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Robby Starbuck Anti-Trans Doc Duped LGBTQ Allies Into Participating

In June of last year, Nashville drag queen Veronika Electronika arrived at a studio space for what she was told was an interview on her views regarding the struggles faced by children in the trans community, and how the lives and mental health of LGBTQ+ people were being affected by the recent slew of bans and restrictions on gender-affirming medical and drag performances. Elektronika did not recognize her first interviewer, a woman she chatted with for several minutes before a man she did know entered the room.…

Fox News AI Newsletter: Taylor Swift fans duped by fake ad

Taylor Swift stayed warm in the chilly New York weather Tuesday night as she turned 34. (Getty Images) Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements. Subscribe now to get the Fox News Artificial Intelligence Newsletter in your inbox.SCAM LIKELY: Taylor Swift AI-generated ad dupes fans. Continue reading… AI SHOPPING: Walmart, Sam's Club leveraging generative artificial intelligence. Continue reading…'GOOD CONVERSATION': Speaker Johnson has 'very good' meeting with

New cyber crime: Noida logs first case of ‘digital arrest’, woman duped of over Rs. 11 lakh

The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched an investigation after a Noida resident found herself at the receiving end of a new cyber fraud trend, wherein she was duped of more than ₹11 lakh and held under "digital arrest" for a day, officials said on Saturday. This is the first case in the new trend of "digital arrest fraud" lodged at the Cyber Crime police station in Noida. The thugs posed as police officials who mentioned the names of an IPS officer in the CBI and the founder of a grounded airline, associating the…

Sports Illustrated Duped Readers With Fake AI-Created Writers

Update 5:46 PM: Sports Illustrated sent us the following statement. Today, an article was published alleging that Sports Illustrated published AI-generated articles. According to our initial investigation, this is not accurate. The articles in question were product reviews and were licensed content from an external, third-party company, AdVon Commerce. A number of AdVon’s e-commerce articles ran on certain Arena websites. We continually monitor our partners and were in the midst of a review when these allegations were…

Hookah, wine and Rs 22,000: How online ‘girlfriend’ duped pune man in another romance scam?

Image Source : REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE Pune man duped of Rs 22,000 in another Romance scam People have started relying on dating apps to find their soulmates. However, using Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble to connect with potential partners is not always a great idea as you can fall victim to romance scams. In yet another unfortunate case, a man from Pune lost Rs 22,000 after…

Instant Loan Fraud: Man seeking money for daughter’s education duped of ₹90,000. Read 5 safety tips

Image Source : FREEPIK Instant Loan Fraud Instant Loan Fraud: Amid rising cyber crimes, a 56-year-old man from Navi Mumbai was allegedly duped of Rs 90,000 by online fraudsters on the pretext of providing an instant loan.   The complainant, who works with a logistics company, claimed that he was seeking a loan for his daughter's education when he came across a

Delhi journalist met a girl on Bumble, duped for more than Rs 15,000

Image Source : FILE Delhi journalist trapped in dating scam, lost more than Rs 15,000 Scammers and cyber fraud are upscaling with every passing time, and recently, a news surfaced where a Delhi-based journalist met a woman via Bumble dating app. He stated that they started talking because the woman claimed to be looking for a ‘meaningful connection’. When they met for…

Stability AI Co-Founder Says He Was Duped Into Selling Stake for $100

A Stability AI Ltd. co-founder has sued the company, claiming he was tricked into selling his stake for $100 months before the British artificial intelligence startup hit a $1 billion valuation.Cyrus Hodes said he sold his 15% stake in Stability AI to another co-founder, Emad Mostaque, in two transactions in October 2021 and May 2022, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in San Francisco. Hodes alleges that Mostaque had led him to believe the company was “essentially worthless.” By August 2022, Stability AI had…

Chandigarh man falls prey to SMS scam, duped of over Rs 2 lakh

In yet another case of fraud via SMS, a man in Chandigarh was duped of Rs 2.19 lakh after tapping on a link he received on his mobile phone. This is the second such case in the Union Territory in just over two months.According to an online report, the victim, Rajesh Kumar Verma, said in his complaint that he received a message which contained a link. He tapped on the link and, according to him, his phone was hacked. Verma added that some unidentified miscreant took out Rs 2.19 lakh from his bank account.Last month,…