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Romance scam losses exceed £106m as Valentine's Day approaches
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UK romance scam losses top GBP £106m as organised fraudsters exploit Valentine's surge, with average victims losing more than GBP £11,000.
OSINT tools speed up probes into tax & benefit fraud
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Open source intelligence tools are helping investigators rapidly uncover tax and benefit fraud by exposing inconsistencies in online data.
Experts warn of rising Valentine's Day cyber scams
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Cyber experts warn Valentine's Day brings a surge in romance and shopping scams, urging users to be wary of links, apps and payment requests.
Most Britons lack plans for digital assets after death
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Most UK adults have no plan for who inherits their digital assets, with over-55s least prepared despite new laws recognising online property.
UK consumers step up cross-checking as AI use grows
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UK consumers are embracing AI tools but trust is splintering, with most cross-checking search, social and brand sites before deciding.
Fluent Cargo, Sea Sentinel AI team to cut port risk
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Fluent Cargo links Sea Sentinel AI to give Australian shippers early alerts on strikes, storms and congestion threatening port operations.
Parents warned over secretive online 'Com' networks
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Parents are being urged to spot warning signs their children are being drawn into secretive online 'Com' networks linked to abuse.
AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud
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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
Snap launches digital safety course for teenagers, parents
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Snap unveils a 45-minute interactive digital safety course for teens and parents, plus expanded Snapchat arrival alerts to boost protection.
Immediate launches IX agency for live brand events
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Immediate launches IX, a dedicated experiential agency using its live shows and media brands to create bespoke in-person campaigns for advertisers.
ZeroDrift raises USD $2m to power real-time compliance
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ZeroDrift emerges from stealth with USD $2m to automate real-time compliance checks on outbound communications in regulated industries.
Pulse Advertising names Paola Nannelli as Chief Executive
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Pulse Advertising has named Paola Nannelli Chief Executive as it steps up UK and US growth plans in the fast-shifting social commerce market.
Kerala crackdown targets online child abuse networks
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Kerala Police stage 660-plus raids in major P-Hunt drive against online child abuse, seizing 431 devices and making 26 arrests.
Dark web 'fraud superstore' struggles with AI checks
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Dark web 'fraud superstores' expand slick services but LexisNexis research finds AI liveness and deepfake checks still foil many scams.
Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy
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Moltbook, the all-bot social network, faces scrutiny after researchers reportedly accessed its live database and user emails without checks.
Australians doubt under-16 social media ban boosts safety
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Most Australians doubt the under-16 social media ban has made the internet safer, with many expecting teens to bypass the new rules.
Canva brings brand-safe design generation into ChatGPT
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Canva integrates with ChatGPT to auto-apply Brand Kits, letting teams generate editable, on-brand designs directly from chat prompts.
Alibaba Cloud brings AI replay tech to Milano 2026
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Alibaba Cloud will power immersive AI-driven replays and fast media search for global broadcasters at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.
UK football ads miss as male fans shun 'laddish' image
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UK football ads are missing the target as male fans reject boozy, laddish clichés and demand healthier, more nuanced portrayals.
Many doubt under-16 social media bans cut online harm
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New research finds most people doubt under-16 social media bans will curb online harm, expecting teens to bypass rules and limits.