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Jan 27 2026FINANCE

AI in Banking: New Challenges and Opportunities

Banks are diving into AI, and it's a big deal. For the third year, it's the hottest trend in finance. But it's not all smooth sailing. AI brings both benefits and risks. On one hand, it boosts efficiency and improves customer service. On the other, it opens doors to fraud, deepfakes, and voice cloni

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Dec 20 2025CRYPTO

Spotlight on ETHIAD: A New Way to Catch Bad Actors on Ethereum

Ethereum is a big deal in the world of digital money. It's used for all sorts of things like apps, new coins, and even banking without banks. But just like any popular place, it attracts some bad guys. These folks use Ethereum for shady stuff like scams, money laundering, and illegal fundraising. C

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Oct 29 2025SCIENCE

Catching Cheaters: How Online Research is Fighting Fake Participants

Online research is a big deal. It helps more people take part in studies. But it also opens the door for cheaters. These folks want to make money by lying. They pretend to be someone else. They give wrong info to join studies. In 2023, researchers found out about this problem. They saw that some pe

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Apr 05 2025CRYPTO

Detecting Dirty Money in Bitcoin: The Power of Graph Convolution Networks

Bitcoin has become a popular choice for criminals. It's a digital currency that's not controlled by any government. This makes it hard to track illegal activities. To fight this, researchers have been looking into new ways to spot suspicious transactions. One big problem is money laundering. This i

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Mar 16 2025CRYPTO

Catching Crooks in the Crypto World

The Ethereum blockchain is a big, decentralized network that lets people exchange digital money and smart contracts without a boss. This is great for freedom, but it also means bad guys can do bad things like money laundering and phishing. This has made security a big problem. So, let's talk about a

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Mar 13 2025HEALTH

Keeping It Real: How to Spot Fake Data in Online Health Surveys

Online surveys are great for reaching lots of people, especially when it comes to health research. But there's a big problem: fake data. This is a huge issue when you're trying to get honest answers from Black cisgender women. These surveys often offer rewards, which can tempt some people to cheat.

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Oddities in the Numbers: Did Something Fishy Happen in Russian Elections?

Russian elections in 2011 and 2012 have a peculiar and surprising pattern in their numbers. These elections were not just about who won or lost. It was a surprising case of anomalies that seemed to favor the pro-government party, United Russia. This party is linked to the leader Vladimir Putin.

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Jan 03 2025HEALTH

The Machine Learning Hunt for Healthcare Fraud

Healthcare fraud is a massive problem worldwide, sucking up billions of dollars each year. Experts have taken up the challenge using machine learning. They started by cleaning and preparing massive amounts of data for analysis. Next, they experimented with various models, picking the best ones for t

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Dec 29 2024TECHNOLOGY

Catching Online Fraudsters with Graph Networks!

Did you know that sneaky fraudsters and bots might have a tough time hiding online? Researchers have discovered a clever way to stay ahead of them, using what's called graph networks. They found that focusing on the details of network nodes was way more effective than using fancy graph embeddings. T

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Oct 18 2024FINANCE

AI's Secret Weapon: Fighting Fraud in Uncle Sam's Billions

You know how banks use AI to catch fraud? Well, Uncle Sam is doing the same thing! The US Treasury Department just used AI to catch $1 billion in check fraud alone last year. That's huge! And it's not just checks. They stopped over $4 billion in fraud overall. How? By using machine learning to dig t

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