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Deepfake political scam ads surging on Meta platforms
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Scammers are among the top political advertising spenders on Meta’s platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians — including President Donald Trump — to promote fake government benefits, a US watchdog group said Wednesday.
WWII bomb discovery paralyses Paris rail traffic
AFP, Published on 07/03/2025
» PARIS - The unearthing of a 500-kilogramme World War II bomb near tracks outside Paris on Friday halted traffic and stranded thousands of passengers in one of the biggest rail disruptions in the French capital in years.
Apple sidelines AI news summaries due to errors
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple pushed out a software update on Thursday which disabled news headlines and summaries generated using artificial intelligence that were lambasted for getting facts wrong.
US says disabled Russian spyware used for two decades
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it had disabled a "sophisticated" malware network used by Russia's FSB intelligence agency for two decades to spy in 50 countries including a NATO ally.
Apple devices getting beefed-up defence against spyware
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new way for activists, journalists and other targets of state-sponsored espionage to protect themselves from spyware.
US indicts Russian oligarch Malofeyev for sanctions violations
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: The United States announced on Wednesday that it has indicted Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev for sanctions violations.
Tesla makes 4th car recall in two weeks
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» NEW YORK: Tesla was recalling over a half a million US electric cars due to a "Boombox" feature that can drown out audible warnings for pedestrians, in the fourth recall made public in two weeks, records showed Thursday.
Mandatory Chinese Olympics app has 'devastating' encryption flaw: analyst
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» WASHINGTON: An app all attendees of the upcoming Beijing Olympics must use has encryption flaws that could allow personal information to leak, a cyber security watchdog said Tuesday.
CNN blocks access to its Facebook page in Australia
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» SYDNEY - CNN has blocked access to its Facebook page in Australia after a court ruled media companies were liable for defamatory user comments on their stories.
Cuban baseball star defects on arrival in US
AFP, Published on 27/05/2021
» HAVANA - Cuban baseball talent Cesar Prieto abandoned his team several hours after arriving in the United States for an Olympic qualifier, sports officials in Havana said, in the latest defection to hit the communist island.