Month: June 2023

‘We stepped into his kitchen and he mentioned some kilts’: Glenn Homann’s best phone picture

Intrigued by skimpily dressed mannequins outside a suburban house, the Australian photographer knocked on the door to find out more It was approaching Christmas last year and Australian photographer Glenn Homann was exploring Brisbane’s heritage-rich satellite city of Ipswich with his iPhone. “I tend to go out looking for locations and objects to shoot. But …

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US energy department and other agencies hit by hackers in MoveIt breach

Data ‘compromised’ when hackers thought to be Russia-linked criminal gang gained access through security flaw – department The US Department of Energy and several other government agencies were hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used file-transfer software, officials said this week. Data was “compromised” at two entities within the …

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Our future as an electrostate: Alan Finkel on how Australia gets to net zero from here

The task of radically reducing our greenhouse gas emissions is daunting, the former chief scientist says. But it’s also a huge opportunity “It won’t be easy getting to zero, Kathleen.” We were at a dinner party soon after the May 2022 Australian election, which saw the Labor party, led by Anthony Albanese, form government, with …

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Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

Exclusive: Calls for Meta to curb rise in scams on its platforms, which will cost UK households £250m this year Mental anguish’: how a crypto scam advertised on Facebook cost victim her life savings ‘I felt stupid and embarrassed’: victim of ‘Hi Mum’ fraud on WhatsApp lost £1,600 Instagram scam: ‘I spent £1,200 on clothes …

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Instagram scam: ‘I spent £1,200 on clothes for my son that never arrived’

Guardian investigation reveals the human stories behind the scams on Meta’s social media platforms Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp Mental anguish’: how a crypto scam advertised on Facebook cost victim her life savings ‘I felt stupid and embarrassed’: victim of ‘Hi Mum’ fraud on WhatsApp lost £1,600 Mel …

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‘Mental anguish’: how a crypto scam advertised on Facebook cost victim her life savings

Guardian investigation reveals the human stories behind the scams on Meta’s social media platforms Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp ‘I felt stupid and embarrassed’: victim of ‘Hi Mum’ fraud on WhatsApp lost £1,600 Instagram scam: ‘I spent £1,200 on clothes for my son that never arrived’ Jane* lost …

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‘I felt stupid and embarrassed’: victim of ‘Hi Mum’ fraud on WhatsApp lost £1,600

Guardian investigation reveals the human stories behind the scams on Meta’s social media platforms Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp Mental anguish’: how a crypto scam advertised on Facebook cost victim her life savings Instagram scam: ‘I spent £1,200 on clothes for my son that never arrived’ Meta has …

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Phil Spencer on the future of Xbox: ‘Most people just want to find a great game’

The company’s 2023 Showcase drove home the changes facing the industry, and its need to adapt after after the pandemic. Its CEO is positive the way forward is together Phil Spencer is sitting alone on the stage at the Novo Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The building is across the street from the empty LA …

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