Fake Booking.com travel credit scam targets travelers

Summer travel already costs enough. So, an email promising a $500 Booking.com travel credit can feel like a lucky break. That is exactly why this message we received deserves a…

Reddit is using LLMs to solve a problem LLMs largely created

In the AI era, platforms have no choice but to fight fire with fire to cull spam.

UK regulator warns of "arms race" to keep up with AI use in financial services

Regulators are in an “arms race” to keep up with the use of artificial intelligence in financial services, a senior UK official has warned, with millions of people using the…

There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend

As the United States of America celebrated its 250th birthday on terra firma with fireworks displays this weekend, two Asian countries made some splashes of their own farther from Earth.…

The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 lookalike is down to $329

Initially, I was going to tell you about a good deal happening on the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, which is down from the $500 it’s sold at most of the…

I spy

I’m just doing my job, but turns out, it feels lousy holding other people’s privacy in your hands. I’ve long argued that Hollywood has simultaneously set and ruined our expectations…

Belgium submits appeal on FIFA red card suspension for Folarin Balogun

The Royal Belgian Football Association on Monday submitted an appeal to FIFA regarding a ruling that overturned a one-game ban for U.S. striker Folarin Balogun.  The move came after President…

Trump says he spurred FIFA review into Balogun red card

President Trump said on Monday that his call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino spurred the soccer organization’s review into the Team USA Men’s star Folarin Balogun’s red card, which led…

Trump didn't know what a red card was before Balogun incident

President Trump says he did not know what a red card in soccer meant before one was handed to U.S. striker Folarin Balogun last week before later being retracted in…

From the courthouse to the White House: How corruption becomes routine

It took decades before I appreciated the cultural connection between tawdry corruption in a Cook County courtroom and the breathtaking venality of President Donald Trump.