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How AI, privacy-preserving computation, and explainable models quietly strengthen payments, protect data, and bridge traditional finance with crypto systems.

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GPTZero found “obvious” instances of false, LLM-generated references in academic papers.

Nearly one in every 10 retail items that are returned for a refund in the U.S. is fraudulent, according to a UPS-owned ...

Cybercriminals have quietly turned Android phones into remote controls for emptying bank accounts at cash machines, and the ...

AI transformed human work in 2025 – and meaning, truth, democracy with it. Here’s what we learned living through multiple ...

From dead crabs to shredded bed sheets, fraudsters are using fake photos and videos to get their money back from ecommerce ...

School districts from Utah to Ohio to Alabama are spending thousands of dollars on these tools, despite research showing the ...

Modern securities markets depend on transparent price discovery, accurate information flows, and investor confidence. When these foundations are compromised through market manipulation, the ...

Some of the citations that underpin the science in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific ...

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