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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Cybercriminals who hacked nonfungible token artist Beeple’s Twitter account stole $438,000 worth of cryptocurrency and NFTs from his followers Sunday, after impersonating the artist and claiming to have launched a new line of digital art with the designer Louis Vuitton. Key Facts The hackers appeared to gain control of Beeple’s account for several hours on Sunday, during which time they changed the artist’s Twitter bio to advertise a raffle for a fake collection with Louis Vuitton–with which Beeple collaborated in 2019 —and posted two messages with links that actually directed users to a phishing scam , according to ArtNet. A phishing link in the first of two tweets posted during Beeple’s account during that time brought in about 36 ether, or $73,000, while a second scammed the artist’s followers out of $365,000 worth of various cryptocurrencies and NFTs. When followers clicked through either … [Read more...] about Beeple’s Followers Lose $438,000 To Phishing Scam After NFT Artist’s Twitter Gets Hacked

- A + A (May 24): Social media stocks are on course to shed more than US$100 billion in market value after Snap Inc’s profit warning, adding to woes for the sector which is already reeling amid stalling user growth and rate-hike fears. Shares in digital ad-dependent Snap are set for a record one-day drop, down 30% in premarket trading. If that move holds, the company will lose about US$10 billion in market value. Added to the value of premarket declines for peers including Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc, Google-owner Alphabet Inc, Twitter Inc and Pinterest Inc, the group may see about US$100 billion wiped out. “At this point, our sense is this is more macro and industry-driven versus Snap specific,” Piper Sandler analyst Tom Champion wrote in a note. Others on Wall Street agreed, with RBC Capital Markets analyst Brad Erickson saying that implications for the digital advertising space are broadly negative, with Meta and Alphabet likely best insulated among … [Read more...] about Social media stocks set to erase US$100b on Snap warning

London (CNN Business) One of the many buzzwords percolating around Davos this week is "fragmentation," the force economists there warned could have "devastating human consequences." By "fragmentation," they are referring to a breakdown of the kind of free-wheeling, border-crossing trade and investment that's defined the global economic order over the past three decades. It is a form of deglobalization — rebuilding fences around national or regional fiefdoms. "Fragmentation is the sense that we may be having economies protect themselves a little more domestically, and that could slow things down," Josh Lipsky, director of the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, told me. "And then it may make things more expensive in return." It's not a new issue, of course — supply-chain upheaval was turbocharged by the start of the pandemic more than two years ago — but the war in Ukraine, growing political divides and lingering trade disputes are renewing concerns … [Read more...] about Here’s another troubling reason inflation will be hard to fight

By Rachel Metz , CNN Business Updated 1124 GMT (1924 HKT) May 24, 2022 (CNN Business) Cher Scarlett, a software engineer, has a history of being misidentified by face-scanning technology, including one instance that may have surfaced a distant ancestor in a photo. So when she was introduced to an online facial-recognition tool she hadn't heard of, she wanted to see whether it would mistake photos of her mom or daughter for her. On February 1, Scarlett uploaded some images of her teenage daughter and her mom to PimEyes , a facial-recognition website meant to be used to find pictures of yourself from around the web — ostensibly to help stamp out issues such as revenge porn and identity theft. She didn't get any images of herself in return — pictures of her daughter yielded other kids, she said, while one of her mom led to some pictures of her mother, plus images of other, similar-looking women. Anyone can use this powerful facial-recognition tool — and … [Read more...] about She thought a dark moment in her past was forgotten. Then she scanned her face online

(CNN) In mid-February, privacy and digital rights activists were buzzing about a recent victory: Earlier in the month, the Internal Revenue Service said it would back away from a controversial plan to force taxpayers to use facial-recognition software before they could log in to its website. "This has definitely been a major team effort — the hook, right, left uppercut," Joy Buolamwini, the founder and executive director of the Algorithmic Justice League, said excitedly during a Twitter Spaces session. "So many people coming together for this win." In addition to the Algorithmic Justice League, which raises awareness of the consequences of artificial intelligence, these people came from groups such as Fight for the Future, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the American Civil Liberties Union. All have been vociferous critics of the IRS in recent months, contacting reporters and urging individuals, legislators, and the IRS itself to halt a plan that, starting this … [Read more...] about Activists pushed the IRS to drop facial recognition. They won, but they’re not done yet

