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Crypto Scammers’ New Target: Dating Apps
Tho Vu texted back and forth with a man, who went by the name Ze Zhao, from China for months after meeting on the dating app Hinge. Zhao told Ms. Vu that he works in customer service for a security company and that he could teach her how to trade cryptocurrencies such...
A Fraudster Just Can’t Seem to Stop… Selling Eyeglasses
Vitaly Borker, an online eyeglasses store owner, was arrested and charged with mail fraud and wire fraud after he harassed and cheated his customers. Despite previously serving a five-year sentence after an identical crime, Borker went straight back to bullying...
Why Podcasts Are Becoming Netflix
Platforms such as Spotify are trying to become the go-to service for podcasts, or in other words: “A Netflix of podcasting.” While big tech companies (such as Apple, Google, Facebook, YouTube, Amazon) determine what is, and what is not allowed on their service,...
For Companies, Winning in China Now Means Losing Somewhere Else
In the past, companies would pay massive amounts to sponsor the Olympics as it is considered one of the most prestigious opportunities for the marketing industry. However, with the 2022 Olympic Games being held in Beijing, these companies are worried about tarnishing...
America’s Chinese Tech Conundrum
U.S. officials are worried that the Chinese internet giant, ByteDance, may use information collected from apps like TikTok against Americans. For the last 50 years the majority of essential global technologies have been produced in the U.S., but Chinese companies will...
Apple, AirTags, and Stalkers
AirTags, a tiny tracking device meant for keeping track of items such as keys, wallets, and phones, have been being used as a tool for stalkers to follow people without their knowledge. To combat this, Apple plans on releasing a software update that will alert users...
Younger Americans Benefited Less From Booster Shots Than Older People
The first comprehensive data regarding the effectiveness of booster shots by age in the U.S. was recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and confirms that older adults benefit more from booster doses than younger Americans. Covid-19...
Tesla Recalls Cars and Rolling Stops
Tesla is recalling 54,000 cars with Full-Self-Driving software to disable a feature that allows the vehicles to make a “rolling stop” at intersections. This feature is a traffic violation, and one of the latest safety issues regarding Tesla’s cars. In December, the...
F.B.I. Secretly Bought Israeli Spyware and Explored Hacking U.S. Phones
The NSO Group’s software, Pegasus, is widely considered to be the most effective spyware in the world, originally created by the Israeli company to track terrorists and drug cartels through smartphones. A yearlong investigation recently published by the New York Times...
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