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Exposed: Sextortion's insidious grip on male victims

It’s the digital era’s darkest secret – Sextortion: The silent epidemic leading to teen suicides. This invisible crime wave is reaching into teenagers’ smartphones and laptop cameras to threaten, extort and exploit. Immense shame, hopelessness, and even suicide are becoming far too common outcomes when sextortion’s vicious tactics go unrecognized. For every headliner reporting a new teen tragedy, hundreds more sextortion victims are suffering in silent desperation across every community.  This shadowy cybercrime is shattering lives and families by preying on adolescents‘ vulnerabilities – their desires for acceptance, trust in perceived friendships, and embracement of new technologies often outpacing their

Exposed: Sextortion's insidious grip on male victims
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Disappointing Meta forecast pulls down tech peers in extended trade

Disappointing forecasts from Facebook parent Meta Platforms has proven contagious, sparking a sell-off in tech and tech-related stocks in after-hours trading.

Disappointing Meta forecast pulls down tech peers in extended trade
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China's BYD seeks to redefine luxury for the EV generation

Chinese EV maker BYD will showcase its premium brand's first sedan at the Beijing auto show from Thursday, in a challenge to the likes of Germany's Mercedes-Benz which three years

China's BYD seeks to redefine luxury for the EV generation
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Mercedes-Benz says it will continue to invest in Chinese tie-ups

Mercedes-Benz executives said on Thursday the company would continue to invest in tie-ups with Chinese partners including automaker BAIC Group, underscoring the

Mercedes-Benz says it will continue to invest in Chinese tie-ups
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Xiaomi locks in over 75,000 orders for SU7 car, targets over 10,000 deliveries in June

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has locked in 75,723 orders for its sporty SU7 electric sedan as of April 24, and aims to deliver over 10,000 units in June, founder Lei Jun said on

Xiaomi locks in over 75,000 orders for SU7 car, targets over 10,000 deliveries in June
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BYD unveils third ultra-luxury model under Yangwang brand

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD unveiled the U7, its third ultra-luxury model under the Yangwang brand, on Thursday, as it makes a push upmarket to increase profitability amid

BYD unveils third ultra-luxury model under Yangwang brand
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VinFast chief plans to invest $1 billion more from his fortune in EV maker

Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong said on Thursday he planned to invest $1 billion more from his own fortune into Nasdaq-listed electric vehicle (EV) maker

VinFast chief plans to invest $1 billion more from his fortune in EV maker
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XPeng may consider overseas production due to Europe regulatory scrutiny

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPeng said on Thursday an ongoing European probe into Chinese-made EVs and regulatory changes could steer it to invest in plants or

XPeng may consider overseas production due to Europe regulatory scrutiny
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Mercedes-Benz to launch luxury electric van for Chinese market

Mercedes-Benz is planning to launch a luxury electric van for the Chinese market based on its VAN.EA platform, the head of the carmaker's vans division told German magazine

Mercedes-Benz to launch luxury electric van for Chinese market
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Apple loses top spot in China market with shipments down 6.6% in Q1, data shows

Apple lost its crown as China's biggest smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2024 as its smartphone shipments fell 6.6% from a year ago amid intense competition, preliminary data from

Apple loses top spot in China market with shipments down 6.6% in Q1, data shows
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Toyota hits record annual output, sales on robust demand

Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global sales and production hit record highs in the year ended March 31, supported by robust demand and the absence of semiconductor supply

Toyota hits record annual output, sales on robust demand
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Toyota and Nissan pair up with Tencent and Baidu for China AI arms race

Japan's Toyota Motor will pair up with China's Tencent while Nissan will team up with Baidu, the companies said on Thursday, cross-border partnerships that

Toyota and Nissan pair up with Tencent and Baidu for China AI arms race
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Toyota to delay EV production launch in US to 2026, Mid Japan Economist reports

Toyota Motor will delay the start of its electric vehicle (EV) production in the U.S. to the spring of 2026 from the proposed 2025 timing, the Mid Japan Economist newspaper said on

Toyota to delay EV production launch in US to 2026, Mid Japan Economist reports
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Russian programmers play 'cat and mouse' game to outsmart censors

When Antony Rudkovsky was about 15, he began to teach himself how to build virtual private networks (VPNs) to access Internet content unavailable in Russia.

Russian programmers play 'cat and mouse' game to outsmart censors
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STMicro cuts FY revenue outlook as softer car demand weighs

European chipmaker STMicroelectronics on Thursday lowered its full-year sales guidance, the latest semiconductor company to struggle with weakening demand from carmakers and

STMicro cuts FY revenue outlook as softer car demand weighs
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Ad group WPP trails rivals with decline in organic revenue

Britain's WPP became a clear laggard among global ad companies with a drop in organic revenue drop in the first quarter, hurt by less spending from tech clients, a

Ad group WPP trails rivals with decline in organic revenue
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Meta sparks tech selloff as AI splurge spooks Wall Street

Shares of Meta Platforms sank 13% on Thursday, sparking a selloff in big technology stocks after the social media firm signaled its costly bet on AI

Meta sparks tech selloff as AI splurge spooks Wall Street
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Chinese EV battery maker CATL unveils LFP battery with 1,000 km range

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery maker CATL on Thursday unveiled a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with a driving range of more than 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) on a

Chinese EV battery maker CATL unveils LFP battery with 1,000 km range
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China's largest auto show showcases all-electric future, local brands dominate

China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs

China's largest auto show showcases all-electric future, local brands dominate
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Hipgnosis' bidding war intensifies as Concord hikes offer for Shakira music owner

Shares of Hipgnosis Songs Fund climbed on Thursday after Apollo-backed Concord outbid a proposal by private equity giant Blackstone, launching a bidding war for the owner of music rights of

Hipgnosis' bidding war intensifies as Concord hikes offer for Shakira music owner
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Toyota pilots EV pickup trucks in key Thai market

Toyota launched a public transport pilot on Thursday with nine fully electric Hilux Revo pickup trucks in Thailand, a key Southeast Asian

Toyota pilots EV pickup trucks in key Thai market
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AI spending worries cast gloom over Alphabet, Microsoft

Investors appear to be losing patience with Big Tech's prodigious artificial intelligence investments this week after Meta Platforms signaled deeper spending and a long road

AI spending worries cast gloom over Alphabet, Microsoft
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Republican China hawks criticize Intel chip in new Huawei laptop

Republican China hardliners Marco Rubio and Elise Stefanik are calling on the Biden administration to block all sales to Huawei after the sanctioned Chinese

Republican China hawks criticize Intel chip in new Huawei laptop
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Kenyan government recommends regulating, not banning, TikTok

Kenya's government has advised lawmakers against banning TikTok over concerns about content shared on the platform, and instead recommended stricter oversight by

Kenyan government recommends regulating, not banning, TikTok
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UPS, FedEx transition to electric vans slowed by battery shortages, low supply

UPS and FedEx are facing uncertainty in U.S. supplies of big, boxy electric step vans they need to replace their gas

UPS, FedEx transition to electric vans slowed by battery shortages, low supply

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