[ SINGAPORE: The driver of a lorry involved in a crash which claimed the life of Emeritus Professor Tan Yock Lin said he lost control of his vehicle when he took his eyes off the road to look at his GPS. Natarajan Mohanraj, 26, had earlier informed the police officer at the crash site that … Read more
[ The most recent criminal case involving artificial intelligence emerged last week from a Maryland high school, where police say a principal was framed as racist by a fake recording of his voice. The case is yet another reason why everyone – not just politicians and celebrities – should be concerned about this increasingly powerful … Read more
[ A Boston man is being held pending a dangerousness hearing following an arraignment Thursday on several sex-related charges, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office. John Jamar Cokley, 38, was arraigned in Dorchester’s division of the Boston Municipal Court on charges of sex trafficking of a person under 18, rape of a … Read more
[ The family of a Missouri teacher who died in a crash with an Amazon driver is now suing, saying the deadly collision could have been prevented if proper safety measures had been followed by the company and state transportation officials. Jennifer Bryant, a mother of four, was driving on the interstate to pick up … Read more
[ KUALA TERENGGANU: A man was left in the lurch after losing RM13,460 in an online job scam involving liking and subscribing to YouTube videos. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mazli Mazlan disclosed that an investigation was initiated on April 21 involving a 50-year-old self-employed victim. “The victim claimed to have received a WhatsApp message from … Read more
[ BERLIN: German police said April 24 they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in “multiple areas of criminal activity”, with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement. The dating trick … Read more
[ FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio: A 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of an Ohio credit union last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems, according to her relatives. Ann Mayers, who had no previous run-ins with the law, faces counts of aggravated robbery … Read more
[ Tesla Inc was sued by a former employee who claims the company’s decision to lay off about 10% of its workforce in a global retrenchment violated the law by failing to provide required advance notice. Tesla “acted intentionally and with deliberate indifference and conscious disregard to the rights of its employees” by not giving … Read more
[ Four months after allegedly showing one of his bosses a naked picture of a coworker, a Harris County Precinct 3 constable deputy has been suspended and is the subject of a felony criminal investigation. A search warrant posted on the Harris County District Clerk’s website revealed details of department’s investigation into Victor Solorzano. The … Read more
[ SINGAPORE: A married woman entered into a relationship with a man she met online, and agreed to open a bank account on his behalf. Lim Gek Hong’s online boyfriend identified as “Kelvin Lin” used the account to dupe two people in an Internet love scam, and they lost S$167,000 in total in early 2023. … Read more
