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Secret Service Deputy Director Quits Amid Questions Over Ties To Drone-Defense Maker Fortem Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, Deputy Director Matt Quinn announced his resignation from the Secret Service in an internal agency email Friday amid questions about his conflicts of interest over the agency's counter-drone technology. Quinn served 23 years as a Secret Service agent before retiring in 2021. He then went to work at drone-manufacturer Fortem Technologies, which sells the DroneHunter product, as a senior vice president for three years before returning to the agency last year to serve...

Tencent Soars Most Since 2022 On Report It's Set To Launch AI Agent For China's Most Used App Tencent shares jumped the most since late 2022 after an FT report that the Chinese company was testing a prototype AI agent for WeChat, China’s most widely used app for everything from messaging and social media to ride-hailing and payments, fueled optimism about the company’s artificial intelligence efforts.  The Chinese internet giant plans to begin a compliance process for a public launch of the agent as soon as this month, the Financial Times reported,...

Iran Blasts "Freeloader" Zelensky For Ordering Deadly Attack On Caspian Vessel "At Israel's Behest" Summary: Iran Accuses Zelensky of Ordering Deadly Caspian Vessel Attack Weekend US Crude via IG Markets Down 5%  Iran Will Halt Tit-For-Tat Strikes If US Maintains Pause Iran, Oman Hold Hormuz Talks As US Pauses Airstrikes For Second Day *  *  * US x Iran Effective Ceasefire by August 31? Yes 75% · No 26%View full market & trade on Polymarket *  *  * Iran Lashes Out at "Freeloader" Zelensky for Caspian Sea Attack Iran has accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the...