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PETITIONS ON COFFEE WORKER SLAVERY COULD HARM STARBUCKS

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Sat 26 April 2025: Two organizations’ move against the slave-like conditions of coffee workers in Brazil may cause difficulties for coffee and fast-food giants Starbucks, Nestle, JDE, Dunkin’, Illy, and McDonald’s. International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates) and the nonprofit watchdog organization Coffee Watch filed petitions on behalf of Brazilian farmworkers in the US District Court of Washington against the coffee giant, […]

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WHAT ARE DIGITAL ARRESTS, THE NEWEST DEEPFAKE TOOL USED BY CYBERCRIMINALS?

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Fri 25 April 2025: Scammers are increasingly using deepfake technology to fraud people. Experts say awareness is key to prevent online scam.  An Indian textile baron has revealed that he was duped out of 70 million rupees ($833,000) by online scammers impersonating federal investigators and even the Supreme Court chief justice. The fraudsters posing as […]

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500-YEAR-OLD WELL-PRESERVED SHIP UNCOVERED AT BARCELONA CONSTRUCTION SITE

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Sat 26 April 2025: Archaeologists in Barcelona revealed on Thursday the discovery of a well-preserved medieval ship at a construction site, providing a unique window into the city’s seafaring past. The ship was uncovered earlier this month during parking lot construction at the site of the former fish market, now being transformed into a scientific […]

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WHATSAPP CHANNELS SET TO GET NEWS FEATURE BOOSTING ENGAGEMENT

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Thu 24 April 2025: Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is releasing a feature, which will let users to browse channel photos, videos, GIFs, and links, and it’s available to some beta testers. This feature would allow users to save specific updates within a channel for easy access later, similar to how starred messages work in […]

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IS THE US DOLLAR AT RISK OF A ‘CONFIDENCE CRISIS’?

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Thu 24 April 2025: Amid the financial market fallout which followed Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2, the value of the US dollar has plunged. But while United States stock markets have largely recovered since then, the greenback – which typically gains in value during periods of financial turbulence – has continued its […]

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CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION DECLINES AS GLOBAL TENSIONS ESCALATE

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Wed 23 April 2025: Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and trade conflicts, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky, has raised concerns about the growing fragmentation of cyberspace and the decline in global cooperation against cybercrime. He told Anadolu that nations are increasingly prioritizing their own digital infrastructure, opting for local data centers and data localization to keep […]

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‘A CANCER’: UN WARNS ASIA-BASED CYBERCRIME SYNDICATES EXPANDING WORLDWIDE

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Tue 22 April 2025: Agency says gangs caused $37bn in losses in Asia as they gain new footholds in Africa, South America, and Middle East.  Asian cybercrime syndicates have caused an estimated $37bn in losses in the East and Southeast Asian regions, with the United Nations warning that the reach of the criminal networks is expanding globally. […]

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AFRICA DOESN’T NEED AID. IT NEEDS CONTROL OVER ITS CRITICAL MINERALS

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Mon 21 April 2025: African countries can break aid dependency by simply capturing the full value of their mineral resources. The decision of US President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend foreign aid and shut down the USAID agency has sent shockwaves across the development industry. In 2024, nearly a third of the $41bn in US […]

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CAN YOU SPOT A FINANCIAL FAKE? HOW AI IS RAISING OUR RISKS OF BILLING FRAUD

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Mon 21 April 2025: Along with the many benefits of artificial intelligence – from providing real time navigation to early disease detection – the explosion in its use has increased opportunities for fraud and deception. Large and small businesses and even the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) may be hit with fraudulent reimbursement claims, which are […]

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