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This week, WIRED reported that a group of prolific scammers known as the Yahoo Boys are openly operating on major platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Telegram. Evading content moderation systems, the group organizes and engages in criminal activities that range from scams to sextortion schemes. On Wednesday, researchers published a paper detailing a new AI-based methodology to detect the “shape” of suspected money laundering activity on a blockchain.
Under the arrangement, the tech giants provide the Israeli government, including its Israel Defense Forces, with cloud services. In April, Google employees protested Project Nimbus by staging sit-ins at offices in Silicon Valley, New York City, and Seattle. The company fired nearly 30 employees in response.
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