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☆ That simple 'hi' text from a stranger could be the start of a scam that ends up costing you millions
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

The scammer networks operate fake trading platforms that look "exactly the way they should look," Friedman told CNBC. "When I was looking at who had messaged, I was like, 'I don't know if this person is real,'" Kaimi told CNBC. When pressed, Kaimi told Mike about his financial difficulties, stemming from past credit-card debt. "I thought I was someone who knew when they were being scammed, was able to discern things," Kaimi told CNBC. But when Kaimi told Mike he was planning to withdraw his funds, the penny dropped.

☆ Fact Check-Image purporting to show Donald Trump mugshot is AI-generated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image purporting to show a mugshot of former U.S. President Donald Trump is AI-generated. The image seemingly shows Trump pictured in front of a mugshot wall wearing a black t-shirt. The size of the shoulders similarly does not match “the familiar size and build of the highly-photographed former president,” he added. External context can be “just as important as the details in the image itself in ascertaining the validity of an image,” Chen told Reuters. The image is AI-generated and does not show an authentic mugshot of Trump.

☆ Fact Check-Old meme not an authentic Donald Trump mugshot
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photo meme dating to at least 2018 and made to resemble a “mugshot” of former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has been confusing social media users, some of whom believe Trump has been arrested amid news of potential charges by New York prosecutors. User comments suggest that some appeared to believe the image is authentic, including: “Trump got arrested? However, the mugshot meme appeared online at least as early as July 2018, including in satirical posts, according to a reverse image search on TinEye (here). At the time of publication, no arrest of Trump had been announced. The image is a meme that has been circulating since at least 2018 and is not an authentic mugshot of Donald J. Trump.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Jim Jordan announced Ray Epps will testify against FBI
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

No evidence supports online claims that U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said Ray Epps, a figure linked to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will testify about alleged FBI involvement in the attack. One tweet said Jordan “just announced” Epps “flipped and will testify” against the FBI, and “watch as they now start to testify against each other-OMG..” (here). Jordan has not posted about Epps or the Jan. 6 attack on his website (jordan.house.gov/), Twitter (twitter.com/Jim_Jordan) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/repjimjordan/). Reporting on how Ray Epps became the target of these conspiracy theories can be found (here ), (here). There is no evidence that Rep. Jim Jordan publicly announced Ray Epps will testify against the FBI regarding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

☆ From meltdowns to break-ups, viewers are still talking about Tubi's divisive prank Super Bowl ad days after it aired
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tubi aired a cheeky prank commercial during Super Bowl LVII on Sunday that many are still discussing. The ad made viewers think the game was back, only to be interrupted by a switch to the Tubi app. Social media users are still cracking jokes and making serious points about reactions to the ad. Twitter and TikTok users are still talking about the Fox-owned streaming service's Super Bowl commercial days after the big game aired, after many say it successfully tricked them into thinking someone was controlling their TV. "The way that tubi commercial caused so many issues," one Twitter user wrote on Wednesday.

☆ 2023 Alpine A110 South Beach Edition: A Rally Racer Revived
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Dan Neil | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

PINK MARTINI The Alpine A110 is a two-seat coupe with aluminum chassis and body weighing only 2,430 pounds. Powered by a mid-mounted 1.8-liter turbocharged engine (252 hp) and seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, the rear-drive A110 can hit 62 mph in 4.5 seconds. I STOOD in the parking lot of my hotel near Heathrow, in falling snow, amazed by the Alpine A110 South Beach Edition that had been left for me. Then it dawned on me: “The South Beach Edition.” Oof! The halo car for Renault ’s premium-performance Alpine brand, the two-seat, mid-engine A110 went on sale in 2017 and is often favorably compared to Porsche ’s fabulous 718 Cayman.

☆ Hiring a marachi band for my husband's first-ever birthday party wasn't in my budget, but I did it anyway — and I've never been more sure of my approach to money
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Julie Schwietert Collazo | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I barely had any money, but I wanted to give my husband a nice birthday surprise even if it was hard. It marked another trip around the sun for my husband, Francisco. In fact, I learned after we started dating, he'd never had a birthday party — ever. I realized I needed to ignore the financial adviceMost financial advice consists of a single, sacrosanct maxim: SAVE. "I've never had a birthday party," Francisco told Gerardo and his fellow musicians.

