What are romance scams and how can you avoid them?

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"I fell in love with him and he also claimed to feel the same way for me," said a victim of a romance scam, who requested anonymity. They met a man called "Bob" on Facebook, who claimed to be in South Africa working for the military.

After talking for some time, Bob said he wanted to visit the victim, who lives in the United States. Sure enough, he started asking for money: "He told me he had some

Google’s new music tool, Lyria 3 is here

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Google’s announcement that its Gemini app now writes music for you isn’t just one of those “blowing my mind” product updates. It feels like a symbolic surrender to a long-standing refrain from Big Tech: creative work is now just another checkbox for a machine.  If you don’t know what I am talking about, yesterday Google […]



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Bill Gates drops out of AI summit as he faces heat over Epstein files

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Bill Gates in a suit and tie speaking into two microphones.
Bill Gates was due to give a keynote address at India's high-profile summit.

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  • Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates canceled an appearance at the India AI Impact Summit.
  • He pulled out just hours before he was set to give a keynote address.
  • The Gates Foundation said the decision was made to "ensure the focus" remained on the summit's priorities.

Bill Gates pulled out of the

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Ukrainian soldiers armed with scissors say they cut any fiber-optic drone cable they see — even if it might be their own

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Fiber-optic drones can't be jammed, but can be stopped by destroying the cables that control them.

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  • Ukrainian soldiers are cutting the wires of any and all fiber-optic drones they find.
  • Some carry scissors so they can be ready when they find one. They also use knives and their bare hands.
  • The threat these drones pose means that they don't even stop to consider who
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‘Predator: Badlands’ Is a Huge Hulu Hit

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Director Dan Trachtenberg notched the streamer’s biggest movie debut since another Trachtenberg-directed ‘Predator’ entry: 2022’s ‘Prey.’

I lost my job at 58 when DOGE dismantled USAID. A year on, I've landed on my feet but still feel survivor's guilt.

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Jay Gulledge in Pakistan
Jay Gulledge, 59, worked for USAID until March 2025.

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  • Jay Gulledge lost his job in 2025 after USAID was dismantled.
  • A year on, Gulledge has found a director-level job that he finds meaningful.
  • However, Gulledge said he feels survivor's guilt as former colleagues remain unemployed.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jay Gulledge, 59, who is based in Tennessee

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