“Millions” of people could fall victim to scams using artificial intelligence to clone their voices, a UK bank has warned. Starling Bank, an online-only lender, said fraudsters are capable of using AI to replicate a person’s voice from just three seconds of audio found in, for example, a video the person has posted online. Scammers … Read more
President and CEO of Boeing Global Services Ted Colbert speaks during a press conference in Dubai on November 16, 2019 ahead of the Dubai Airshow. Karim Sahib | AFP | Getty Images The head of Boeing‘s defense unit Ted Colbert is leaving the company effective immediately, said CEO Kelly Ortberg, marking his first major executive … Read more
NEW YORK — The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty Tuesday to sex trafficking charges. The agency’s push to fix the Metropolitan Detention Center in … Read more
Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued three large U.S. health companies that negotiate insulin prices, arguing the … Read more
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Family offices are the most bullish they’ve been in years, putting their cash to work in stocks and alternatives as the Fed starts … Read more
Las Vegas Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan & Carolina Panthers President, Kristi Coleman. Getty Images (L) | AP (R) When the Carolina Panthers take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, it will mark a historic first for the National Football League. The game is the first time two female presidents will go head-to-head in … Read more
A popular Australian meal delivery service has collapsed after a deal meant to help keep the business afloat fell through. Jordan Hartley, founder of NSW-based company Hartley Health, announced on Friday that the business would no longer be taking orders and that operations would be ceasing “effective immediately”. She said a deal to help financially … Read more
An employee does final inspections on a Mercedes-Benz C-Class at the Mercedes-Benz US International factory in Vance, Alabama. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Mercedes shares fell more than 8% Friday after becoming the latest carmaker to cut its guidance this year as sluggish demand in China and trade disputes weigh on the sector. … Read more
The ABC is commissioning an independent review into its own journalism after a 7NEWS Spotlight investigation unearthed audio that was allegedly doctored to accuse Australian Commando Heston Russell of war crimes. Outgoing ABC Managing Director David Anderson on Friday afternoon said the 2022 story would fall under the scope of a review to “fully understand … Read more
Nothing is stopping Australians from being slugged with pesky surcharges for using their debit or credit cards at the checkout, thanks to a “loophole” in the system. Under Australian Consumer Law and the Competition and Consumer Act, there is no prohibition on businesses applying surcharges to electronic payments, even if they do not accept cash. … Read more
