25 minutes ago Russian Propaganda Unit Appears to Be Behind Spread of False Tim Walz Sexual Abuse Claims

The Russian-aligned network Storm-1516 has a long history of posting fake whistleblower videos—including deepfakes—to push Kremlin talking points.

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30 minutes ago DA not prosecuting teacher accused of grooming and assaulting girls for years at Pittsfield school

Matthew Rutledge allegedly used his status as a popular teacher at Miss Hall's School to abuse students since 1994. Authorities recently concluded that "no criminal conduct occurred." The post DA not prosecuting teacher accused of grooming and assaulting girls for years at Pittsfield school appeared first on Boston.com.

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37 minutes ago ‘Content kleptocracy’: News Corp outlets sue Perplexity over scraped stories

News Corp’s Dow Jones and the NY Post have sued growing AI startup Perplexity over what they describe as a “content kleptocracy.” In a lawsuit filed in New York on Monday, the media organization claimed that Perplexity engages in copyright violations on a “grand scale,” simultaneously duplicating and misrepresenting original content created by others: Its […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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39 minutes ago USC Trojans Schedule Update: Washington Huskies Kickoff Time, TV Broadcast

USC Trojans Schedule Update: Washington Huskies Kickoff Time, TV Broadcast  Sports Illustrated

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41 minutes ago Top San Francisco Giants Offseason Target Lands $144 Million in Latest Prediction

Top San Francisco Giants Offseason Target Lands $144 Million in Latest Prediction  Sports Illustrated

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45 minutes ago Austin Affirms United States' Unwavering Support for Ukraine During Visit to Kyiv

Austin Affirms United States' Unwavering Support for Ukraine During Visit to Kyiv  Department of Defense

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45 minutes ago Alaska anthropologist and cultural leader Rosita Worl awarded National Humanities Medal

Alaska anthropologist and cultural leader Rosita Worl awarded National Humanities Medal  Anchorage Daily News

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53 minutes ago Los Chapitos’ lawyer confirms Joaquín and Ovidio Guzmán are negotiating deal with the United States

Los Chapitos’ lawyer confirms Joaquín and Ovidio Guzmán are negotiating deal with the United States  EL PAÍS USA

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59 minutes ago Poshmark reverses decision to lower selling fees after sellers experience a drop in sales 

Shortly after the social marketplace Poshmark announced it would lower selling fees and increase fees for buyers, the company decided to revert to its original fee structure following outrage among sellers.  In an email to sellers sent on Monday (and viewed by TechCrunch), founder and CEO Manish Chandra wrote an apology about the fee change, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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73 minutes ago Windows kernel defenses aren't enough to stop a lucrative game cheating market, research shows

Hackers commonly bypass Microsoft Windows kernel protections to enable cheating in competitive online games, new research shows. Academics at the University of Birmingham performed a technical analysis of how game cheats and anti-cheat systems work and carried out a market investigation, analyzing 80 cheat-selling sites in Europe and North America over three months.

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