PDB Afternoon Bulletin | July 19th, 2024: World Crippled By Historic Tech Outage & Iranian-Backed Houthis Strike Tel Aviv

Published: July 19, 2024, 8:27 p.m.

In this episode of The\xa0PDB Afternoon Bulletin:\n\xa0\xa0\nThe world was rocked by what may be the largest tech outage in history, which knocked out operations for airlines, emergency services, banks, media companies, and more on Friday morning, and exposed the glaring global risks posed by our technologically interdependent modern economies.\n\nThe Houthis of Yemen have launched their most provocative strike yet, hitting the Israeli city of Tel Aviv with an advanced drone that was able to dodge multiple layers of air defenses, suggesting the militants are upgrading their munitions with an assist from their backers in Iran.\n\nTo listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President\u2019s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com.\n\nPlease remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin.\xa0\nEmail: PDB@TheFirstTV.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices