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Blackmailers using deepfake sex videos of victims in extortion trend

Helplines in the Netherlands are getting more reports of people on dating apps being confronted by deepfake videos of themselves performing sexual acts and demands for money or the video

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Three accused of dressing up as cops to rob tourists at Amsterdam rail station

Three men are accused of dressing up as police officers and robbing multiple tourists at the Sloterdijk station in Amsterdam.

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News Image OpenAI’s GPT Store Has Left Some Developers in the Lurch

OpenAI promised payouts to custom GPT creators. Now most are turning to outside sources for revenue.

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UK neobank Monzo hits $5.9B valuation with secondary market sale

Monzo is now valued at $5.9 billion after the U.K.-based challenger bank confirmed a secondary market share sale to provide liquidity for its employees. The transaction, first rumored yesterday, saw existing investors such as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund (GIC) and StepStone Group procuring additional shares in the London-based fintech. A secondary market sale essentially rewards […]

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