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US stock indices pushed to fresh records Tuesday, shrugging off tariff threats from President-elect Donald Trump while European equities retreated. Trump, who doesn't take office until January 20, made his threat in social media posts Monday night, announcing huge import tariffs against neighbors Canada and Mexico and also rival China if they do not stop illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Both the Dow and S&P 500 notched all-time highs, with investors regarding the incoming president's words as a bargaining chip. "In theory, higher tariffs should not be good news for stocks. But, you know, I think the market's chosen to think of (it) as a negotiating tactic," said Steve Sosnick of Interactive Brokers. "You have bullish sentiment," said LBBW's Karl Haeling. "People are tending to look at things as positively as possible." But General Motors, which imports autos from Mexico to the United States, slumped 9.0 percent, while rival Ford dropped 2.6 percent. Overseas bourses were also buffeted by the news. European stocks followed losses in Asia, despite Trump excluding Europe as an immediate target for tariffs. "These are his first direct comments on tariffs and tariff levels since becoming president-elect, and they have roiled markets," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB trading group, ahead of the Wall Street open. "It is early days, and there are plenty of opportunities for Trump to direct his attention to Europe down the line," Brooks added. The US dollar rallied against its Canadian equivalent, China's yuan and Mexico's peso, which hit its lowest level since August 2022. In other economic news, the Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 111.7 this month, up from 109.6 in October, boosted by greater optimism surrounding the labor market. "November's increase was mainly driven by more positive consumer assessments of the present situation, particularly regarding the labor market," said Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board. Pantheon Macroeconomics chief US economist Samuel Tombs added in a note that the increase in consumer confidence overall "likely was driven by euphoria among Republicans." "The index also jumped in late 2016, when Mr. Trump was elected for the first time," he said. Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed policy makers expect inflation to keep cooling, signaling a gradual approach to interest rate cuts if price increases ease further and the job market remains strong. New York - Dow: UP 0.3 percent at 44,860.31 (close) New York - S&P 500: UP 0.6 percent at 6,021.63 (close) New York - Nasdaq: UP 0.6 percent at 19,174.30 (close) London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.4 percent at 8,258.61 (close) Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.9 percent at 7,194.51 (close) Frankfurt - DAX: DOWN 0.6 percent at 19,295.98 (close) Tokyo - Nikkei 225: DOWN 0.9 percent at 38,442.00 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: FLAT at 19,159.20 (close) Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.1 percent at 3,259.76 (close) Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0482 from $1.0495 on Monday Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2567 from $1.2568 Dollar/yen: DOWN at 153.06 yen from 154.23 yen Euro/pound: DOWN at 83.41 pence from 83.51 pence Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 0.3 percent at $72.81 per barrel West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.3 percent at $68.77 per barrel bur-jmb/st
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chase Artopoeus threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead Chattanooga to a 24-17 victory over Austin Peay in a nonconference regular-season finale on Saturday. Chattanooga (7-5) jumped out to a 10-0 first-quarter lead on Jude Kelley's 28-yard field goal and Artopoeus' 9-yard touchdown toss to Javin Whatley with 42 seconds left. The score came five plays after Alex Mitchell intercepted a pass from Austin Smith, giving the Mocs the ball at the Governors' 26-yard line. Austin Peay answered in the second quarter with help from a Chattanooga turnover. Ellis Ellis Jr. picked off Artopoeus and the Governors took over at the Mocs' 30. Smith completed three straight passes — the last one covering 4 yards to Jaden Barnes to get Austin Peay within three points. Carson Smith followed with a 35-yard field goal to tie it at 10. Chattanooga regained the lead with 4:01 left in the third quarter when Artopoeus capped a nine-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown run. Smith had a 23-yard touchdown run to get Austin Peay within seven with 8:08 left in the game. The Governors drove to the Mocs' 30, but Smith's fourth-down pass fell incomplete with 41 seconds to go. Artopoeus completed 15 of 21 passes for 161 yards for Chattanooga. He had a 7-yard scoring toss to John McIntyre to put the Mocs up 24-10 early in the final quarter. Smith finished with 192 yards on 21-for-36 passing for Austin Peay, which finishes its first season under head coach Jeff Faris with a 4-8 record. Rusty Wright became the first Chattanooga coach to finish .500 or better in each of his first six seasons. Chattanooga snapped Austin Peay's nine-game win streak with a 24-21 victory on the road to close out the regular season last year. