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A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators.Authorities arrested four suspects tied to the scheme this week and froze assets across five states in an investigation that found over 20 million reais ($3.9 million) in suspicious funds identified by federal anti-money laundering organ COAF.The operation marks one of the first attempts in Brazil to counter the growing use of artificial intelligence tools to manipulate images and videos of celebrities for online scams.Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled…

Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 336 to 247, as 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks wrapped up the week with a series of gains, without a single trading day ending in the red. The blue-chip Straits Times Index (STI) extended its rally on Friday (Oct 3) with an increase of 0.4 per cent or 16.74 points to 4,411.95 – another record high, in tandem with Wall Street’s rally overnight. For the week, the STI clocked a 3.4 per cent improvement.Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said that traders remember that government shutdowns…

Following Apple’s removal of ICEBlock from the App Store, an app used to report on the activity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, 404 Media reports that Google is also removing similar apps from the Play Store. In a statement to Engadget, Google said “ICEBlock was never available on Google Play, but we removed similar apps for violations of our policies.”Google says that it decided to remove apps that shared the location of a vulnerable group following a violent act that involved the group and a similar collection of apps. It suggests the apps were also removed because they didn’t…

Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip September 29, 2025. Mahmoud Issa | ReutersHamas said on Friday it would agree to some aspects of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war, including releasing hostages and handing over administration of the enclave, but that it would seek negotiations over many of its other terms.In a copy of the statement seen by Reuters, Hamas issued its response to Trump’s 20-point plan after the U.S. president gave the Palestinian militant group until Sunday to accept or reject the proposal. Trump…

Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) inside of Gmail for all recipients, even if you aren’t a Gmail user. Listed as for Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) users, a person can now send an encrypted email to any email address, then have the receiver go through a decryption process in order to view the email. Note, the email’s subject line and recipients does not go through encryption. This capability, requiring minimal efforts for both IT teams and end users, abstracts away the traditional IT complexity and substandard user experiences of existing solutions, while preserving enhanced data sovereignty, privacy, and security…

The calendar has turned to October, and there’s another exciting slate of NFL games on FOX this Sunday for Week 5.Tom Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will be in Los Angeles for the call of the Commanders-Chargers game as part of America’s Game of the Week. And while it’s Week 5, we’ll also hear someone make their NFL debut this Sunday. Charlotte Hornets play-by-play broadcaster Eric Collins will call his first NFL game for FOX as he’ll be announcing the Dolphins-Panthers game.Here are the stats and storylines you need to know about FOX’s five-game Week 5 slate.If…

CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Hamas said Friday it has agreed to parts of the ceasefire and hostage release deal that President Trump outlined earlier this week.A source familiar with the talks told CBS News that Hamas is ready to enter further negotiations.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to the deal on Monday. Earlier Friday, Mr. Trump gave Hamas until Sunday evening to accept the deal, or “all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas.”Hamas said in a statement it is willing to release all living hostages and the remains of deceased…

CHICAGO — CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, the White House budget director said Friday, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown.The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. The money was “put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting,” budget director Russ Vought wrote on social media.Vought made a similar announcement earlier this week involving New York, where he said $18 billion for infrastructure would be paused, including funding for a new rail tunnel under the…

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The New York Mets are moving on from pitching coach Jeremy Hefner as part of a staff overhaul after deciding to keep manager Carlos Mendoza despite missing the playoffs with the most expensive opening-day roster in baseball.Hitting coaches Jeremy Barnes and Eric Chavez and third base coach Mike Sarbaugh also won’t return, the team said Friday. Bench coach John Gibbons resigned, and catching coach Glenn Sherlock is retiring.Hefner is being replaced despite some notable success stories, including David Peterson and Sean Manaea.Peterson was a 10-game winner in 2024 with a career-best 2.90 ERA. Manaea tied his career best with 12…