it is the first time, the orb takes the iris code and cryptographically processes the iris code. Individually, neither of those new codes looks anything like the iris code, nor can they be brought back to the iris code on their own. To get an iris code, you have to recombine all of those pieces.

Persons: Sam Altman's, Worldcoin, It's, Damien Kieran, Elon Musk, Kieran, they're, it's, Alex, Sam Altman Organizations: Service, Business, Companies, Humanity, Twitter, Google Locations: Germany, France, Kenya

☆ Kentucky town mourns judge as questions swirl about argument police say led up to his killing and sheriff’s arrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“I know Kentucky State Police are investigating it and I feel confident that they will hopefully provide some answers on, on why and maybe that will be able to help us all heal. “But the entire county and community is just in shock.”Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines. In remembrance of Mullins, flags at all Kentucky Court of Justice facilities will be lowered to half-staff through Monday. To do that, they’ll be looking at footage from cameras inside the courthouse and interviewing all witnesses who were in the building, Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said. The lawsuit alleges the sexual allegations against the deputy “were not appropriately investigated by Sheriff Stines,” who fired the deputy in 2022.

Persons: Mike Watt, Kevin Mullins, Shawn M, Stines, ” Watts, –, Mullins, We’ve, I’ve, ”, “, Leslie County, Letcher, Jackie Steele, Jerry Wagner, ” Wagner, Matt Butler, ” Mullins, ‘, ” Butler, Butler, Kevin R, Ben Gish, ” Gish, he’ll, Matt Gayheart, ” Gayheart, Gayheart, General Russell Coleman’s, Steele, ” Coleman, Jim Hannah, Sheriff Stines, Jonathan Shaw Organizations: CNN, WKYT, Bowling, Kentucky State Police, Kentucky, Police, Kentucky Sheriff’s Association, Facebook, Supreme, Mental Health, Stines Locations: Letcher County , Kentucky, Letcher, Bowling Green , Kentucky, Whitesburg, ” Letcher County, Leslie, Leslie County, Carter County, Kentucky, Jenkins , Kentucky, Letcher County, Mullins Letcher

☆ ‘We’re all shook’: A close-knit Kentucky community is grappling with the jailing of their sheriff in the killing of a district judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“This community is small in nature, and we’re all shook,” Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said at a Thursday evening news conference. “The Letcher County Courthouse is one of the last that you can walk into without a metal detector or security at the front door,” said Matt Butler, commonwealth’s attorney for Letcher County, in a video statement Friday. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines has been arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a district judge inside a courthouse, Kentucky State Police (KSP) said. “I know Kentucky State Police are investigating it, and I feel confident that they will hopefully provide some answers on why. In remembrance of Mullins, flags at all Kentucky Court of Justice facilities will be lowered to half-staff through Monday.

Persons: Shawn M, Kevin Mullins, Stines, shockwaves, Matt Gayheart, ” Gayheart, Wallace Kincer, Mike Watts, Matt Butler, Mullins, Jackie Steele, Gayheart, Ben Gish, ”, ” Gish, ” Butler, Butler, Leslie County, he’s, “ It’s, ” Watts, “, Kevin R, Jerry Wagner, ” Wagner, Andy Beshear, Sheriff, Sabrina Adkins, Jennifer Hill, Ben Fields, Adkins, Fields, Hill, Fields “, Sheriff Stines, ” Stines, Mickey Stines, Jonathan Shaw, Judge Mullins, ” Shaw, General Russell Coleman, Steele, ” Coleman, Laurance, VanMeter, Mullins ’, Jim Hannah Organizations: CNN, Kentucky State Police, ” Kentucky State Police, Letcher County Public Schools, LCC, WKYT, Kentucky, Police, Kentucky Sheriff’s Association, Eagle, Field, Louisville Courier, Stines, . Kentucky Supreme Locations: Kentucky, Letcher County, Letcher, Whitesburg, ”, Leslie County, Carter County, ” Letcher County , Kentucky, Mullins Letcher, Frankfort, Laurel County, Russell

