Hong Kong police arrest 114 over scamming 163 people out of HK$73mil
Online job scams and phone deception tactics used to trick residents into handing over between HK$1,000 and HK$20 million each,…
Santander culls WhatsApp from Spanish investment bank phones
Banco Santander SA has removed popular messaging software including WhatsApp from smartphones issued by the company to its investment bankers…
UK PM Sunak’s Conservatives set for heavy election defeat, polls forecast
LONDON (Reuters) -Three opinion polls on Wednesday predicted a record defeat for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives at a…
Mexico’s Sheinbaum vows responsible spending, defends judicial reform
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday her government would pursue responsible spending and reduce the…
Booking.com sounds alarm on AI-enabled travel scams
As travellers rush to book their summer getaways, Booking.com’s Internet safety boss says watch out for supercharged AI scams.
Grab’s chief product officer says generative AI is an ‘accelerator’ in its drive to get more people using the app without ‘friction’
While Grab has been using AI in its product development for years now, generative AI has changed the game by…
Microsoft’s UK CEO says tech giant has more LinkedIn vacancies than it did before AI boom
The jobs market is “changing right before our eyes”, the UK boss of Microsoft says, but not necessarily to the…
How home swapping became the trendy alternative to Airbnb
Offering your home in exchange for a stay at someone else’s place is far from a new concept, but this…
76yo Dutchman spends 34 years building a Roman castle in his garden
Gerry Halman painstakingly sourced materials from dozens of countries to build the structure, drawing inspiration from China, the Roman Empire…