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Month: October 2023

Deepfake fraud videos feature MrBeast and BBC celebs.

Deepfakes create videos of people by modifying their faces or bodies using artificial intelligence (AI). This week, a TikTok video claiming to be MrBeast offered consumers new iPhones for $2 (£1.65). Meanwhile, BBC performers Matthew Amroliwala and Sally Bundock’s likenesses…

GB News fired Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson.

Last week, the former actor and political activist provoked outrage by asking what “self-respecting man” would “climb into bed” with Ava Evans. Fox hosted a weekly show on the channel and made the remarks while contributing to Dan Wootton’s show….

Chelsea captain Reece James has been given a one-match ban and fined £90,000 after an incident in the tunnel.

The defense agreed to using “improper, insulting, and abusive language and behavior” toward a match referee. The England international had previously been believed to have confronted referee Jarred Gillett. Due to a hamstring injury, the 23-year-old did not play in…

Iran hijab police are accused of putting a girl in a coma.

Activists claim that Iran’s morality police beat a girl for not wearing a headscarf and then shared a photo supposedly showing her in a coma. On Sunday, Armita Geravand, 16, collapsed after entering a Tehran metro train at Shohada station….

Lionel Messi: Chicago Fire provide a $250 reward to Inter Miami fans who attend the match.

More than 61,000 tickets for the Chicago Fire’s game at Soldier Field have been sold. Seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or Messi has missed the last three games for Miami. The Fire will offer a $250 (£207) credit for “new…

TikTok: Social networking app shuts down following Indonesia ban

According to the country’s government, the laws are intended to protect local physical and online merchants. Indonesia was the first country to test the app’s e-commerce business in 2021, and it quickly became one of TikTok Shop’s largest markets. Last…

TikTok is experimenting with an ad-free monthly membership.

The BBC knows that the Chinese company is testing the service in an English-speaking market outside of the United States, but has reluctant to say where. The subscription is currently being tested at $4.99 (£4.13) per month. Meanwhile, Meta is…

Dish Network receives the first-ever fine for space trash from the United States.

Dish Network was fined $150,000 (£125,000) by the Federal Communications Commission for failing to relocate an obsolete satellite far enough away from others in use. The business agreed to a “compliance plan” with the FCC after admitting accountability for its…

Galatasaray come from behind twice to upset Manchester United.

Rasmus Hojlund scored twice for ten-man United, the second a magnificent effort in which the 20-year-old took advantage of Davinson Sanchez’s error to gallop 50 yards and beat Fernando Muslera with a clever finish. However, the hosts’ lead lasted only…

Bangkok: Two people were killed and a 14-year-old was arrested in connection with the Siam Paragon mall shooting.

The shooting took place at the Siam Paragon mall, the city’s most prominent mall and one of Asia’s most visited destinations. According to Thailand’s police commander, the victims were from China and Myanmar. According to authorities, the suspect surrendered and…