Advertising meme account @digital_chadvertising had decidedly humble beginnings on its way to becoming a popular outlet for industry workers to voice their frustrations, connect with each other and share marketing news. @digital_chadvertising has since gained nearly 80,000 followers on Instagram while mocking everything from industry acronyms to Twitter’s recent advertiser exodus. That does not match the Instagram followings of the leading ad trade publications, but it tops those of large ad-agency networks and other industry accounts. Some prefer formats and platforms that don’t fit the strict definition of a meme but still use the meme world’s sardonic tone to target an industry niche. “The line is so thin between meme and work with my specific niche,” said @digital_chadvertising.

His image can be found on T-shirts at California markets, and fans still listen to his raspy voice singing the corridos, or Mexican ballads, that made Chalino Sánchez famous. The podcast "Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez." A plaque says, "You have died to the world but for us you will always live in our hearts," at a memorial to Chalino Sánchez in Culiacán, Sinaloa. A newspaper clipping announcing the concert by Chalino Sánchez in Coachella on Jan. 26, 1992. newspapers.comAfter the artist's involvement in the Coachella shooting while he was on stage, he catapulted to fame. Chalino Sánchez merchandise at the Paramount Swap Meet in Paramount, Calif. Eulimar Núñez / Noticias TelemundoAs Galindo narrates in the podcast, Sánchez's death seemed like the foregone conclusion of his Wild West kind of life.

☆ Fact Check-Low quality version of photo of Biden on Delaware beach misleads on social media
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A low-quality image of U.S. President Joe Biden posing beside two young girls has been misinterpreted by users who claim that he was behaving inappropriately. This is evil.”The posts show a low-quality image of Biden posing for a photograph with two young girls. It is clearly a right hand due to the thumb placement and it cannot be Biden’s as his right hand is already placed on the shorter girl’s shoulder. Biden is photographed with his right hand on the shoulder of the right girl and left hand on the back of the taller girl. A low-quality photograph of U.S. President Joe Biden posing with two young girls has been misinterpreted online.

☆ See inside a Boeing 737 jet that is being converted into an Airbnb with $100,000 from the company's 'OMG! Fund'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

"The first problem we had was the wings still had fuel in them," she explained. "So, we had to drain two and a half kiloliters out of each aircraft before we could even start doing anything." The left wing positioned for assembly.

☆ A Walmart-backed fintech has been making changes to an online bank it acquired. Long-standing customers are getting fed up.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Carter Johnson | Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

But once the Walmart-backed fintech venture Hazel acquired One and adopted its moniker in January, some of the features that drew Gastley to the bank disappeared. The page has become, in some cases, the first place customers turn to for information about product changes. (Like most neobanks, One has partnered with a sponsor bank, the Washington-based Coastal Community Bank, to provide financial services.) But then One customers received an email from the bank on May 12: It would be closing current credit lines, effective immediately. That's not the only change to Pockets for which Joseph, who has dozens of the virtual bank accounts, didn't receive a notification about, he said.

☆ The craziest Airbnb designs that just won $100,000, from a ghost town gondola and acorn treehouse to a salt cave and Koi fish dome-house,
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Sarah Belle Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Airbnb awarded 100 recipients $100,000 each to design out-of-this-world properties. But for those looking to step inside an Airbnb and have their minds blown, there's a specific category for that: the OMG! Judges representing Airbnb chose 100 winners from more than 20 countries to award $100,000 each to bring their designs to life. properties. Common themes submitted included stargazing experiences, musical themes, fruit-, mushroom- and wine-inspired, treehouses, and solar panels to boost sustainable energy.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert quote about slavery and unemployment
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert did not say “the lowest black unemployment rate was during slavery,” as claimed on social media. “This is not a quote from the Congresswoman,” said Benjamin Stout, Deputy Chief & Communications Director for Boebert. The quote was posted by Twitter user @TheFungi669 on Oct. 25 and has since garnered at least 250 retweets (here). No such quote came up when doing a keyword search on Google (bit.ly/3D4v761) or on her verified Twitter handles (bit.ly/3spJrkR). Reuters found no evidence that Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert made this statement and a spokesman for her said she did not make the comment.

☆ Penn Badgley channels 'You' character in his TikTok debut
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Penn Badgley got a killer star on TikTok. The actor channeled his “You” character, serial killer Joe Goldberg, for his debut post Monday. In his TikTok post, Badgley is seen running to the door. When he opens it, Badgley is there, dressed like his “You” character. Badgley as himself lip syncs, “Hi” before the Goldberg character drops the lyric, “I’m the problem, it’s me.”His followers went wild, including Swift who dropped an “OMG” with the starry eyed emoji in his comments.

