ChatGPT Free and Go users in US start seeing ads; CEO Sam Altman promises unbiased responsesOpenAI is testing advertising on ChatGPT in the United States for Free and Go users; Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education tiers wi...
10 Feb, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Meta created 'playbook' to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers, documents showMeta faced pressure over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, especially from Japan. Internal papers show it reduced how easily regulators c...
01 Jan, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
Y Combinator exec on Indian founders; FMCGs qcomm costHappy Tuesday! Y Combinator general partner Ankit Gupta said AI is making young Indian founders attractive to investors. This and more in t...
23 Dec, 2025, 07.40 AM IST
Black Friday 2025 sale scam alert: Fake shopping sites surge 250% – how to spot and avoid themBlack Friday 2025 scam: Holiday shoppers face a sharp rise in online scams. Fake shopping websites are increasing, often using AI to look r...
28 Nov, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram"The FTC and SEC should immediately open investigations and, if the reporting is accurate, pursue vigorous enforcement action where appropr...
24 Nov, 2025, 05.11 PM IST
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, internal documents showMeta documents reveal the company projected earning billions from scam ads, failing for years to stop fraudulent schemes targeting users. D...
07 Nov, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
Nadal complains of AI advertising scam using his imageFormer tennis superstar Rafael Nadal said Tuesday an artificial intelligence likeness of him is being used to advertise without permission....
23 Sep, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
AI-led ad frauds skim billions from brands one click at a timeFrom China to Egypt, the murky world of fake clicks is thriving. So-called “click farms” are inflating website traffic numbers and duping a...
01 Aug, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Keanu Reeves fights back: Spends big to delete imposters from TikTok and MetaKeanu Reeves is tackling fake social media accounts. Scammers use his image for ads and romance scams. Reeves employs a firm to remove thes...
12 Jul, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
Google suspends 2.9 million ad accounts in India, removes 247.4 million adsGlobally, Google suspended over 39.2 million advertiser accounts, removed 5.1 billion ads and restricted over 9.1 billion ads, the company ...
16 Apr, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
That online investment scam is a geopolitical problemOnline scams have grown into a global industry with connections to countries like Russia and China. Cybercrime, now a national security iss...
24 Feb, 2025, 11.51 AM IST
An AI granny is phone scammers' worst nightmareDaisy Harris, an AI-generated granny by British phone company O2, is designed to waste the time of phone scammers. Her creators used real g...
29 Nov, 2024, 11.50 PM IST
Zomato’s $1-billion fundraise; Paytm’s first quarterly profitZomato is planning to raise Rs 8,500 crore via the QIP route to take on the competition in the quick commerce stakes. This and more in toda...
22 Oct, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
OpenAI’s newsroom account on X hackedA cryptic post on OpenAI newsroom account on X persuaded users that they could claim a share of its initial supply and gain uninterrupted a...
24 Sep, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
How 'deepfake Musk' became internet's biggest scammerThe scammers had edited a genuine interview with Musk, replacing his voice with a replica using AI tools. The AI was sophisticated enough t...
19 Aug, 2024, 09.39 AM IST
Google search results are being tampered to fraud you. Check howGoogle search results can also be used as weapon for cyber fraud. Scamsters are reportedly using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to trick user...
30 May, 2024, 01.14 AM IST
Google blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads in 2023Google released the data as part of its annual Ads Safety Report wherein it shared that it had also blocked or removed over 1 billion adver...
27 Mar, 2024, 09.45 PM IST