AI Scam Bots Breaking Down Mid-Call Is My New Guilty Pleasure
AI scam calls are very much on the rise—not a fun way to start an article, I know,…
Man who has travelled 195 countries in world calls India ‘least favourite’: Constant scammers, harassment, pollution
At 25, globetrotter Cameron Mofid became the youngest person to visit every country in the world. The California-born…
Should Canada investigate World Cup ticket pricing alongside U.S.? – National
As concerns grow about pricey World Cup tickets, two American attorneys general have announced they plan to probe…
Is This The Perfect Dine-And-Dash Scheme?
Via iStockphoto / @_smoothsayer TikTok A North Carolina man suggested that dine-and-dashers are getting more creative after witnessing…
Are People Using ‘Apple Pay’ To Scam Restaurants Now?
Via iStockphoto / @arock_starr TikTok Lately, it seems like there are fewer and fewer reasons to carry around…
UPI hits record in FY26: 24,162 cr transactions worth ₹314 lakh crore – 5 ways to stay safe while making UPI payments
The nation’s digital payment ecosystem has reached a new milestone, with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recording 24,162 crore…
Taylor Swift Wants to Trademark Her Likeness. These TikTok Deepfake Ads Show Why
Last week, Taylor Swift filed a trio of trademark applications to protect her image and voice. One is…
‘Fake Cartier heiress’ defends her lineage — and says ‘mean girls’ won’t stop her partying
An alleged fake Cartier heiress, Andrea Bartzen, 60, stood in the candlelit courtyard outside Palm Beach, Florida, restaurant…
5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good
I recently witnessed how scary-good artificial intelligence is getting at the human side of computer hacking, when the…
How the rewards app Freecash scammed its way to the top of the app stores
A data harvesting app called Freecash appears to have tricked users as it quickly rose to the top…
Hong Kong taxpayers face HK$28 billion Covid bad-loan burden from SMEs
Hong Kong taxpayers may have to shoulder nearly HK$28 billion (US$3.57 billion) in bad loans from a now-defunct,…
Doctors Struggle to Spot AI-Generated X-Rays, Raising Scam Risks
It brings me no joy to say this, but Patricia Highsmith’s mercurial grifting antihero in The Talented Mr.…