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Scambaiting is when the target of a phone or online scam knowingly tries to waste a scammer’s time.Scambaiting can frustrate scammers and prevent them from targeting others.A UK company has now designed an AI chatbot that will do it for you.”Scambaiting” is when the target of a phone or online scam realizes what’s happening and plays along. The goal is to waste as much of the scammer’s time as possible.The process is often hilarious and has given rise to a successful genre of online content in which users post their successful attempts to bait scammers.The process, however, can be time-consuming.…

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has urged thousands of supporters marching through central Berlin to continue their protests against President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.”One protest will not change things. We need to keep coming out”, Yulia Navalnaya said. People carried the blue and white Russian opposition flag as well as Ukrainian flags, while chanting “no to war” and “Putin is a killer” in Russian.Many members of Russia’s opposition have been exiled since the Kremlin escalated its crackdown on dissent, jailing hundreds – perhaps thousands – of people for their political views.The opposition says it…

Tom Sandoval and Victoria Lee Robinson Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Tom Sandoval and girlfriend Victoria Lee Robinson kept it coy when asked if they’d be moving in together. “We’re working on it. We’re in the middle of it right now,” Robinson, 32, told Us Weekly exclusively at the 6th annual Vanderpump Dog Foundation Gala on Friday, November 15, at the Maybourne Beverly Hills. Sandoval, 42, confirmed to Us, laughing, “Yeah, we’re working on it. We don’t want to say too much, but yeah, we’re working on it.” When pressed on whether or not there was a new house in Sandoval’s future,…

Baona | E+ | Getty ImagesAmericans are determined to travel this holiday season — and certain workarounds are helping them take those trips. The ability to work remotely is a major leg up when planning out itineraries.About 49% of employed travelers are “laptop luggers” — those who plan to work at some point on their holiday vacation — up from 34% last year, according to the Deloitte holiday travel survey.This flexibility allows workers to take trips they might not otherwise, or stretch their trips for longer, according to the survey.While there are more laptop luggers across most age groups and income…

Peanut the squirrel was on the minds of lots of folks Saturday night, from fighters to comedians. UFC Fighter Jim Miller uses his victory speech to say justice for Peanut the squirrel and hopes DOGE can clean up the misuse of resources @elonmusk @DOGE pic.twitter.com/JZ5XDgfBiB— An0maly (@LegendaryEnergy) November 17, 2024 @LegendaryEnergy The rodent that was suspiciously seized and killed by NY authorities earlier this month was part of a UFC victory speech by one Jim Miller, who told Joe Rogan, “I’ve got one thing to say first: we need justice for Peanut. It’s not just the squirrel, it’s all the…

A coworker asked me if I had the “nine-month flu,” but I wasn’t pregnant.The invasive question made me spiral, so I started working out more.I eventually told my boss and learned to set better boundaries at work.As a married woman in my early 30s, there are places where I would expect to discuss whether I’m expecting a baby. An appointment with my gynecologist is one; in conversation with my husband is another. However, getting this question from a colleague at work caught me completely off guard.It happened when I returned to the office after working from home for several days…

Getty ImagesChidimma Adetshina is the highest placed black African woman in Miss Universe since South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi won in 2019Miss Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, has spoken of her pride at coming second in the Miss Universe competition, as well as being named Miss Africa and Oceania.”I’m so proud of myself and I just made history,” she said, shortly after losing out to Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjær Theilvig.Adetshina originally competed in the Miss South Africa contest, as she was born and grew up in the country, however she was subjected to trolling and xenophobic abuse because her father is Nigerian.Last month,…

Mike Tyson Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix Despite the outcome of his recent fight against Jake Paul, Mike Tyson doesn’t feel like he lost. “This is one of those situations when you lost but still won. I’m grateful for last night. No regrets to get in ring one last time,” Tyson, 58, wrote via X on Saturday, November 16. “I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight so I won.” He added, “To have my children see me stand toe to toe…

Approximately 1 in 3 U.S. adults ages 18 to 34 live in their parents’ home, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.The pandemic caused more young adults to return home or remain living with their parents into their late 20s and 30s, but aside from that spike, the numbers have remained fairly consistent in recent years.Pre-pandemic, the most recent surge in the share of 18- to 34-year-olds living with their parents occurred between 2005 and 2015, according to data from the Census Bureau.”Those were the times coming [during] the Great Recession and coming out of the Great Recession, and there were…

At COP29, Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus addresses climate crisis and national healing after political upheaval.At the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, addresses national and global challenges. Following the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amid mass protests, Yunus faces the daunting task of uniting a fractured nation. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, he discusses the severe climate risks Bangladesh faces, political reforms needed to stabilise the country, and shifting diplomatic relations, particularly as Donald Trump, whom Yunus once criticised, returns to the White…