The FBI issued a public service announcement (PSA) warning about a new variation of “virtual kidnapping” scams where criminals use artificial intelligence (AI) to alter publicly available photos, often from social media, as fake “proof-of-life” evidence to extort ransoms from victims.
Read More FBI: New kidnapping scam employs AI-altered images to pressure victims into paying criminalsTag: Social Media
Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp.
Read More Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp, InstagramFormer CIA Director John Brennan erupts in anger after being pressed on Hunter Biden’s laptop
Former CIA Director John Brennan furiously shouted down a man who confronted him over his decision to sign the 2020 letter stating that the Hunter Biden laptop story had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”
Read More Former CIA Director John Brennan erupts in anger after being pressed on Hunter Biden’s laptopVance and Mamdani’s feud escalates over NYC mayoral candidate’s dubious 9/11 islamophobia claim involving his ‘aunt’
Vice President JD Vance ignited a political firestorm after criticizing New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for his comments about Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks — remarks that expressed sympathy solely for Muslims, while overlooking the Americans who perished in the attacks.
Read More Vance and Mamdani’s feud escalates over NYC mayoral candidate’s dubious 9/11 islamophobia claim involving his ‘aunt’WH slams TMZ’s ‘Fake News’ report claiming that Trump is considering pardon for Diddy this week
The White House has denied a sensational TMZ report that claimed President Donald Trump was considering commuting or pardoning Sean “Diddy” Combs — calling the story “completely fabricated” while slamming the entertainment outlet for running “fake news.”
Read More WH slams TMZ’s ‘Fake News’ report claiming that Trump is considering pardon for Diddy this weekTrump dismisses ‘No Kings’ protests as a ‘joke’: ‘I’m not a king. I work my a** off to make our country great’
President Donald Trump brushed off the ongoing “No Kings Day” protests, calling them a “joke” while asserting that he works his “a** off to make our country great.”
Read More Trump dismisses ‘No Kings’ protests as a ‘joke’: ‘I’m not a king. I work my a** off to make our country great’
