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INDIANAPOLIS — A loud “boom” was heard throughout several Indiana counties on Wednesday afternoon leading many agencies scrambling to try and determine the source of the noise and leaving many Hoosiers searching for answers. Reports have come in from Monroe, Brown, Johnson, Decatur, Bartholomew, Jackson and Jennings counties of a loud “boom” or explosion noise that occurred at 12:44 p.m. The Cordry-Sweetwater Volunteer Fire Department caught the noise on camera but stated they had not been able to determine a source. According to Monroe County EMA, crews were sent out to investigate and search for any possible damage or remnants of an explosion. So far, they said, the crews have been unable to determine any source for the noise in Monroe County. “Monroe County Central Dispatch is aware of the loud possible explosion that was heard from many areas within the county. Fire and Law Enforcement Officials are investigating county wide. There have been reports that this event has been heard in surrounding counties. No issues have been found within Monroe County at this time.”Monroe County Emergency Managment Brown County EMA stated they also were searching for a source.  » Read More

Facebook has been paying a right-wing consulting firm to discredit TikTok, a new report says.According to The Washington Post, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, hired a firm called Targeted Victory to get negative articles and letters about the Chinese app published in major newspapers.According to company emails obtained by the Post, Targeted Victory told its employees to “get the message out that while Meta is the current punching bag, TikTok is the real threat especially as a foreign owned app that is #1 in sharing data that young teens are using.”TikTok, owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance, has emerged as a fierce competitor to Facebook. Last year, TikTok surpassed Facebook and even Google as the world’s most visited website, and the app itself has sometimes garnered more downloads than Facebook or Instagram (also owned by Meta). Meanwhile, Facebook has been haemorrhaging users.So it’s perhaps no wonder that Meta may be taking extreme measures to fight back – but this latest tactic is more typical in politics than in tech.  » Read More

Some of China's state media reporters are identifying as travel bloggers and lifestyle influencers on US-owned social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. (Image used for representative purpose)WASHINGTON: To her 1.4 million followers across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, Vica Li says she is a "life blogger" and "food lover" who wants to teach her fans about China so they can travel the country with ease. "Through my lens, I will take you around China, take you into Vica's life!" she says in a video posted in January to her YouTube and Facebook accounts, where she also teaches Chinese classes over Zoom. But that lens may be controlled by CGTN, the Chinese-state-run TV network where she has regularly appeared in broadcasts and is listed as a digital reporter on the company's website. And while Vica Li tells her followers that she "created all of these channels on her own," her Facebook account shows that at least nine people manage her page. That portfolio of accounts is just one tentacle of China's rapidly growing influence on US-owned social media platforms,  » Read More

Facebook advertisers can pursue class action over ad rates, rules US court The decision by US district judge allows individuals and businesses that paid for ads on Facebook and its photo-sharing app Instagram to sue as a group. Donato also said it made sense to let individual plaintiffs sue as a group, given that "no reasonable person" would sue Meta individually to recover at most a $32 price premium. A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that a lawsuit accusing Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook of deceiving advertisers about its "potential reach" tool can proceed as a class action. The judge is expected later this year to consider Meta's bid to dismiss the lawsuit.  The decision by U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco allows potentially millions of individuals and businesses that paid for ads on Facebook and its photo-sharing app Instagram since Aug. 15, 2014 to sue as a group. Meta did not immediately respond to a request for a comment. The lawsuit began in 2018, as DZ Reserve and other advertisers accused Facebook of inflating its advertising reach,  » Read More

Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, pictured, says Facebook ignored his complaints about scammers on its platform for years. Getty Images An Australian government agency and a billionaire are suing Facebook’s parent company over claims it hasn’t done enough to protect consumers from scams using the names of celebrities on the social media platform. Andrew Forrest, Australia’s second-richest person, says he tried for years to get Facebook to act as photos of him were plastered across false advertisements on the social media platform, luring users into crypto scams. As consumers duped of thousands of dollars contacted him to complain, Forrest was having no success trying to get Facebook to remove the ads, he says, and an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg went without response. “Meanwhile innocent Australians…kept investing under my name,” says Forrest, the founder and chairman of Fortescue Metals Group. Forrest filed what’s called a “private prosecution” against Meta – Facebook’s new corporate name – under Australian law, which permits individuals to file criminal complaints against other individuals or companies. In the complaint, Forrest alleges that the company’s actions ran afoul of Australian anti-money laundering laws because it didn’t take sufficient steps to stop criminals from using its platform to defraud…

