US Vice President Kamala Harris has had a busy 24 hours after being endorsed as the Democratic presidential candidate by President Biden. She secured over half of the delegates she will need to earn the party’s nomination and raised more than US$81 million, a record sum for the 2024 political cycle. Brian Wong, an assistant professor in philosophy at the University of Hong Kong, says it remains to be seen whether she can rally the Democratic Party. But he told Azam Khan that she at least provides a more articulate voice for young voters:

The director of the US Secret Service has acknowledged that the agency failed in its mission to prevent the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. But Kimberly Cheatle rebuffed calls to step down, saying she believed she was still the best person to lead the agency. Vanessa Cheng reports:

Three people have been jailed for up to six years and eight months each after being convicted in a high-profile market manipulation case. As Frank Yung reports, a High Court judge said the trio had damaged the city's status as a financial centre:

Customs say they are following up complaints over a possible breach of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance after a fermented bean curd company admitted it had been importing the product from the mainland despite claiming it was made in Hong Kong. But Liu Ma Kee insisted the food item was processed locally before it was put on store shelves. Janice Lo reports:

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is setting up the city's first department of art and machine creativity. The aim is to integrate technology and art to nurture talent in the creative industries, as Georgina Lee reports:

Fencing champion Edgar Cheung and double swimming silver medalist Siobhan Haughey have been named as the flag bearers for the Hong Kong, China team at Friday's Olympic opening ceremony in Paris. The announcement was made as more SAR athletes set off on Monday night. Anne Chan reports:

The SAR is one of a number of delegations that decided to provide air conditioners for their athletes in the Olympic village, despite claims by the Paris organisers that a geothermal cooling system would keep temperatures at a reasonable level. The installation of A/C is a major U-turn for the organisers who had vowed to set new standards in sustainability at the Games. Those efforts have included using 95 percent pre-existing venues and powering all venues with renewable energy. Vanessa Cheng reports:

The DAB says it found 91 flooding blackspots across the city. As Natasha Ho reports, the political party is calling for more efforts to prevent floods during downpours:

As scorching temperatures continue to persist in Chongqing, thousands of residents and visitors in the mainland city are taking part in an array of activities to escape the summer heat. Jacqueline Guico reports:

Britain's new home secretary has accused the previous government of the most shocking waste of taxpayer's money over its now-scrapped plan to deport thousands of asylum seekers to Rwanda. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's new government scrapped the plan after comfortably winning an election this month. RTHK's London correspondent Gavin Grey told Samantha Butler there was no guarantee that money spent on the scrapped plan would ever be refunded:

Bangladesh's Prime Minister has blamed her political opponents for deadly violence that swept the country during recent student-led protests. Sheikh Hasina said a curfew would be lifted only when the situation improved. Vanessa Cheng reports:

Despite Bangladeshi officials scrapping most of the quotas, the unrest has continued there. RTHK's Southasia correspondent Murali Krishnan told Annemarie Evans that the latest turmoil should be a wake-up call for the government:

An analyst says rate cuts by China's central bank will have only a limited impact on the mainland economy. The People's Bank of China cut two benchmark interest rates, the one-year LPR, which is the benchmark for the most advantageous rates that banks can offer to businesses and households, and the five-year rate - the benchmark for mortgage loans. It was the second reduction after a trim in February. The rates are now at historic lows. Michelle Lam, a Greater China Economist with Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, told Anne Chan that she expected more rate reductions later this year:

Businesses are being urged to be better prepared for IT outages as they are bound to happen. Late last week, a flawed software update from a cybersecurity firm wreaked havoc on Microsoft Windows computers worldwide, delaying countless flights and forcing businesses to shut down. How could a single update cause such chaos? And how can organisations protect themselves in future? Elvis Yu and Raj Shroff find out in Tech Tuesday, where they also look at the government's new partnership with Beijing robotics company Galbot, and hear from some of Hong Kong's start-ups who have recently completed incubation programmes at Science Park: