Romance scams raked in hundreds of millions in 2020
Romance scams continued to break hearts and empty wallets at a record pace in 2020, the Federal Trade Commission said.
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2020
Organized scam gangs rake in $6.5 million in 2020, report says: ‘Growing rapidly’ in US
Scam-as-a-Service has arrived. And it’s making criminals millions. An organized scamming operation composed of 40 groups operating in Europe, post-Soviet
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2020 Was the One of the Hottest Years on Record
Earth was on fire last year (in case you forgot), with record-breaking West Coast wildfires, Siberian heat waves, and Atlantic
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Pentagon, Lockheed somehow build 123 new F-35s in 2020 amid pandemic
It is a vast expanse … an indoor warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, that almost resembles a small city, filled with row
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After 2020, Live Events Might Not Look the Same. Good!
Another thing that’s proven wildly popular at virtual events? Online gaming. ReedPop, the company that puts on NYCC, also produces
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Yes to Masks. No to Parties. 2021 Will Be a Lot Like 2020
In the most positive interpretation of the data, there could still be millions of people left vulnerable to Covid-19 in
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20 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2020
This is not a year we’ll look back on fondly. It began with Australia on fire and ends with more
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2020 Was a Breakout Year for Crispr
The pandemic sped up the need for such tests. This summer, the FDA authorized two Crispr-based tests, both for detecting
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Better Than Nothing: A Look at Content Moderation in 2020
“I don’t think it’s right for a private company to censor politicians or the news in a democracy.”—Mark Zuckerberg, October
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2020 tech transformation: Year in review
The year 2020 proved to be a pivotal one in tech, as companies provided essential services during the coronavirus pandemic
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