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballWASHINGTON -- A task force looking into the assassination attempts against Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service, including protecting fewer foreign leaders during the height of the election season and considering moving the agency out of the Department of Homeland Security. The 180-page report by the bipartisan congressional task force released Tuesday is one of the most detailed looks so far into the July assassination attempt against Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania and a second one in Florida two months later. Like other investigations and reports, the task force railed at the agency tasked with protecting the top echelon of America's democratic leaders. “The events of July 13, 2024, were tragic and preventable, and the litany of related security failures are unacceptable. The Secret Service’s zero fail mission allows no margin for error, let alone for the many errors described in this report," the authors wrote. The task force has been investigating the July shooting, where a gunman opened fire from the roof of a nearby building. Trump was wounded in the ear, one rallygoer was killed and two others were wounded. It also has been investigating another assassination attempt in September. That gunman waited for hours for Trump to appear at his golf course in Florida, but a Secret Service agent thwarted the attack by spotting the firearm poking through some bushes. Here are some of the highlights of the report and its recommendations: The report's authors noted that the number of people that the agency is tasked with protecting has “greatly expanded.” At the same time, the presidential campaign season is getting longer and more intense, the report said. But the agency is also tasked with protecting foreign dignitaries during the U.N. General Assembly, when heads of state and government flood into New York. That event happens every September, which comes at the “height of campaign season,” the report noted, adding to the agency's staffing crunch. "Congress, DHS, and the USSS should jointly consider the protective role the USSS plays for foreign leaders and consider whether such duties can be transferred or abrogated in order to focus on the USSS’s primary duty: to protect the President and other critical U.S. leaders,” the report said. The Secret Service is known for its high-profile work of protecting the president, the vice-president, presidential candidates, their families and others. But the officers also carry out a wide range of investigations not related to their protective mission — investigating fraud and financial crimes, for example. These responsibilities stem from the time the agency was part of the Treasury Department, and agency leaders say the investigations are an important part of training Secret Service officers for skills they'll need on protective details. But the task force recommended reviewing these investigative responsibilities — especially during campaign season — so the agency "can prioritize the protection of U.S. leaders and candidates running for office." “These non-protective, investigative functions require systemic review because of the USSS’s stunning failure to protect President-elect Trump on July 13,” the report said. “The Secret Service’s protective mission is at the core of the agency’s purpose — anything that distracts or diverts resources from the agency’s zero fail mission must be reconsidered.” For decades, the Secret Service was included in the Treasury Department. After the Department of Homeland Security was created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks the Secret Service was moved over to DHS. The task force suggested reevaluating that move. The lawmakers said that during the time Secret Service has been in the Homeland Security Department, “USSS has not benefited from stable leadership.” The task force said the current structure “potentially weakens USSS, a small but critically important agency, in advocating for its budget and other priorities inside a much larger entity.” “A fresh look at whether USSS might benefit from the status of an independent agency, with more freedom to make budget requests and advocate for itself, would be a healthy discussion for former USSS leaders to have with Congress,” the task force said.Did you buy raw milk from one of these LA County retailers? You may need to return itThe morning catch up: ASX to rise ahead of RBA rates call
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2 Incredible Growth Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right NowDeepfakes are no longer just a tool to target celebrities and politicians—-they are fast emerging as a serious threat for the general public as well. In a digital world flooded with visuals, it takes just one high-resolution photo for cybercriminals to create a deepfake. They can create very convincing fake visuals and voices, blurring the lines between reality and deception. Deepfakes are highly realistic images, videos or audio recordings that are created, edited, or generated using artificial intelligence techniques and tools that alter or replace an individual's identity within the content. They can also produce entirely original material where a person is depicted as saying or doing something they never actually did. Various methods are employed in the creation of deepfakes, including face-swapping, voice cloning, lip-syncing and emotional manipulation. Additionally, audio deepfakes utilise techniques such as speech synthesis, parody, mimicry and sound effects manipulation to enhance the realism of the altered media. Talking about how to identify or detect a deepfake, Dr Shruti Mantri, associate director of ISB Institute of Data Science (IIDS), said, "There is no definitive way to identify a fake when it comes to AI-generated content. What we can look out for is facial transformation. “Pay attention to the cheeks and forehead; does the skin appear excessively smooth or overly wrinkled and is the ageing of the skin consistent with that of the hair and eyes? Observe the eyes and eyebrows for where the shadows are placed, as deepfakes may not accurately capture natural physics. Is the shadow even there? How intense? Does it change angle with movement? Deepfakes often struggle with realistic lighting. Be aware of how well lip movements align with speech, as many deepfakes rely on lip-syncing." They are essentially AI-generated content that use deep learning algorithms to produce fake audio, video or images that appear