☆ Lebanon attacks: What we know about the pager and walkie-talkie explosions
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Lebanon is reeling after facing deadly back-to-back attacks targeting Hezbollah members – with pagers simultaneously exploding across the country on Tuesday, then walkie-talkies detonating in a similar fashion on Wednesday. At least 22 people, including children, have died so far from the two attacks, which Lebanese officials have blamed on Israel. Firefighters put out flames and a crowd gathers after a reported explosion in Saida, Lebanon, on September 18, 2024. How have Hezbollah, Israel and the world responded? It appears US officials were largely in the dark until reports emerged of the explosions, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Persons: pagers, Mahmoud Zayat, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Mohamed Azakir, ICOM, “, Abdallah Bou Habib, Yoav Gallant, ” Gallant, ” Organizations: CNN, pagers, Firefighters, Getty, Hamas, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, The New York Times, NBC News, Lebanon’s, United Nations Security Council, Israeli, UN, ”, Human Rights Watch Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Beirut, Iran, Saida, AFP, Gaza, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Israeli, American University of Beirut, Asia, Europe, Hungarian, Budapest, United States

☆ The company behind Sam Altman's iris-scanning ID startup just revealed new tech. Its privacy chief explains how it works.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The technology is similar to Apple's Face ID but mobile platform-agnostic, given that many Worldcoin users have Android devices. So I can take a photo of your face, and, through complicated AI, I could fool Face ID, for example. If it is the first time, the orb takes the iris code and cryptographically processes the iris code. Individually, neither of those new codes looks anything like the iris code, nor can they be brought back to the iris code on their own. The one person that can access that information is the owner of the world ID — the user.

☆ Some of OpenAI's top new executives are a nod to its upcoming fights in the courtroom and Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty ImagesA good chunk of the executives Darius highlighted aren't involved in OpenAI's tech. Some of OpenAI's most high-profile executives are instead addressing legal challenges and lobbying regulators in the US and abroad. It's a nod to the fact OpenAI's biggest upcoming fights will take place in a courtroom as opposed to a computer screen. Luckily for you, Business Insider has identified the most famous book set in every state.

Persons: —, Tyler Le, Sam Altman, Altman, he's, Darius Rafieyan, OpenAI, Darius, it's, Jason Redmond, aren't, It's, Justin Trudeau's, Somodevilla, Warren Buffett, David Einhorn, Chelsea Jia Feng, Amazon's, Natalie Ammari, Harris, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Harvey Weinstein, world's, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Getty, OpenAI, BMO Capital Markets, Healthcare, Amazon, Google, Trump, Facebook, Reading, Fed, The Locations: AFP, New York, London

☆ In Venezuela, AI news anchors aren’t replacing journalists. They’re protecting them
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It was against this backdrop that the idea for “Venezuela Retweets” formed, explained “Roberto,” the managing editor of a digital publication in Caracus that is part of the collective behind it. An AI generated presenter known as "The Girl" is one of Venezuela's latest news anchors. This is where the format of Venezuela Retweets comes into its own, as it is designed specifically to be shared on social media. That does not mean Roberto, Huerta and the many journalists whose work goes into the reports of The Girl and The Dude are blind to the risks. “We still live in Venezuela and at the end of the day we’re at risk despite all the measures we can take,” Roberto said.

