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ACMA noted these telcos had allowed through scam SMS messages that impersonated well-known brands and government services. Specifically, SMS Broadband and Message4U enabled more than 1.2 million impersonation scam texts to be sent to consumers, while Esendex sent through at least 99,000 scam texts. Also: 6 simple cybersecurity rules you can apply nowThese actions were in breach of Australia's various anti-scam and public safety rules, ACMA said. ACMA Member Samantha Yorke said it was "unacceptable" that telcos had…

Pusha T has gone from dissing McDonalds to promoting long-term financial independence in a new posse cut with Wyclef Jean, Lola Brooke, Flau’jae, and Capella Grey, “Paper Right,” that’s part of a new TIAA ad campaign.  The song is kinda exactly what you’d expect from a don’t-call-it-a-jingle jingle for a financial giant focused on providing retirement services. “Financial freedom is so fulfillin’,” Burke raps in her verse, “Generational wealth is what you show the children.” Pusha T basically does the same…

The song, titled "Vultures," features Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk and Bump J. Following an antisemitic blitz in late 2022, Kanye West returned to radio with new track “Vultures” and appeared to double down on his controversial statements. The song, which features Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk and Bump J., premiered Friday night on WPWX Power 92 Chicago. More than halfway through the song, West raps, “How I’m antisemitic, I just fucked a Jewish bitch.” The track has not yet been officially released on…

Last Updated: November 07, 2023, 21:24 ISTDGCA Fines Tata-Owned Air India with Rs 10 Lakh Fine for Passenger-Centric Violations. (File photo) DGCA fines Air India Rs 10 lakh for passenger-centric violations, emphasizing passenger rights, and continued compliance efforts.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took a strong stance against Tata-owned Air India on Tuesday, imposing a hefty fine of Rs 10 lakh for a series of violations related to passenger-centric provisions.The aviation regulator has issued a stern…

The Bay Area has always danced to a different tune. From idiosyncratic subgenres like hyphy to the ocean of pioneers the area produced like E-40, Keak Da Sneak, Mac Dre, Too $hort and Messy Marv, the San Francisco hotspot has always been way, way ahead of the curve. It’s not just music that they do differently over there either—they have an entirely different way of doing business, too. The “hustler mentality” defines the vibrant town’s perspective on commerce, and it rests on two tenets: a tireless approach to…

Jim Jones previously suggested that Pusha-T shouldn’t be considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, and now he’s doubled down on that opinion.In an interview on The Breakfast Club, Jones was asked about his comments regarding the It’s Almost Dry rapper and decided to dig in his heels. “I don’t think Pusha-T will reach out to me, I’m not the type of person you’re gonna reach out to about my opinion,” he said when asked by Charlamagne at the 27:40 point if Push has reached out. “I ain’t cool with him like that. I…

The goal of a documentary is dynamic storytelling. In the past, music documentaries like Hip-Hop Evolution, Fight the Power, and Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy have accomplished that goal, leading audiences to ask better questions. Spotify’s RapCaviar Presents docuseries accomplishes that by going past the surface-level analysis of rap as just a youth genre and examining it as a deep reflection of power, progress, and ways Black artists are still regularly left in the wake.The series has a clear-cut formula for the artists it…

There are umpteen ways to promote your forthcoming album, but the route taken by Danny Brown feels unique. This week, before the release of his joint album with Jpegmafia, a fellow dweller on hip-hop’s left field and self-styled spokesperson for “eccentric Black people … who grew up in the projects but listen to Throbbing Gristle”, Brown invited his collaborator to join his set at Austin’s SXSW festival and then announced that he himself was entering rehab: “Honestly, my dumb ass is supposed to have been gone, but I’m…

Germany's antitrust regulator on Wednesday criticised the way Google handles users' data and threatened action against the US tech giant. Germany's antitrust regulator on Wednesday criticised the way Google handles users' data and threatened action against the US tech giant. Data collected by Google was used to "create very detailed user profiles which the company can exploit for advertising and other purposes", the Federal Cartel Authority said. Based on a preliminary assessment, the watchdog determined that…

Bobby Shmurda has made his feelings on snitches abundantly clear in a freestyle he shared to his Instagram entitled “Rat N***as.”“Heard you snitchin’ on all of your friends/Took a plea deal, left the streets real/But left your dog in that pen, n***a,” he raps in the clip, without naming names. “That pain don’t ever end/What they play back in that courtroom gonna play back in his head, n***a.”Additional bars include, “Man, fuck all y’all rap n***as/Most of y’all some rat n***as/All y’all chitchat, n***a.”The clip ends with…