Throwing my bags onto the airport security conveyor belt at New York City’s JFK Airport Terminal 4, I noticed that the woman in front of me was wearing a hat, jacket, and backpack all with the same company logo. I started talking with her as we waited our turn through the metal detector. I asked her about the company, and she excitedly told me about it and different roles she played there. That is powerful brand marketing—and it was free. Here is the funny part—she no longer even worked at that company. advertisement advertisement So much emphasis goes into employer branding and hiring. Employer branding is the reputation a company creates and reinforces through its marketing. It’s the image that compels people to apply for a job or take that recruiting call. There are entire marketing functions devoted to this, but when it comes to offboarding, it’s often difficult to find an HR employee who is available for that exit interview. While onboarding … [Read more...] about An effective way to recruit talent? Try to get your current workers to leave

The gravity of grief doesn’t often translate over the fast clip of the internet. Obituaries and personal announcements of loss sit alongside the usual jetsam of a Twitter feed. advertisement advertisement In the physical world and in most digital representations, grief has a very specific visual language. It’s flowers and trees, muted colors. The UX design of grief is harder to see, and it’s not something most people think about until they’ve lost someone. But as more of our lives are lived online, more elements of decisions related to death—like estate planning, end-of-life care, and funerals—are playing out online, too. Since its launch in 2010, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has been a source of both hope and sadness; its wide array of fundraising categories include life’s ups (like “Travel” and “Education”) and downs (like “Emergency” and “Funeral and Memorial”). advertisement advertisement Until recently, the user … [Read more...] about How GoFundMe’s new pages take a sensitive approach to grief

Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN Expressing his gratitude for the unanimous nomination by delegates as vice-president, Khairy said the voice of the Western Pacific region would be brought to the world assembly. “Thank you to all the @WHOWPRO countries for unanimously nominating Malaysia as vice-president for WHA 2022. “We will bring the voice of the Western Pacific to the world assembly especially on the principles of equity, solidarity and accountability,” he said in a statement on Twitter. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said it was indeed a great honour for Malaysia to be accorded the vice-presidency of WHA, adding that this would be the opportunity to pursue a bigger role in the global health arena. “Today, I am pleased to announce that at the 72nd WHO Regional Committee Meeting for the Western Pacific Region (WPR) in Himeji, Japan, (Health Minister) Khairy Jamaluddin has been unanimously nominated by Western Pacific … [Read more...] about Khairy named VP of next year’s World Health Assembly

“The Gray Man” looks like it’s going to be incredible. The plot of the highly-anticipated Netflix film, according to the trailer’s YouTube description , is as follows: THE GRAY MAN is CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), aka, Sierra Six. Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death. But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a former cohort at the CIA, who will stop at nothing to take him out. Agent Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas) has his back. He’ll need it. If the trailer is an accurate indication of what to expect in the film, I think it’s safe to say fans are in for a very good time. Fire it up below. It’s an outstanding preview. (REVIEW: ‘ Westworld ’ Season 3 Ends With The Possible Deaths Of Multiple Characters) What do we all think about the preview for “The Gray … [Read more...] about Watch The Intense Trailer For Netflix’s Upcoming Movie ‘The Gray Man’

Aside from the big “Best Picture” blunder, there were mounds of things happening at the Oscars Sunday night. For example, La La Land actor Ryan Gosling got attention by bringing his sister Mandi Gosling as his date instead of his wife, Eva Mendes . Yahoo! Finance Managing Editor Sam Ro noticed. “Ryan Gosling’s sister is having a bit of a Pippa Middleton moment,” he observed on Twitter. The woman’s chest jumped out at a variety of pubs, causing an array of humorous, but awkward, headlines. Maxim Mag noticed Mandi’s assets. “She brought her golden globes to the Oscars,” a deck reads . The Daily Mail referred to Mandi as “Gosling’s buxom Oscars date.” The entertainment site toofab had its own way of describing the situation. … [Read more...] about Ryan Gosling Took His Sister’s Boobs To The Oscars