☆ 'Doctor Who' fans delighted as the Doctor regenerates as David Tennant
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Toyin Owoseje | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —“Doctor Who” fans were drenched in nostalgia after David Tennant reprised his role as the Time Lord in the dramatic conclusion to the show’s BBC centenary special. Sunday’s 90-minute episode of the long-running sci-fi show, titled “The Power of the Doctor,” ended with Jodie Whittaker’s character unexpectedly regenerating into Tennant in her final appearance as the 13th Doctor. “I know these teeth,” Tennant said – a reference to the 10th Doctor’s first words – “New teeth… that’s weird” – back in 2005. Sophie Mutevelian/BBC/IMDB“Omg, David Tennant back as the doctor, best regeneration ever,” one person wrote on Twitter. “If you thought the appearance of David Tennant was a shock, we’ve got plenty more surprises on the way!” said showrunner Russell T. Davies in a statement.

☆ Fact Check-Satirical tweet claiming U.S. ‘progressives’ are calling for Olive Garden boycott after Meloni election victory in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A satirical tweet claiming that “progressive” groups in the United States have called for a national boycott of the restaurant chain Olive Garden after Giorgia Meloni’s election victory in Italy has duped users online. The tweet reads: “BREAKING: Progressive groups call for national boycott of Olive Garden after Italy elects ‘fascist’ Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.”"Pizza and pasta are now symbols of worldwide white supremacy," they wrote. While some social media users felt the tweet was satire, others were duped into thinking that it was authentic. Meloni is likely to become the head of Italy’s most right-wing government since World War Two, after leading a conservative alliance to victory at Sunday's election (here). The tweet claiming “progressives” are calling for a nationwide boycott of the restaurant chain Olive Garden following Giorgia Meloni’s victory in the Italian elections was intended as satirical.

☆ Sterling slides after BOE jumps into gilt market, dollar marches on
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Alun John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Pound and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoLONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Sterling tumbled again on Wednesday after the Bank of England (BOE) said it would step in to prop up the gilt market, the latest sign of nerves in financial markets which helped nudge the dollar to its latest two-decade peak. The BOE said it would buy as many long-dated government bonds as needed between now and Oct. 14 to stabilise financial markets, and added that it would postpone next week's start of its gilt sale programme. "As the rest of the world is in tightening mode, this should be sterling negative. Long-dated British government prices soared after the announcement and the yield on the 30-year gilt slid around 30 basis points.

☆ Armie Hammer's ex allegedly used a friend's email to communicate with journalists amid their relationship fallout
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN has also obtained screenshots of text messages between Chambers and her former friend discussing the impersonation. On October 15, 2020, according to screenshots of an email message viewed by CNN, Chambers contacted a media outlet using her friend's name and account. The email tip by Chambers was sent just weeks before Hammer and James' movie "Rebecca" was set to debut on Netflix. Two months after first sharing her allegations of abuse, Effie accused Hammer of raping her in 2017. In the texts and emails obtained by CNN, Chambers appears to acknowledge multiple times that she is impersonating her friend.

☆ Fact Check-Vaccine-effectiveness study does not show ‘negative immunity’ or harm to the immune system
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

“The statement that ‘the vaccine destroys any protection a person has from natural immunity’ is unfounded,” Lin told Reuters in an email. The combination of prior infection with vaccination offered slightly better protection than vaccination alone or infection alone, the study also showed. Two of four curves (lines) in panel A, representing vaccine effectiveness among children who received their shots in late 2021, continue a downward path past the bottom of the graph. Similarly, in panel B, lines depicting waning vaccine effectiveness over time in previously-infected and -uninfected children continue past the bottom of the graph. “Our study shows that the vaccine was effective against infection for 4 months, although the effectiveness waned over time,” Lin explained.

☆ Mini to Maestro, Part 2: Intermediate Solving
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jackie Frere | Isaac Aronow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The themes become more complex, the clues get trickier, and you might find yourself going, “Huh?” more times that you might be comfortable with. That, in combination with the new clue types we’re about to show you, is part of what raises the difficulty level of Wednesday and Thursday puzzles. One devious type of clue to look out for is the question-mark clue. For example, if you see a question mark in the clue “Web site?” you can assume that some wordplay will be involved. Another difficult clue type can be seen inside quotes.

☆ Fact Check-Private funerals can still go ahead on day of queen’s funeral
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Several funeral trade bodies told Reuters that while some cemeteries and crematoria may postpone services on a case-by-case basis, most funerals are still going ahead as planned. One Twitter user, (here), wrote: “Omg so all funerals due on the 19th have been cancelled! Three national funeral director organisations and two crematorium and cemetery trade bodies told Reuters that most funerals will be going ahead on Monday. “The door of the funeral home may not be open for the whole day, in line with other high street organisations, but funeral directors will definitely be working and contactable at all times. Although some funerals may be cancelled on Monday, leading industry organisations all agreed that most will be going ahead as planned, pending any decisions made by the families.

