Views: 9Woman loses $67k after believing scammer’s lie that she wrongly bought WeChat ‘anti-scam insurance’ SINGAPORE – A woman lost most of her savings after she believed a scammer’s lie that she had mistakenly bought insurance coverage from WeChat and paid $67,500, hoping to cancel the policy. Ironically, the policy was called “protection from […]
Views: 9Meta knew it used pirated books to train AI, authors say Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a group of authors alleged in newly disclosed court papers. Ta-Nehisi Coates, comedian Sarah Silverman, and other authors suing Meta for copyright
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Views: 19Two bodies found in landing gear of plane at airport Two bodies were discovered in the landing gear of a JetBlue plane that touched down at an airport in South Florida. The bodies were found in the wheel section of the aircraft as staff conducted a maintenance inspection after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
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Views: 11South Korea’s transport minister mulls resigning over Jeju Air crash South Korea’s transport minister said on Tuesday he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on Dec. 29. Jeju Air 7C2216, which departed the Thai capital of Bangkok for Muan in
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Views: 9Syria resumes international flights at Damascus airport after Assad’s fall Syrian Airlines flight with 145 passengers left Damascus for Sharjah airport in UAE International flights resumed at Damascus airport on Tuesday, for the first time since the fall of the Bahsar al-Assad regime last month. A Syrian Airlines flight with 145 passengers on board
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Views: 9US adds Chinese tech giants to list of ‘Chinese military companies’ ISTANBUL The US on Monday expanded its list of entities allegedly tied to China’s military, adding leading Chinese companies such as Tencent Holdings, a social media and gaming powerhouse, and CATL, the world’s leading battery manufacturer. The designation does not impose instant bans
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Views: 17Russia, Belarus make first cross-border digital financial asset transactions Russia and Belarus have conducted their first cross-border transactions using digital financial assets (DFAs) in an effort to avoid the increasingly effective US financial sanctions. Russia was facing growing problems settling international trade deals in 2024 as the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) threatened
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Views: 10Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan government averaged 2.4 million a day in 2024 TAIPEI — Cyberattacks on Taiwan government departments doubled in 2024 from the previous year to an average of 2.4 million attacks a day, the island’s National Security Bureau said, adding most of them were launched by Chinese cyber forces. Taiwan has in
Views: 9Russian T-90 survives drones only to end in a ditch. A new video on the internet reveals a Russian tank, most likely the T-90M Proryv, equipped with anti-drone cages on its turret, being hit three times by three FPV drones. The footage was shared on X by Rob Lee, who cited a Ukrainian Telegram channel
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Views: 25Russia sends six-channel anti-kamikaze EW system to Ukraine A six-channel version of the “Tarakan” electronic warfare [EW] system, designed to counter kamikaze drones with precision, is reportedly set for deployment to the special operation zone. Photo credit: Russian MoD According to a TASS report, this new iteration comes from the “Dronoscop” Design Bureau [OKB], a firm
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