Facebook Marketplace has been around since 2016. Just like legitimate people who are buying and selling through the app, scammers are well aware of the potential. Research says 17% of people who used the marketplace were scammed in 2021, and six fake accounts were posted every minute. But a potential buyer or seller needs some…
Getty Images A minister in the government of Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, the country’s largest, has sparked controversy by suggesting that it could seek to become independent. Jorge D’Onofrio, who is transport minister in the province’s left-wing Peronist administration, said in a radio interview that if it were a nation in its own right, it…
EFE Supporters of the National Conference celebrate as the party leads in Jammu and Kashmir The northern Indian state of Haryana and Indian-administered Kashmir sprang surprises on Tuesday as votes were counted in assembly elections there. Most exit polls had predicted a hung assembly in Kashmir but an alliance of the main opposition Congress and…
KUALA LUMPUR: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the driving force behind the future of Malaysia’s industries, public services, and economy, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo. The potential for AI to enhance productivity, streamline processes and unlock new avenues for growth is immense, he stated. “It offers Malaysia an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen our global competitiveness…
A new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is sending a stark warning ahead of the U.S. presidential election, saying protectionist policies like Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs could damage economies on both sides of the border. The report authored by Trevor Tombe, an economics professor at the University of Calgary, said while most Canadians…
The HS2 railway line is likely to be extended to London Euston, the Transport Secretary has signalled. Louise Haigh said “it would make absolutely no sense” to have the high-speed route terminate at Old Oak Common in west London. Her comments come after work to expand Euston station to accommodate HS2 was halted by the…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will convene to hear arguments Tuesday over the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate unserialized firearms called ghost guns, considering for the second time in a matter of months whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Tobacco went too far when it took unilateral action to curb gun…
Sir Keir Starmer will attend a meeting with US President Joe Biden and the French and German leaders in Berlin this weekend. In the meeting of the “Quad” nations, the leaders will discuss the “concerning developments” in the Middle East and the situation in Ukraine, Sir Keir’s spokesman said. The meeting has been organised to…
A former Treasury minister will on Wednesday urge more government support for “credible” university spinout ventures as a glut of new vehicles try to raise hundreds of millions of pounds to back academics. Sky News understands that Lord O’Neill, the former Goldman Sachs chief economist who served in David Cameron’s administration, will use an event…
Since I first signed up for an account in 2008, Facebook has changed quite a bit. Back then, a large majority of people were still asking, “What is Facebook?” and my bio literally said, “Check out my MySpace; it’s way better than this.”
