Scammers put fake QR codes on parking meters to intercept parkers’ payments
Fraudulent QR codes on parking meters found in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Enlarge / Image from the City of Austin's warning to ignore QR code stickers on parking meters. (credit: City of Austin) Scammers in a few big Te.....»»
Beware of fake WhatsApp groups that are stealing accounts!
It seems that there is a rise of fake WhatsApp groups that pretend to be someone you know to steal your account. The post Beware of fake WhatsApp groups that are stealing accounts! appeared first on Phandroid. Scams are everywhere out ther.....»»
Waymo robotaxis waking San Francisco neighbors with nightly honking
People who live near a San Francisco parking lot used by Waymo say the self-driving vehicles won't stop honking at each other, even though no one is inside them......»»
Scammers dupe chemical company into wiring $60 million
Orion S.A., a global chemical company with headquarters in Luxembourg, has become a victim of fraud: it lost approximately $60 million through “multiple fraudulently induced outbound wire transfers to accounts controlled by unknown third partie.....»»
A path toward understanding regional sea level rise
By 2100, sea level is projected to rise by up to 1–2 meters, threatening millions of people living in low-lying coastal areas around the world. But global projections such as this don't capture regional-scale variations......»»
Once Human: codes and how to redeem them
Survival games like Once Human always start you off with almost nothing. If you need some help getting started, here are all the codes and how to redeem them......»»
Push alerts from TikTok include fake news, expired tsunami warning
News-style notifications include false claims about Taylor Swift, other misleading info. Enlarge (credit: FT montage/Getty Images) TikTok has been sending inaccurate and misleading news-style alerts to users’ phones, i.....»»
Social media: Disinformation expert offers three safety tips in a time of fake news and dodgy influencers
Social networks have revolutionized the way we communicate, stay informed and share moments of our daily lives. We use platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok to keep in touch with our friends and family, share our experiences, keep in.....»»
First map of vegetation across Antarctica reveals a battle for the continent"s changing landscape
A tiny seed is stuck between loose gravel and coarse sand. There is nothing else alive around it. All it can see is a wall of ice reaching 20 meters up into the sky. It is cold. Survival is hard around here. In winter, it is dark even during the day......»»
Landslide triggers megatsunami in narrow fjord
It was a monster wave that hit a fjord on Greenland's east coast on 16 September 2023. In certain places, the traces of the flooding reached 200 meters high. Researchers led by Angela Carrillo Ponce from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GF.....»»
The conspiracy theorists who think Biden has been replaced by AI
Anything you dislike can now be called an "AI fake." Enlarge / Joe Biden—or is it his AI-powered hologram? (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) At 1:18 pm ET on July 21, 2023, President Joe Biden stepped to the podium in.....»»
This new Google Chrome feature could make the internet more pleasant
Google Chrome is in the works to make tipping your favorite sites easier using Web Monetization to send micro payments. Here's how it works......»»
Illinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payouts
Possible damages payments dramatically lowered by change to 2008 Illinois law. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | imaginima) Illinois has changed its Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to dramatically limit the financ.....»»
Apple losing Google’s $20B+ would be just a blip in its Services trajectory
Google has for years made billions of dollars worth of payments to Apple in return for being the default search engine on Apple devices. A court ruling yesterday appears to have declared those payments illegal under antitrust law. But while that w.....»»
Lamborghini’s biggest EV challenge? Not being seen as “fake,” says CTO.
Lamborghini's CTO tells us how hybrids, EVs, and AI will "generate the wow." Enlarge / Lamborghini has added a plug-in hybrid powertrain to the Urus SUV. (credit: Lamborghini) Lamborghini has now launched its second plu.....»»
Butterfly keyboard MacBook owners compensation payments are arriving
Just over six years after the first class-action lawsuit over Apple's flawed MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard design was filed, settlement money will finally be reaching owners who were affected by flaws and reliability issues.Close up of the problem-p.....»»
Apple now sending up to $395 payments to butterfly keyboard MacBook owners
In 2022, Apple agreed to pay a $50 million dollar settlement for certain eligible 2015-2019 MacBook owners who experienced problems with their butterfly keyboards. The claims process opened in late 2022, and the settlement got final approval last May.....»»
Apple leaning on dominant Chinese companies to comply with App Store payment rules
There has been an unenforced loophole in China's App Store that has allowed developers to funnel in-app payments to external payment processors, and Apple is reportedly leaning on Tencent and ByteDance to make it stop.iPhone 16 Pro is expected to see.....»»
Apple Arcade developers frustrated by long delays in getting paid, no incentives to make Vision Pro games
In a follow-up report to their previous coverage, MobileGamer has again collated a set of off-the-record comments from Apple Arcade game developers about how the service is faring. The leading complaints revolved around payments and poor communica.....»»
Police in Southern California warn residents to beware of parking tickets that look like this
Police in Southern California warn residents to beware of parking tickets that look like this.....»»
Study reveals impact of concern about misinformation on Americans" media consumption habits
Most Americans are aware of fake news and misinformation. In a new study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania sought to uncover whether the threat of misinformation drives Americans to seek out news sources that reflect their own politica.....»»