[Link] Elon Musk fails in bid to delay trial over terminated Twitter deal

Read: 8/9/2022 www.theguardian.com

Elon Musk has failed in a bid to delay a trial over his termination of a $44bn (£38bn) deal to buy Twitter. The social media company is suing Musk over his decision to walk away from the transaction and is demanding that he complete the deal on the agreed terms.

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[Link] Ukraine Accuses Russia of Using WhatsApp Bot Farm to Ask Military to Surrender

Read: 3/4/2022 www.vice.com

The message, according to the press release, said: “The outcome of events is predetermined! Be prudent and refuse to support nationalism and leaders of the country who discredited themselves and already fled the capital!!!”

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[Link] The Booming Underground Market for Bots That Steal Your 2FA Codes

Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com

The call came from PayPal’s fraud prevention system. Someone had tried to use my PayPal account to spend $58.82, according to the automated voice on the line. PayPal needed to verify my identity to block the transfer.

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[Link] Man creates A.I. version of dead fiancée so he can still text her

Read: 27/7/2021 www.indy100.com

Joshua Borbeau’s fiancée, Jessica Pereira, died from a rare form of liver disease and the grieving man has now created an electronic version of her so he can text her. The story was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle and details how Borbeau created the A.I.

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