Glass offices, HR departments, corporate parties, tournament tables with "Rolex for record" bonuses... In the call centers of the investment "Scam Empire" everything resembled a legitimate international company. Only instead of clients, there were victims, and instead of results, there was a squeezed LTV of tens of thousands of dollars. In Tbilisi, the A.K. Group call center occupied three floors, and Sapphire Network had seven offices around the world: from Ramat Gan to Sofia, Limassol, Varna, and Kyiv. In total, there are about 500 employees. Funnel in action: how the deception mechanism worked The process was divided into two main parts. The first one was performed by salespeople - young guys and girls who worked according to scripts. Their task was to persuade a person to make the first deposit of €250. In the GetLinked CRM system, this event was...

France is one of the last countries in the European Union where online casinos remain banned. Nevertheless, it is expected that this country will soon join the pan-European trend of online gambling legalization. The government of the country headed by Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced plans to amend the budget plan to include the possibility of legalizing online casinos next year. This decision will help to solve a number of problems, from replenishing the state budget to fighting illegal gambling. The purpose of legalization The government's proposal aims to increase budget revenues by introducing a tax of 55.6% of gross income of casino operators. At the same time, legalization will allow to strengthen control over the industry and reduce its negative impact on public health. According to official data, the annual turnover of illegal online casinos in France is more...

European Commission wants to know more about YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok On October 2, 2024, the European Commission asked YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok to share detailed information about their recommendation algorithms. This is part of the requirements of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which aims to ensure transparency of platforms and protect users. What are recommendation algorithms and why is it important? Recommendation algorithms are the mechanisms that show you new videos, stories, or posts based on what you've already watched or liked. The Commission wants to find out how these algorithms work and whether they can have a negative impact on users. It is about possible risks to mental health, the spread of harmful content, and how platforms influence social and political processes. YouTube and Snapchat under the watchful eye of regulators YouTube and Snapchat have to share information...

Google has signed an agreement to use small nuclear reactors to power its data centers serving artificial intelligence. Collaboration with Kairos Power To do this, the company signed a contract with Kairos Power, a developer of small modular reactors. The first of them is planned to be launched by 2030, and several additional reactors will be installed by 2035. The Kairos Power technology involves the use of molten salt cooling together with pelletized fuel. This heat is transferred to a steam turbine to generate electricity. This approach allows the reactor to operate at low pressure, which makes the design simpler and cheaper. Last year, for the first time in half a century, U.S. regulators granted Kairos Power a permit to build a new type of nuclear reactor. In July, the company began construction of a demonstration reactor in Tennessee. New...

In early July 2024, internet users began actively searching for LuCanna Farms CBD Gummies reviews, complaints, ingredients and scam information. They were curious to know if celebrities like Cliff Eastwood, Dana Perino, Tom Selleck and Dolly Parton endorsed these gummies. People also searched on Google for where to buy LuCanna Farms CBD Gummies “nearby” - this was a popular Google query. Unfortunately, there are many scam schemes revolving around this product. Fraudsters have tried to use new tactics by promising unfounded benefits of these CBD gummies. Scammers trying to go unnoticed have been implementing such scams for many years. Victims of such schemes often lose at least hundreds of dollars. American blogger Jordan Lillis has found no evidence that celebrities have ever endorsed LuCanna Farms CBD Gummies or Nature's Leaf CBD Gummies, including Eastwood, Perino, Selleck and Parton. He also...

The number of Internet queries with the phrase "artificial intelligence for business" has soared 7 times over the past two years - from 1.2 thousand in September 2022 to 8.9 thousand at the end of August 2024. Experts note that the "AI for business" query has its seasonal fluctuations: it reaches its peak in spring, and in summer there is a decline, probably due to the decline in business activity in Ukraine during this period. The end of winter and the beginning of spring, according to analysts, coincide with the release of new top neural networks, which creates additional interest in AI. This time also brings a lot of content: posts, courses, videos, and advertisements. Experts also investigated other AI-related queries, such as "AI for business plan", "neural network for business name", "chatbot for business", and others. The total interest...

Since 2019, Open AI CEO has made more than 60 investments as an angel and founder of several venture capital and investment funds. Prior to founding OpenAI, Sam Altman served as the president of Y Combinator, one of the most famous startup incubators in the world. During his tenure, he led many rounds of funding and continued to invest in technology projects even after leaving the company. Let's take a look at a few companies that caught his attention. The viral success of OpenAI's ChatGPT further increased interest in Altman, who, together with Elon Musk, founded the company in 2015. From 2014 to 2019, he held a key position at Y Combinator, where he not only supervised early-stage projects but also actively invested in startups. According to Crunchbase, Altman has funded nearly 100 companies over the years. Most of them...

The $10 million scam. A story about a musician who created songs with the help of AI. 52-year-old Michael Smith from North Carolina, using 10 thousand bots, broadcast songs generated by artificial intelligence on various streaming services. About this writes Rolling Stone The musician began his fraudulent activities in 2017, and in 2018 he began to cooperate with a music company that began to provide thousands of songs generated by AI in violation of copyright. The head of the company provided Smith with thousands of tracks every month in exchange for metadata and a percentage of the streaming revenue. During this time, Smith streamed songs billions of times on platforms such as Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube Music, earning at least $10 million, the court documents say. Using the profiles, he automatically generated up to 661 thousand daily...

Millionaires on a gamble. A scandal in the UK gambling industry Another scandal in the UK gambling industry. According to information CNN, the head of the gambling company BET365 Denise Coates has earned $281 million in salary over the past year. In addition to that, she also received $127 million in dividends. Ref: Denise Coates is the richest and most powerful woman in the betting industry. Denise is the founder and CEO of Bet365. This company owns Stoke City FC and the arena where the team plays is named in its honor. Denise's father, Peter Coates, is the current chairman of the club, who has held this position since 2006. And everything would be fine, but the company headed by Ms. Coates and where she wrote out such a salary, officially stated in a tax return that the company ended...