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Meta says WhatsApp accounts tied to Iran hackers focused Biden, Trump
Meta said Friday that it blocked a “small cluster” of WhatsApp accounts linked to an Iranian hacking group that was targeting officials associated with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The company said in a blog post that the bogus WhatsApp accounts appeared to originate from the Iranian threat actor dubbed APT42, which…
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Cash strikes to think about forward of a Fed fee minimize
The Federal Reserve could start lowering interest rates as soon as next month, based on the latest inflation data. “We think that the time is approaching,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a press conference after the last Federal Open Market Committee meeting in July. For Americans struggling to keep up with sky-high interest charges, a likely September rate cut may bring some…
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What does Trump say about Zelenskyy in X interview?
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images He loves him, he loves him not? Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues to keep people guessing over…
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Harris, Walz antitrust coverage would prioritize progress, competitors
Vice President Kamala Harris would prioritize small business growth and large industry competition in shaping her own antitrust and regulatory policy if she wins the presidency in November, Maryland’s Democratic Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday. “Making sure that we are both supporting our small businesses and making it easier for small business to be able…
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Ex-Google engineers from Character.AI rejoin firm with AI partnership
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Founders of one of the hottest artificial intelligence startups Character.AI are rejoining Google along with other team members. Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, in addition to certain members of Character.AI’s research team, are joining Google’s AI unit DeepMind, the companies said Friday. Character.AI uses large language models…
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McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King vie for low-income diners
The McDonald’s logo is displayed at a McDonald’s restaurant in Burbank, California, on July 22, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images Subway started phasing out its $5 footlong sandwiches a decade ago. But these days, other fast-food chains have revived the $5 price point, hoping to win over customers who have cut back their spending.…
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India funds, South Korea PPI
A general view of the Lotte tower amid the the Seoul city skyline and Han river during sunset. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Tuesday after Wall Street looked past political uncertainty to log gains overnight. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 inched up 0.61%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was 0.09% lower and the…
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United (UAL) earnings Q2 2024
United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport. Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines‘ second-quarter profit rose more than 20% from last year as strong demand for international travel boosted the carrier’s results, but its third-quarter forecast came in shy of estimates as an oversupply of flights weighs on fares. United said Wednesday that it expects…
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Elon Musk’s X deceives customers and breaches on-line content material guidelines, EU says
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 in Beverly Hills, California, May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters The European Commission on Friday accused Elon Musk’s X of deceiving users and infringing digital content rules, putting the social media giant at risk of…
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Biden ABC interview fails to quell 2024 reelection considerations
President Joe Biden speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Sherman Middle School on July 05, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. Scott Olson | Getty Images President Joe Biden did not assuage Democratic anxieties about his 2024 reelection bid against former President Donald Trump during a highly-anticipated ABC News interview on Friday night, his first…
