All major large language models (LLMs) can be used to either commit academic fraud or facilitate junk science, a test of 13 models has found. Still, some LLMs performed better than others in the ...

The scam call started like any other — confident voice, fake authority, urgent threats. But this time, the “victim” wasn’t who they thought. What follows is a complete reversal, as the scammers slowly ...

An appellate court in Hong Kong reversed fraud convictions against former media tycoon Jimmy Lai. It was a rare victory for the prominent pro-democracy activist, who is a fierce critic of Beijing and ...

From George Saunders to the National Book Foundation, the literary world has been besieged by fake requests. Just like me. Credit...Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Dan Barry More than 20 years ago, I ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Have you heard about it? The Jury Duty Scam. It's been around for years, but I just got a call from a small business owner in Greensboro who had never heard of it and almost lost a ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. This Valentine’s Day weekend will be a big holiday for ...

When the telephone rang shortly before Thanksgiving in 2013, Sharon Gore was surprised by how much the caller knew about her private medical history. A forty-six-year-old special-education coördinator ...

MEDINA, Ohio -- County officials are warning residents to ignore a wave of phone calls from scammers using an AI‑generated voice — and there’s a major tell it’s not a local on the line. The “caller” ...

Two Montgomery County, Maryland, residents are sharing how scammers posing as federal agents wiped out their life savings. Their stories, law enforcement officials say, show the emotional toll these ...

DEAR ABBY: Six years ago, at my 40th high school reunion, a few former classmates asked me about my old high school sweetheart. (We broke up after high school.) I decided to find her and located her ...

DEAR ABBY: Six years ago, at my 40th high school reunion, a few former classmates asked me about my old high school sweetheart. (We broke up after high school.) I decided to find her and located her ...