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With ‘pig butchering’ scams on the rise, FBI moves to stop the bleeding

February 5, 2024

Enticed by the prospect of romance and riches, coaxed over LinkedIn and WhatsApp, thousands of people have sent their hard-earned money overseas, never to be seen again. The con is called pig butchering — so named because victims are likened to hogs, fattened up for slaughter.

Read more at NBC News

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Home brokerage Keller Williams to pay $70 mln in antitrust settlement

February 1, 2024

Home brokerage Keller Williams has agreed to pay $70 million as part of a settlement to resolve claims that it conspired to overcharge U.S. home sellers by billions of dollars on the commissions they pay to agents for buyers.

Read more at Reuters

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Stock Photography vs AI-Generated Content: Legal and Creative Considerations

January 31, 2024

Whether it is safe or wise to use AI vs stock photography relies on many facts. It is not only about using the original images without consent; it is about featuring people or models without their consent, featuring trademarked properties without consent, infringing authorship, privacy, or commercial rights of others.

Read more at Dreamstime

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Housing-related zoning amendments recommended

January 26, 2024

Housing-related zoning amendments recommended by GR Planning Commission

The amendments— parsed into five categories— primarily serve to increase housing supply, in accordance with a recent update to the city's Housing Needs Assessment, which states a need for 14,106 new housing units by 2027 (an average of 2,831 per year, a pace not currently being met).

Read more at Fox17

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