Two Rainey bars closed permanently over the weekend in downtown Austin. The Container Bar at 90 Rainey Street and Bungalow at 92 Rainey Street held their last days of service on Sunday, March 27. The Rainey addresses will become the future home of a new 55-story high-rise condo building, the Modern, as reported by Towers. And while this means that Container Bar will eventually be demolished, owner Bridget Dunlap will run a bar in the basement of the future development, as reported by Austin Business Journal. The building will also include some sort of exclusive residents-only hospitality business. It’s all scheduled to open in 2024. Per its name, the Container Bar was made up of several shipping containers. Dunlap announced the bar in 2011, and it took three years to open due to many delays. Her other Rainey bars — Lustre Pearl (which is actually the second iteration of the original bar that had been on Rainey Street which actually physically relocated to East Austin) and the recently renovated and expanded Clive Bar — remain open.  » Read More

Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.Click here to Register a free account now! or read our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site.  » Read More

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been among the most consistently successful teams in the NFL over the last two decades. And when it comes to losing seasons, no other franchise comes close. Here is every NFL team’s last losing season. Pittsburg Steelers-2003 © Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Kansas City Chiefs-2012 © Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Rams-2016 © Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports New Orleans Saints-2016 © Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Green Bay Packers-2018 © Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Tampa Bay Buccaneers-2019 © Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Indianapolis Colts-2019 © (AP Photo/Michael Conroy,File) Miami Dolphins-2019 © Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Las Vegas Raiders-2019 © Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports San Francisco 49ers-2020 © Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports Los Angeles Chargers-2020 © : Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Dallas Cowboys-2020 © (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) Philadelphia Eagles-2020 © (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) New England Patriots-2020 Chicago Bears-2021 © (AP Photo/Matt Durisko) Denver Broncos-2021 © (AP Photo/Don Wright) Cleveland Browns-2021 © Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports Washington Commanders-2021 © Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta Falcons-2021 © (Photo by Joe Skipper/Getty Images) New York Giants-2021 © Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Jacksonville Jaguars-2021 New York Jets-2021 © Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Lions-2021 © (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty…

A report suggests Craftsart Cartoon Photo Tools is a Trojan in the form of FaceStealer and this could lead to users being scammed. The app asks users for their Facebook login and password but then redirects to some unknown Russian servers where it gains access to private and confidential information like credit card information, messages, searches, etc. While Google has removed the apps, there could still be thousands of users who might be still using it and are getting their data exposed. We suggest you remove the app immediately if you still have it installed and change your Facebook credentials. According to Google, the app has been installed more than 100,000 times, which is a clear indication that there might be many users still using it. The best way to protect yourself from getting your data exposed is to enable Google Play Protect by heading to Google Play Store, then Profile Play Protect settings, and then enabling ‘Scan apps with Play Protect’. Always make sure to install an app from a trusted developer. Source: Culled From 91 Mobiles.  » Read More

Image source, Dorset PoliceImage caption, Prisoner Kyle Eglington escaped from a prison van on SaturdayPolice are hunting a prisoner who escaped wearing nothing but his underwear and socks.Dorset Police said Kyle Darren Eglington assaulted security officers in Hardy Road, Poole on Saturday before making off from a prison van.The 32-year-old had been remanded in custody after being charged with robbery, following an incident in Bournemouth on Thursday.Police said he should not be approached. Officers are carrying out detailed searches in the area, with the help of the police helicopter and British Transport Police.Mr Eglington is described as white, 5ft 11in (1.8m) tall, of medium build, with dark brown hair and a beard. Supt Heather Dixey of Dorset Police said: "I would like to reassure members of the public that we have a number of officers carrying out searches and other enquiries in a bid to locate Kyle Eglington as soon as possible and return him to lawful custody.  » Read More