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Rampant Referrals Part 9 – Communication Sabotage (Subsection D)
As a quick recap from last time, we looked at the ‘why’ of the question-qualifiers Why, What, Who, How and When and Where : In this section, we’ll be covering referral sabotage around the ‘what’, i.e. what it is that you actually offer. I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s pretty frustrating when you hear that…
Realtime Deepfake Dating Scams
Here we look at how scammers are now reportedly using face-swapping technology to change their appearance in real-time to conduct video-based romance scams. Yahoo Boys Recently, tech news site ‘Wired’ featured a story about romance scammers dubbed ‘Yahoo Boys,’ a slang term for a Nigeria-based collective of scammers who are now using deepfakes and real-time…
Police : Don’t Try Hiding Money in Crypto
The Home Office has announced that in an attempt to tackle the issue of drug dealers, fraudsters and terrorists using crypto to hide and raise money, it’s giving new powers to the police. Over £1 Billion In Illegal Crypto Transactions With over £1 billion in illegal crypto transactions taking place in the UK each year, the…
World’s Largest (House-Sized) 3D Printer
Maine University in the US has announced that its new 3D printer has smashed the former Guinness World Record to become the largest 3D printer in the world, making it a significant step forward in the next generation of advanced manufacturing. Factory of the Future The new printer, dubbed Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF…
Jail Coder Course Shows Positive Results
US-based researchers have reported that the ‘Brave Behind Bars’ college-accredited, zoom-based web design course for prisoners has improved their sense of self-worth and given them digital literacy skills that help them stay out of prison. Brave Behind Bars The 12-week Brave Behind Bars computer science and career-readiness program was expanded in 2022 to include 40…
Apple / OpenAI iPhone Talks Renewed
It’s been reported (Bloomberg) that Apple is (back) in discussions with OpenAI about potentially using OpenAI’s generative AI technology to power some new features being introduced in the iPhone later this year. Although Apple is reported to be talking to OpenAI, it was also reported last month that Apple was talking to Googe about licensing…
Rampant Referrals for MSPs – Part 8 – Communication Sabotage (Subsection B)
As a quick recap from last time, we looked at the 4 main ‘silos’ of communication that can be sabotaged, which were : 1 – Internal to Internal : i.e. MSP Staff to MSP Staff2 – Internal to External : MSP Staff to Stakeholder’s Staff3 – External to External : Stakeholder’s Staff to Stakeholder’s Staff4…
China Orders Removal Of Popular Messaging Apps From iPhone App Store
It’s been reported that the Chinese government has ordered Apple to remove popular messaging apps including Meta’s WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal from its iPhone app store in China, due to national security concerns. Some reports indicate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may not be happy that the apps are outside of their control and…
Microsoft Deepfakes Too Dangerous For Release
Microsoft says its new VASA-1 AI framework for generating lifelike talking faces of virtual characters is so good that it could easily be misused for impersonating humans and, therefore, Microsoft says it has “no plans” to release any aspect of it until it can be sure it can be used responsibly. What’s The Problem? 2024 is an…
Amazon Launches Amazon Live FAST Shopping Channel
Previously available on desktop, mobile and Fire TV, Amazon has now extended the reach of its “Amazon Live” FAST free ad-supported, interactive TV “shoppable” channel by launching it on Prime Video and Freevee, for US customers. What Is Freevee? For those who aren’t familiar with Freevee, it’s an Amazon-owned, ad-supported, premium, free streaming service that offers a…
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