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New OPCOPRO Scam Uses AI and Fake WhatsApp Groups to Defraud Victim
/in General NewsMeet OPCOPRO, an online scam that builds a fake AI-run world like The Truman Show using WhatsApp and apps to steal IDs via fake KYC and investments.
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EU Sets February Deadline for Verdict on Google’s $32B Wiz Acquisition
/in General NewsThe record-breaking deal has already received a green light from the US government.
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I tried the new Linux Mint 22.3 – it’s a masterclass in polish and quality-of-life fixes
/in General NewsLinux Mint 22.3, Zena, is the latest in Mint’s long line of solid releases.
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I tried Lumus’ AR waveguide prototype at CES, and saw where AR glasses go next
/in General NewsLumus showed me a fragile prototype that delivered a surprisingly wide, clean view, hinting at the future of smart glasses.
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Anthropic Launches Claude AI for Healthcare with Secure Health Record Access
/in General NewsAnthropic has become the latest Artificial intelligence (AI) company to announce a new suite of features that allows users of its Claude platform to better understand their health information.
Under an initiative called Claude for Healthcare, the company said U.S. subscribers of Claude Pro and Max plans can opt to give Claude secure access to their lab results and health records by connecting to
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Why you’ll pay more for AI in 2026, and 3 money-saving tips to try
/in General NewsWith rising DRAM costs and chattier chatbots, prices are only going higher. Frugal things you can do include being nicer to the bot.
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Researchers Uncover Service Providers Fueling Industrial-Scale Pig Butchering Fraud
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have shed light on two service providers that supply online criminal networks with the necessary tools and infrastructure to fuel the pig butchering-as-a-service (PBaaS) economy.
At least since 2016, Chinese-speaking criminal groups have erected industrial-scale scam centers across Southeast Asia, creating special economic zones that are devoted to fraudulent investment
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Hackers Accessed University of Hawaii Cancer Center Patient Data; They Weren’t Immediately Notified
/in General NewsUH officials declined an interview request and have refused to provide key information, including which cancer research project had been affected or how much UH paid the hackers to regain access to files.
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Instagram’s “17 Million User Data Leak” Was Just Scraped Records from 2022
/in General NewsInstagram’s 17 million user data leak wasn’t a new breach – Hackread.com’s in-depth analysis shows it was scraped in 2022, leaked in 2023, and falsely repackaged in 2026.
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Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests
/in General NewsInstagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.
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