Timp de 3 zile, 10 echipe au făcut schimb de experiență, au participat la sesiuni de mentorat și și-au crescut abilitățile pentru a dezvolta soluții de îmbunătățire a serviciilor din domeniul medical. În etapa de accelerare, cele 3 echipe câștigătoare își vor valida produsele, utilizând toate mijloacele necesare, susținerea și expertiza specialiștilor, atât din domeniul IT cât și cel medical, pentru a-și îmbunătăți produsele tehnologice și pentru a trece în următoarea etapă – cea de pilotare. WELL BEING!” – o platformă care va conecta oamenii cu experți reali din domeniul medicinei;„intoAction” – o aplicație care își propune să susțină oamenii să fie activi, părăsind stilul de viață sedentar. De asemenea, participanții au fost ghidați de către trackeri, care au monitorizat progresele și au oferit sfaturile și conexiunile necesare. Printre aceștia au fost reprezentanți din ecosistemul din Kazasthan și Moldova precum: Evgeny Frolov, Aliona Rotaru, Dmitrii Albot, Gulzina Baltabaeva, Assel Seifulina, Ion Mocan, Iulia Cozacenco.

Persons: Nicolae Testemițanu, Mihai, Sergiu Motreac, Margareta Iachimenco, Ana Chirița, Hackathonul HealthTech, Mary Nemciuc, Rotaru, Dmitrii Albot, Iulia Cozacenco, Stanislav Groppa Organizations: Universitatea de Stat, Medicină, Digital Locations: Moldova, Suedia, Moldovei, Republica Moldova

☆ Варламов: Молдова вынуждена дважды платить за российский газ
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +4 min

Известный российский блоггер Илья Варламов посвятил один из своих выпусков схемам поставок российского газа в Приднестровье, назвав их «мутными». «Интересно и то, что Молдова закупает большую часть электроэнергии у расположенной на территории Приднестровья Молдавской ГРЭС, которая в свою очередь вырабатывает электроэнергию с помощью российского газа. То есть, получается, что Молдова должна платить дважды: за поставки газа в Приднестровье и за электроэнергию для себя, выработанную с помощью этого самого газа», - отмечает Варламов. Ранее уже сообщалось, что по настоянию "Газпрома", посредством представителя правительства Молдовы в АО "Молдовагаз", долг за потребленный в Приднестровье газ принимается на долг АО "Молдовагаз". В результате, сам "Газпром" официально считает долг Приднестровья "дебиторской задолженностью Республики Молдова".

Persons: Илья Варламов, Варламов, Александр Петков, Петков Organizations: Молдавская ГРЭС, Интер РАО, АО Молдовагаз, Газпром, Энергоком, АО Молдовагаз владеющие, Агентство публичной собственности Locations: Приднестровье, Россия, Молдова, Российская Федерация, Москва, полРоссии, Украина, Тирасполь, Республика Молдова, США

☆ HealthTech Hackathon: trei echipe vor dezvolta soluții de digitalizare a domeniului medical în etapa de accelerare
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

Trei echipe interesate de a dezvolta medicina prin tehnologie vor continua să-și transforme și să-și îmbunătățească soluțiile digitale în etapa de Accelerare HealthTech! Ideile au fost selectate în cadrul Hackathonul HealthTech, care a adunat viitori doctori, studenți, biologi, antreprenori, startupuri, entuziaștii medicinei și tehnologiilor, dar și toți cei interesați de inovație și știință. Timp de trei zile, zece echipe au făcut schimb de experiență, au participat la sesiuni de mentorat și și-au crescut abilitățile pentru a dezvolta soluții de îmbunătățire a serviciilor din domeniul medical. Printre aceștia au fost reprezentanți din ecosistemul din Kazasthan și Moldova precum: Evgeny Frolov, Aliona Rotaru, Dmitrii Albot, Gulzina Baltabaeva, Assel Seifulina, Ion Mocan, Iulia Cozacenco. Stanislav Groppa, academician, Prorector pentru activitate de cercetare la USMF „Nicolae Testemițanu”: „A fost un eveniment excepțional, unde cele zece echipe s-au prezentat în exclusivitate, cu implicare majoră, oferind soluții importante cu strategii bine punctate pentru digitalizarea sistemului de sănătate.

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