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Fakes

Opinion & Features

This economy is ripe for fake and copycat luxury goods

Vietnam has launched a crackdown on fake products – in part to show responsiveness to US concerns.
ASEAN Business

Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom

The social networking giant has a complicated history with facial recognition technology.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta to use facial recognition to fight fake celebrity scams

T he meteoric rise of dupes is the latest threat facing global retail giants who can’t seem to figure out what Chinese shoppers want.
Global Enterprise

China’s designer dupes entice frugal shoppers away from labels

The ban covers trafficking in fake reviews, whether by non-existent customers, company insiders or artificial intelligence. It also prohibits buying and selling fabricated views or followers on social media, and using intimidation tactics to remove negative reviews.
International

US FTC finalises ban on fake online reviews

Dr. Douglas Arbittier with items from his large collection of medical antiques in Mendham, N.J., on May 16, 2024. When he found that many medical-themed woodblocks he bought were fake, he began an intense effort to catch the forger.
International

This art forger had fooled thousands. Then he met Doug.

The length of voice samples needed to create a convincing fake is also shorter.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

You can’t shake it off – deepfakes are here

Fake goods have also migrated to other sites, with dozens of Reddit and Discord users discussing alternative sources.
SpotlightGlobal Enterprise

China knockoff raid jolts a global throng of fake-fashion influencers

Rapid developments in artificial intelligence have led to the rise of the creation and dissemination of deepfake images and videos.
International

UK to criminalise the creation of intimate deepfake images

Accredify aims to prevent scams and fraud in e-commerce, ticketing and news dissemination, says its CEO and co-founder Quah Zheng Wei.
Startups

Singapore start-up to take on fake concert tickets after tackling bogus Covid-19 certs

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