Faking

Back in July, Travis Kelce joked about his attempt to court Taylor Swift by giving her a friendship bracelet with his number on it after a concert at Arrowhead Stadium—a nod to a lyric from the fan-favorite song, You’re on Your Own, Kid. Since then, the two have been seen together on multiple occasions, though some people are now questioning whether the relationship is real or an orchestrated PR stunt. Highlights A viral video prompted speculation about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship being a PR stunt.…

Faking it is over. That’s the feeling in Silicon Valley, along with some schadenfreude and a pinch of paranoia. Not only has funding dried up for cash-burning start-ups over the last year, but now, fraud is also in the air, as investors scrutinise start-up claims more closely and a tech downturn reveals who has been taking the industry’s “fake it till you make it” ethos too far.Take what happened in the past two weeks: Charlie Javice, the founder of the financial aid start-up Frank, was arrested, accused of falsifying…

Faking it is over. That's the feeling in Silicon Valley, along with some schadenfreude and a pinch of paranoia.Not only has funding dried up for cash-burning startups over the past year, but now, fraud is also in the air, as investors scrutinise startup claims more closely and a tech downturn reveals who has been taking the industry's "fake it till you make it" ethos too far.Take what happened in the past two weeks: Charlie Javice, the founder of the financial aid startup Frank, was arrested, accused of falsifying…

Image Source : FREEPIK AI technology can now detect employees faking illness to skip work Artificial intelligence technology has reached a new height as it can now detect whether you are lying about being sick by listening to the tone of your voice. This new feature has been developed to ensure that people can’t take a day off pretending to be sick. The system…

After allegedly lying her way into a $175 million deal with JPMorgan to purchase her student loan startup Frank, former CEO Charlie Javice has officially been charged with fraud by the U.S. Department of Justice.What Was Your First Experience with Super Mario Bros? | io9 InterviewAccording to a release from the DOJ, the 31-year-old former CEO of Frank—a startup that helped college students fill out their confusing student loan forms—was arrested last night in New Jersey. Javice is officially being charged with one count…

In a new twist in the ethnic fraud allegations against Sacheen Littlefeather, a prominent filmmaker in Native American circles who organized a film industry celebration of the late Bay Area activist as a Native American icon, has herself been accused of faking claims of Cherokee heritage. The New York Post and other outlets are reporting on allegations made against Heather Rae, who produced “Frozen River” and other films and who serves on the Indigenous Alliance of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The…

In a pair of tweets shared on Saturday (March 18), Lil Nas X responded to trolls who accused him of faking his sexuality.The “Industry Baby” rapper, who came out as gay in June 2019 following the success of his breakthrough single “Old Town Road,” retweeted someone who accused him of “finess the LGBT community” for profit. “One day we will realize that Lil Nas X is not gay,” they wrote.“Do I have to give head at 3:45 a.m. behind a McDonald’s in Chicago on a Friday night during the middle of pride month while streaming on…

Nightography is one of the selling points of the Galaxy S23 Ultra and the entire S23 series. In recent years, all smartphone makers have been on a crusade to improve low-light photography, Samsung included. And Samsung has been using photos of the moon that were seemingly shot with devices like the Galaxy S23 Ultra to prove its point. It turns out, however, that Samsung might have been lying to us all along. The photos of the moon look too good to be true because they are supposedly not real. Samsung might use…

In June 2021, paleontologist Melanie During submitted a manuscript to Nature that she suspected might create a minor scientific sensation. Based on the chemical isotope signatures and bone growth patterns found in fossilized fish collected at Tanis, a renowned fossil site in North Dakota, During had concluded the asteroid that ended the dinosaur era 65 million years ago struck Earth when it was spring in the Northern Hemisphere. But During, a Ph.D. candidate at…

Does faking a smile make you feel happier? That question has been debated since famed naturalist Charles Darwin published a book on the subject in 1872."The free expression by outward signs of an emotion intensifies it… Even the simulation of an emotion tends to arouse it in our minds," Darwin wrote.Popular culture has perpetuated the idea. For example, Nat King Cole's 1954 hit song "Smile" contained the lyrics: "Smile though your heart is aching You'll find that life is still worthwhile/If you just smile."But does this…