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Demand for Spam, canned meats 'on fire' as relentless food inflation forces cash-strapped shoppers to scale back

“Spam is a regular item again,” Garcia told The Post. “I’m selling them at a discount now because I’m buying more.”

'Sydney Sweeney leak' searches on X are met with spam, not supposed topless photos

Instead of intrusive pictures, searches for the trending topic on turned up sites with links containing malicious adware that hijacks browsers.

Reason why Google search quality is getting worse: study

The analysis revealed that Google and the other search engines have “significant problems with highly optimized (affiliate) content."

Dad nearly misses winning a $2.5M home because he was trying to avoid spam calls

Man nearly missed out on becoming a multi-millionaire after he thought about ignoring a phone call.

What to do if you click on spam email that looks looks legit — and it steals your info

Here are some tips on what actions to take if you get your information stolen by a spam email.

Scientists found over 1,000 AI bots on X stealing selfies to create fake accounts

A student-teacher team at the Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University, found a network of 1,140 fake accounts on X that reportedly utilize ChatGPT to generate "suspicious and harmful...

People astonished to learn what SPAM actually stands for after decades

Online epicures had their world turned upside down after learning what the acronym for the ubiquitous canned pork patty SPAM stands for.

Bradley Cooper's Huma-less party and more NYC gossip | Stoopin'

Bradley Cooper threw a shindig without his gal pal Human Abedin — on her birthday, no less. "This is a real sh—tbag move," says comedian Sebastian Conelli. In this episode...

Here's what Twitter's CEO is telling staffers about those explosive claims by whistleblower

Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett also told employees the company reached out proactively to various agencies around the world before the news broke.

Twitter insists spam accounts fewer than 5% in response to SEC

The filing comes ahead of a highly watched legal showdown between Twitter and Elon Musk.

Twitter reshuffles 'health' team after explosive whistleblower claims

Twitter is also preparing to fortify its defenses against the spread of misinformation ahead of midterm elections.

Elon Musk to push for Twitter geolocation data after whistleblower’s bombshell: sources

Musk is likely hoping that his case will be bolstered by a whistleblower complaint filed by ex-security chief Peiter Zatko.

Letters to the Editor — Aug. 7, 2022

Joe’s declineJohn Podhoretz concludes with a quote from “Huck Finn”: “We been there before” (“Biden’s Decay,” PostOpinion, July 30).Despite former President Donald Trump’s brash style, the United States lived in...

Case closed: SPAM, sardines among canned goods on lockdown due to inflation, crime in NYC

Inflation and crime have gotten so bad in New York City that even cheap meat like Spam has to be locked up.

Bot battle: Twitter says it removes over 1 million spam accounts a day

Twitter removes over 1 million spam accounts each day, executives said, as it reinforced its efforts to battle automated bots.

Elon Musk should build his own Twitter bot army to test site's systems, ex-engineer says

A former Twitter engineer has a novel idea for Elon Musk to test how many fake users are on the site: secretly create his own army of bots. 

Is Google getting worse? Why critics say ads, spam sites are killing search

Is Google search getting worse? From viral TikTok videos to posts on techie forums, frustrated users seem to think so.

RoboStop: Gov. Hochul to sign bills cracking down on invasive calls

Gov. Kathy Hochul is poised to sign a pair of bills on November 8, 2021 that will require phone companies to block and screen unwanted calls.

Verizon's new anti-spam filter blocks phone numbers that are too close to yours

Verizon is cracking down on obnoxious spam calls that target consumers by using area codes and phone numbers that are similar to their own.  So-called “spoofing” calls will be filtered...

Twitter reportedly blocked Rep. Nunes for anti-spam fail

Twitter briefly locked Rep. Devin Nunes out of his account ​after the Republican lawmaker failed after repeated attempts to get past the social media company's anti-spam filters, according to a...