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The mystery of the man embroiled in a gold scam
Questions remain around the disappearance of a man mixed up in one of the biggest gold scams in history.BBC News - Top stories -
Arup lost $25mn in deepfake video conference scam
UK-based engineering group identified as target of fraud that used digitally cloned CFO to trick Hong Kong staffFinancial Times - World -
Advisers worry as social media investment scams surge
Trusted figures often used to persuade people to put money into fraudulent schemesFinancial Times - World -
Google tests AI to detect scam phone calls. Privacy advocates are terrified.
Some privacy advocates say that they’re terrified by an announcement this week from Google that the company is testing a way to scan people’s phone calls.NBC News - Top stories - Google -
UK engineering firm Arup falls victim to £20m deepfake scam
Hong Kong employee was duped into sending cash to criminals by AI-generated video call. Business live – latest updatesThe British engineering company Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a deepfake fraud after an employee was duped into sending ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Vast Identity Theft Scam Traced to North Korean IT Workers With Remote Jobs
Business owners, verify your remote employee IDs. The Justice Department announced a slew of arrests in the wildly complex scheme, in which remote workers got jobsusing stolen identities to steal for Pyongyang.Inc. - Business -
Beyoncé, ESPN gave Harris tickets, disclosure shows
Vice President Harris was gifted tickets to Beyoncé’s concert by the artist herself and a Howard University football game courtesy of ESPN, a 2023 financial disclosure report shows. Harris attended Beyoncé’s "Renaissance World Tour" concert in ...The Hill - Politics -
'Greedy' Sheeran and Lady Gaga ticket tout jailed
Maria Chenery-Woods ran a multi-million pound reselling concert tickets on an "industrial scale".BBC News - Top stories -
House passes TICKET Act in an effort to increase transparency in pricing
The House passed the Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act on Wednesday in an effort to increase price transparency for consumers.NBC News - Top stories -
House passes TICKET Act targeting concert 'hidden fees'
The House passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would require event ticket sellers to disclose the total cost of tickets upfront to consumers, including so-called hidden fees. The bill, dubbed the Transparency In Charges for Key Events ...The Hill - Politics -
A divided Congress agrees: Buying concert tickets is frustrating and needs to be fixed.
The U.S. House of Representatives resoundingly passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate more transparency on ticket prices for live events and ban practices that jack up concert prices.MarketWatch - Business -
Has the administration overstepped with the new airline ticket fee disclosures?
The USDOT’s attempt to control airline finances, effectively highlighting the gap between the different types of flyers and airline loyalty members, serves no one’s best interest.The Hill - Politics -
'What Was I Thinking?' The Big-Ticket Items People Regret
People spend a lot of money on all sorts of things, only to later ask themselves: “What was I thinking?”The Wall Street Journal - World -
European airlines signal surge in ticket prices is near peak
Ryanair says ticket prices will either be flat or ‘modestly’ higher this summer than 2023Financial Times - Business - Travel -
Deadpool And Wolverine Tickets Go On Sale With New Trailer, Poster, And More
There's only one Marvel Studios movie hitting theaters this year, and it's just over two months away. Now, tickets for Deadpool and Wolverine have gone on sale, and that means there's a new trailer to go along with the announcement. There isn't ...GameSpot - Tech -
Man accused of setting NY Trooper's dad's house on fire after getting traffic tickets
A 26-year-old man was charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to the home of the father of a New York Trooper who gave him tickets.NBC News - Top stories -
Giants sending set of replica Super Bowl rings to all season-ticket holders ahead of team's centennial season
It certainly pays to be a loyal Giants fanCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
Missouri gubernatorial candidate with KKK ties can stay on GOP ticket, judge rules
A judge ruled Friday that a gubernatorial candidate in Missouri with alleged ties to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) can stay on the Republican ticket. The Missouri GOP attempted to kick Darrell McClanahan out from participating in the August Republican ...The Hill - Politics -
Report: Caitlin Clark, Fever set WNBA single-game ticket revenue record in loss to Liberty
The New York Liberty earned more than $2 million in ticket revenue in their win over Caitlin Clark and the Fever on Saturday.Yahoo Sports - Sports - WNBA -
Clark helps Liberty become 1st WNBA team to have $2M+ in 1-game ticket revenue, AP source says
Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark helped bring in record ticket revenue for the New York Liberty in her first game in the Big AppleABC News - Sports -
Hype surrounding Deion Sanders continues as Colorado sells out season tickets for second straight year
Before Sanders' arrival, Colorado went nearly 30 years without selling out its season ticket allotmentCBS Sports - Sports -
The Paralympics open in 100 days. Paris organizers are launching a campaign to boost ticket sales
Paralympics organizers in Paris have a message they hope will encourage many more fans to buy ticketsABC News - Sports