Russians trying to help the Kremlin are being scammed into throwing Molotov cocktails at its offices and cars instead: reports

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Some of the Russians were told to shout pro-Ukrainian slogans, even though they were convinced they were helping the Russian government.

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A New York woman lost all her belongings to a moving company scam. She got a $10,000 settlement, but is living with her parents and scraping together 5 part-time jobs to make ends meet.

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Stephanie Wagner, a 45-year-old lactation consultant, lost all of her belongings in an alleged moving scam.
Stephanie Wagner, a 45-year-old lactation consultant, lost all of her belongings in an alleged moving scam.

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A mother reportedly got a scam call saying her daughter had been kidnapped and she'd have to pay a ransom. The 'kidnapper' cloned the daughter's voice using AI.

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Companies have been developing AI software that can clone people's voices.

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Google workers tell Sundar Pichai “don’t be evil” while conducting layoffs.

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It's techie Tuesday, buds. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I really enjoy cooking and eating food.

That's why this Googler is living my dream life. He's a manager at the search giant by day and culinary school student by night. The company even pays a portion of Harrison Hill's tuition for the Institute for Culinary Education in New York.

A couple in Canada were reportedly scammed out of $21,000 after getting a call from an AI-generated voice pretending to be their son

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Benjamin Perkin (not pictured here) told The Washington Post his parents got a call from someone claiming to be a lawyer who told them their son needed money for legal fees, and used an AI-generated voice to ask his parents for money.

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Grieving women warn of TikTok scam involving sending loved ones' ashes to a fake artist who uses the remains for extortion

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All three women claim to have been contacted by "Chad" on TikTok.

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More people are questioning George Santos' claim that he rescued 2,400 animals and are accusing him of pocketing thousands of dollars meant for pets: NYT

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George Santos.

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Robocallers are preying on the elderly with fake Medicare calls. It's a no-brainer to stop it, but nobody has.

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