How AI and deepfakes are taking romance scams to another level
A well-known online scam tactic involves pretending to seduce victims romantically to win their trust before asking them to send…
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Pet sitter booked from popular app loses man’s dog, then ghosts him as search began, US pet owner says
A Texas pet owner whose dog went missing while being cared for by a Rover pet sitter says he lost…
A new Google Shopping exec spent 15 years at Amazon: Here’s his plan to hijack Prime Day
For more than 20 years, Google executives haven’t been quite sure what they wanted their Google Shopping search portal to…
Imagine owning 5% of Nvidia but selling it all 5 years ago – tech investor rues over US$150bil slipping through his fingers as ‘fish that got away’
If you rue missing out on the monster rally in Nvidia shares, know that you’re in good company. Even the…
He stole from his tech boss and killed him to conceal the crime
Just days after the body of Fahim Saleh, a successful tech entrepreneur, was found dismembered in his luxury condominium in…
Japan and South Korea are fighting over an app at a tense time
The messaging platform at the center of the dispute, Line, was introduced in Japan in 2011 by Naver, the operator…
Censorship fears as Singapore moves to scrub ‘offensive’ cigarette from Chinatown mural
Artwork depicts a historic Samsui woman holding a smoking cigarette, authorities say it sends ‘wrong message’.
Chinese barista throws coffee powder over pushy customer, landing cafe chain in hot water, incident goes viral online
Hundreds of millions online view confrontation which saw barista throw soggy coffee grounds over pushy customer.
UN launches global principles to combat online hate, urges action
Technology companies must take responsibility and mitigate harm to society, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday as he launched…