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For almost 10 years, scammers have used US Marine Kagan Dunlap’s photos to fool lonely women into giving them thousands of dollars. He’s here to talk about being the unwilling face of a military romance scam. Plus, Alexa’s creepy doomsday prediction, a big cybersecurity fail, and Black Friday email scams to avoid.
Tags: cybersecurity, scams
When most people find themselves unemployed or are looking for a career change, they head to a job board. But have you heard of LinkedIn? It’s a social media platform with a twist.
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With this news, let’s give a nod to the world’s oldest man: John Tinniswood died this week at the age of 112. John said there wasn’t any secret to his record-breaking longevity, describing it as “pure luck.” He added, “If you drink too much or you eat too much or you walk too much — if you do too much of anything — you’re going to suffer eventually.” I agree. RIP, John.
Netflix’s new docuseries revisits the infamous 1996 murder mystery. It includes interviews with JonBenét’s father and unpacks the embarrassingly bad investigation, media circus, and, of course, the ransom note.
Age of a bronze cannon discovered in Arizona. It might be the oldest firearm ever found in the U.S. Researchers think it belonged to Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado but was never fired. The cannon is just 40 pounds and 42 inches long. Wonder if Francisco had a complex about that …
The race to conquer death: Billionaires are pouring cash into life-extending pills. Take Sam Altman: He invested $180 million into a startup working on “cellular reprogramming” to extend human life by 10 years. The Methuselah Foundation is trying to grow new organs, blood vessels and even bones.
Fake news sites tied to China that were just blocked by Google. The Glassbridge network was trying to pass off communist propaganda as “journalism.” One firm ran over 600 sites. The real question: Why did it take Google this long to spot and remove them?
🦾 The ultimate brainchild: Elon Musk’s Neuralink is moving to the next phase of human testing: A brain implant and robotic arm to help people with paralysis control devices using just their thoughts. Two patients in the U.S. are testing it, and Canada is recruiting six more. I had such a good chat with the very first Neuralink patient.
Minimalist vibes, maximalist court fees: One influencer is suing another, claiming she copied her posts and “aesthetic.” Both hawk Amazon affiliate links for minimalistic “clean girl” products (aka everything boring and beige). Can vibes be copyrighted? Common sense tells me no.
Netflix, just chill: When Netflix banned shared passwords about 18 months ago, they’d send occasional emails to request verification. Now, these emails are more frequent, and people are getting logged out. Duh, Netflix wants that $7.99 extra member fee. Netflix’s profits soared after the password-sharing crackdown, jumping to $2.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024; that’s up 79% from the same quarter in 2023.
🔊 “A Swiss Army knife for sound”: That’s what Nvidia is calling Fugatto, its new AI audio generator. As you might expect, people are using it to create bizarre sounds from their text prompts, like turning the sound of a train into a string orchestra. Fugatto’s creators think it could spark new music genres like the electric guitar did. Listen for yourself.