realistic. "They are created using generative adversarial networks (GANs). They involve two neural networks: the generator, responsible for crafting fake content, and the discriminator, which evaluates the content's authenticity. While deepfakes often involve face-swapping or voice cloning, they can also manipulate body movements or fabricate entire scenarios to misrepresent someone's identity. This is why it is called 'deepfake', blending 'deep learning' and 'fake'," explained Jaspreet Bindra, founder of AI & Beyond. Bindra added that deepfakes poses significant threats and affect society. In the political realm, they can be weaponised to create false speeches or actions attributed to leaders, potentially inciting unrest or influencing election outcomes. Criminally, deepfakes are used in scams, extortion or revenge porn, which can cause severe harm to victims. On a broader scale, deepfakes erode public trust in media and individuals, blurring the distinction between reality and fabrication. This growing distrust creates an environment where truth becomes uncertain, with serious implications for democracy, governance and social stability. In Hyderabad, deepfakes are commonly used for phishing scams. Fraudsters create fake voices or automated calls to lure victims. Cases of fraud involving trading apps and stock markets, using small-scale schemes are rampant. According to Rupesh Mittal, cybercrime investigator and founder of Cyber Jagrithi, these scams often start with generating content on topics like income tax or elections. Fraudsters plant small, believable messages to gain trust, gradually leading victims to invest in trading platforms. "They use trading as an end-platform. They convince users to invest small amounts like Rs 5,000 or Rs 10,000, which they raise over time. By the time victims realise that it's a scam, days or weeks have passed, and their losses accumulate in lakhs and crores," he said. The most vulnerable individuals are in the age group 20 to 35—those who are earning well and are willing to explore new opportunities. The scams particularly target unsuspecting, innocent individuals rather than those who are more cautious or experienced. Mittal said that despite huge losses, people are hesitant to file FIRs. "Recently, a victim lost Rs 5 lakh in a stock market scam. Despite realising the fraud, she hesitated to file an FIR for fear of social stigma. Such scams rarely involve a one-time transaction. Instead, they occur over multiple payments, which also makes recovery challenging. On average, only 20 per cent of the lost amount is recoverable due to delays in reporting and the fragmented nature of the transactions," Mittal said. Beyond extortion scams, deepfakes have also been used for impersonation and harassment. For instance, women’s social media accounts are targeted, compromised, and used to post fake endorsements. In Hyderabad, however, the use of deepfakes to create pornographic content is rare. "In those cases, the motive is revenge or to create controversies," he stated. Deepfake technology operates by training GANs on extensive datasets of videos, images, and audio to mimic human expressions, movements and vocal nuances with remarkable accuracy. As the technology evolves, the fakes become increasingly difficult to distinguish from authentic content. Cyber experts combat deepfakes using advanced detection tools, blockchain-based solutions for verifying content authenticity, and digital watermarks to certify originality. "However, the battle between creators of deepfakes and those seeking to detect them is ongoing, with both sides continuously advancing their respective methods," Bindra said. Mittal mentioned that there are many open-sourced tools that are available and applications that can be downloaded from PlayStore, which help fraudsters to create fake content. Hence, controlling the use of AI is not possible. One aspect of differentiating fake content from the original involves contextual analysis, where experts assess the video's context, including its source and timing and cross-refer it with known facts or legitimate recordings. "Cyber experts combine their analytical skills and experience with technical tools to evaluate the authenticity of suspicious media. A variety of technical tools have been developed to aid in detection, leveraging AI to analyse media files for signs of manipulation, including irregularities in pixel data and audio waveforms," said Dr. Shruti Mantri. India's IT Act includes sections (66B, 66C, 66D, and 66F) that address various forms of cybercrime, such as impersonation, cheating and privacy violations. However, lack of specific provisions for AI-related crimes poses challenges. While existing laws can be interpreted to include such offences, updates are needed to explicitly address AI and deepfake misuse. "As individuals, we should avoid sharing high-resolution photos publicly; verify the authenticity of online content before reacting; be cautious with unfamiliar links or requests for personal details and rely on trusted sources for news and information," Mittal said. Look for inconsistencies in facial expressions, unnatural blinking patterns or mismatched lighting that don’t align with the environment. - Pay attention to jerky or odd body movements that seem inconsistent with normal human motion. - Check if lip movements match the spoken words accurately. Misaligned audio and visuals can be a giveaway. - Be alert for unusual voice modulation, robotic tones or inconsistencies in the audio quality that indicate possible tampering. - In images, watch for blurred edges, distorted backgrounds or strange visual glitches around the face or body. - Unrealistically smooth skin, perfectly symmetrical faces or exaggerated features indicate manipulation. - Evaluate the context of the content for inconsistencies, such as an unlikely setting or implausible actions for the person being portrayed.
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