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Feds seize $15 billion from alleged forced labor scam built on “human suffering”

Federal prosecutors have seized $15 billion from the alleged kingpin of an operation that used imprisoned laborers to trick unsuspecting people into making investments in phony funds, often after spending months faking romantic relationships with the victims. Such “pig butchering” scams have operated for years. They typically work when members of the operation initiate conversations...

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OpenAI wants to stop ChatGPT from validating users’ political views

“ChatGPT shouldn’t have political bias in any direction.” That’s OpenAI’s stated goal in a new research paper released Thursday about measuring and reducing political bias in its AI models. The company says that “people use ChatGPT as a tool to learn and explore ideas” and argues “that only works if they trust ChatGPT to be...

Born with one hand, Nicky Nieves found self-acceptance through playing volleyball
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Born with one hand, Nicky Nieves found self-acceptance through playing volleyball

Growing up Afro-Latina and limb-different, sitting volleyball player Nicole “Nicky”  Nieves was keenly aware of the qualities that set her apart.  Nieves, the daughter of Puerto Rican parents, was born without a left hand, yet it didn’t deter her love for sports at a young age. She navigated childhood with the support of her friends...

The WNBA Head Coaching Vacancies, Ranked
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The WNBA Head Coaching Vacancies, Ranked

Five of the WNBA’s 15 teams are seeking new head coaches as a turbulent offseason prepares to get underway. As the Las Vegas Aces celebrate the jackpot of another championship in Sin City, several of their WNBA sisters are seeking new pit bosses. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The coaching carousel set to spin this...

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Why Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement

The encryption protecting communications against criminal and nation-state snooping is under threat. As private industry and governments get closer to building useful quantum computers, the algorithms protecting Bitcoin wallets, encrypted web visits, and other sensitive secrets will be useless. No one doubts the day will come, but as the now-common joke in cryptography circles observes,...

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Hackers can steal 2FA codes and private messages from Android phones

Android devices are vulnerable to a new attack that can covertly steal 2FA codes, location timelines, and other private data in less than 30 seconds. The new attack, named Pixnapping by the team of academic researchers who devised it, requires a victim to first install a malicious app on an Android phone or tablet. The...

The breaking point that led to James Franklin’s firing
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The breaking point that led to James Franklin’s firing

Listen to this story Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… First, he blew a tire against Oregon. Penn State head coach James Franklin threw on a spare and drove to UCLA, where he ran off the road and cracked an axle. He got a tow back to State College, Pennsylvania, and made some...