Persons: ”, –, Pana, Nicolas Maduro’s, Carlos Eduardo Huertas, Nicolas Maduro, Fausto Torrealba, Espacio, Maduro, “, “ Roberto, Roberto, Consultores21, Venezuela Retweets, Elon Musk, Shelly Palmer, Huerta, ” Roberto, It’s Organizations: CNN, Venezuela –, Reuters, Espacio Publico, United Nations, Venezuela, Government, Facebook, Foro Penal, Caracas NGO, Advanced Media, Syracuse University, The Locations: Venezuela, Colombian, Caracas, Venezuelan, Cuba, Nicaragua

☆ Burnout could be to blame for security failures around Trump, former Secret Service agents say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In a Monday press conference discussing the incident, the acting director of the Secret Service called for "some hard conversations with Congress." "If I was making decisions, I would push them to eliminate all their investigations, aside from investigating threats toward people under Secret Service protection." Because the men and women of the Secret Service right now, we are redlining them." Of the Department of Homeland Security's $64.81 billion total budget, the Secret Service in 2024 was allotted $3.27 billion — increasing less than $400,000 since 2022. Secret Service agents "are rising to this moment," Rowe said, but "We have to have it every day.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kenneth Valentine, Valentine, Valentine —, Jeffrey James, —, James, there's, Ronald Rowe, Rowe Organizations: Service, Business, Trump International Golf, Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, Department of, Treasury, DHS, Secret, Walmart, Trump, Department of Homeland

☆ Hezbollah decided months ago to switch from risky cellphones to pagers for security. The low-tech devices just blew up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewHezbollah militants decided to switch from risky cellphones to old-fashioned pagers only months before the devices suddenly blew up across Lebanon on Tuesday, earlier reporting shows. Wireless pagers used by Iran-backed Hezbollah members mysteriously detonated around Lebanon, killing at least eight people and injuring nearly 3,000 more, including scores of militants, per local estimates. Hezbollah and Lebanon have both blamed Israel for the carnage, which has not claimed responsibility. Lebanese security services told Reuters on Tuesday that the pagers were new models acquired by Hezbollah in recent months. AdvertisementDespite long-standing concerns of escalation, Israel and Hezbollah have managed to avoid a wider confrontation.

Persons: —, Israel, Washington, It's, Marwan Naamani, Benjamin Netanyahu's Organizations: Service, Wireless, Business, US State Department, American University, Getty Images, Reuters, Hezbollah Locations: Lebanon, Iran, Beirut, Ukraine, Lebanese, Israel

“The Secret Service needs more help,” Biden told reporters while leaving the White House on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesActing US Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe met with Trump and local law enforcement on Monday in Florida. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in the fallout from the assassination attempt, leading to Rowe’s appointment as acting director. Those concerns were underscored by details revealed Monday about the suspected shooter’s whereabouts before he was ultimately spotted by Secret Service agents. Moskowitz said Sunday that the Secret Service needed to consider taking more drastic measures, such as shutting down a significantly wider perimeter.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’s, He’s, Jared Moskowitz, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Joe Biden, ” Biden, Chip Somodevilla, Ronald Rowe, Rowe, ” Rowe, “ there’s, Trump, “, there’s, ”, Trump’s Butler, Kimberly Cheatle, Ryan Wesley Routh, Jonathan Wackrow, Ric Bradshaw, ” Bradshaw, Joe Raedle, Obama, Bush, Clinton, ” Wackrow, Butler, Cheryl Tyler, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, ” Tyler, protectee, Robyn Beck, Moskowitz, ” Moskowitz, Biden, Ro Khanna, CNN’s Holmes Lybrand, Kristen Holmes, Whitney Wild Organizations: CNN, Republican, Secret, Trump, Florida Democrat, Service, White, House, Trump’s, Trump International Golf, Nissan, Secret Service, Martin County Sheriff’s, Martin County Sheriff's, Facebook, United Nations General Assembly, White House Communications Agency, Department of Defense, Trump National Golf Club Los, Getty, ” Agency, ”, California Democrat, Congress Locations: Palm, Butler , Pennsylvania, Florida, Congress, Washington ,, Lago, Trump, Martin County, Iran, New York City, Mar, Palm Beach, Beach, West Palm Beach , Florida, Butler, Rancho Palos Verdes , California, AFP, California

San Salvador, El Salvador CNN —For decades, life choices were bleak for many in El Salvador: Leave or die. El Salvador, once synonymous with violence and waves of emigration, saw a dramatic drop in crime. We are not stupid.”Villatoro’s words echo the brutal reality El Salvador has faced for years. Unlike in places like Cuba or China, where residents can seem nervous to criticize repressive regimes, in El Salvador the optimism appears real. Evelio Contreras/CNNTeresa Lilian Gutierrez is caught in the middle, and her experience shows the many complexities of life in El Salvador today.

Persons: Nayib Bukele, Victor Bolaños, Blanca, “, ” Victor, ” Blanca, Evelio Contreras, Bukele, Victor, Diego Morales, ”, El, ” Diego, Salvadorans, Diego, Jairo, “ We’ve, … it’s, ” Jairo, ‘, El Salvador, —, Cecot, Gustavo Villatoro, they’ll, Bukele’s, Donald Trump, ” Trump, ” Villatoro, Juan Carlos Cornejo, Juan Carlos, Socorro Jurídico, Juan Carlos ’, Critics, CNN Teresa Lilian Gutierrez, San Salvador . “, “ He’s, …, they’re, René Merino, Merino, Blanca Bolaños Organizations: San Salvador , El, San Salvador , El Salvador CNN —, New, New York City, CNN, El, Central, Rights Watch, Northern, Customs, Border Protection, World Bank, Houston, La Libertad, Barrio, El Salvador Presidency Central, ”, Republican National Convention, Salvadoran, Officials Locations: San Salvador ,, San Salvador , El Salvador, El Salvador, New York, Denver, San Salvador, Central American, Central America, Honduras, Guatemala, El, Houston, Florida, Austin, Hawaii, Tamanique, Salvadoran, United States of America, Santa Ana, “, Socorro, Cuba, China, La Campanera, San Salvador ., Mariona, America, Bukele

Ukraine CNN —Olga is running around the intensive care unit, constantly checking her patients’ oxygen levels, adjusting their medication and noting their vitals. Ivana Kottasova/CNNThe evacuation train transports wounded soldiers from the frontlines to hospitals across Ukraine. He told CNN he was hurt in a Russian drone strike. I got more motivated,” he told CNN with a smile. After her shift ended, she told CNN that seeing critically ill patients coming from the frontlines is the toughest part of her job.

Persons: Ukraine CNN — Olga, anesthetist doesn’t, It’s, Ivana Kottasova, Oleksandr, “, ”, CNN Oleksandr, Yevgeniy, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, Pertsovskyi, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Stanislav, Olga, –, anesthetist Organizations: Ukraine CNN, CNN, Ukrainian Medical Forces, “, Ukrainian Railways, ICU, CNN Ambulance, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Russian, Russia, Crimean, Donetsk, “, Crimea, Moscow

☆ From convict to combatant, Ukraine enlists prisoners to fight Russian forces
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Sebastian Shukla | Frederik Pleitgen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Still, morale may be Ukraine’s only hope in Pokrovsk as Russian forces zero in on the town. Russian forces are only 8 kilometers (5 miles) away, according to a map dated September 10 from DeepState, a group that monitors the progress of Russian forces in Ukraine that has links to Ukraine’s security services. Pokrovsk is coming under increasingly heavy bombardment by Russian forces as they advance as close as 8km to the town. CNNPokrovsk is a vital supply town for eastern Ukrainian forces fighting back the tides of Russian soldiers. It could result in a withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Chasiv Yar and the line of contact moving closer to the much larger cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.

Persons: Vitaly, Vitaly mumbles, …, ”, He’s, Vladimir Putin’s, he’d, Oleksandr, ” Oleksandr, they’d, CNN Pokrovsk, Putin, Chasiv Yar Organizations: CNN, 59th Brigade, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Infantry, Convicts Locations: Ukraine, Pokrovsk, Russian, Kursk, DeepState, Donetsk, Kramatorsk

Search resuls for: "for Security"

25 mentions found