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Be Wary of Fake Pages and Phishing

Malicious actors often create fake pages that mimic legitimate websites to steal credentials[citation:10]. Be cautious of:

  • Pages with suspicious domains (e.g., *.pages.dev, *.workers.dev)[citation:3][citation:9]
  • Requests to paste PowerShell commands or download unexpected files[citation:8]
  • Login pages served from blob URIs instead of legitimate domains[citation:10]

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NVIDIA and Lilly launch $1B AI lab to transform drug discovery and manufacturing

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Key Takeaways NVIDIA and Lilly will co-invest up to $1B in an AI lab to develop biomedical foundation models and scale AI across pharma operations.The lab will link wet and dry labs? [+1102 chars]

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January 13, 2026 Crypto
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Elon Musk�s X probed by UK watchdog over Grok deepfakes - politico.eu

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Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said last week she expected Ofcom to move quickly on the issue, and that the regulator would have her full support to block access to X in the U.K. if the platform ...

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  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 13, 2026 Business
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The Myth of the AI Race - Foreign Affairs

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In July, the Trump administration released an artificial intelligence action plan titled Winning the AI Race, which framed global competition over AI in stark terms: whichever country achieves domi...

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January 13, 2026 Business
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Shaksgam Valley Construction Claims Fake Debunked: How Misinformation Linked Pakistan Was Misleading

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Several online posts claim that China is undertaking construction projects in the Shaksgam Valley near Ladakh and that the area belongs to India, with calls that such activities be halted. Some rep...

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  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 13, 2026 News
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Lashkar-e-Taiba Split Fake Debunked: Intelligence Claims About Pakistan Misrepresented

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A wave of online chatter claimed that Lashkar-e-Taiba is heading for a major split and that the situation in Pakistan would become more chaotic, based on alleged intelligence briefings. Our review ...

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  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 13, 2026 News
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Operation Sindoor Fake Debunked: Debunking False Links to Pakistan in Claims Involving Gen. Upendra Dwivedi

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Claims that Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi announced an ongoing Operation Sindoor against terror sites in Pakistan and in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have circulated online sin...

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  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 13, 2026 News
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Starlink Jamming Fake Debunked: Debunked Claims of Information Blackout in Iran and Misattribution to Pakistan

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Analysis: The claim that Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet was jammed to cause an information blackout in Iran is false, misleading, and unverified. What is being claimed: Social media posts...

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  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 12, 2026 News
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Your heart doesn�t care how young you are: The myths cardiologists beg you to drop - Times of India

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January 12, 2026 Health
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UK regulator investigates Musk�s X over concerns on Grok sexualised deepfakes

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Britain?s media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk?s X on Monday to determine whether sexually intimate deepfakes produced by its Grok AI chatbot violated its duty to protect people...

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  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 12, 2026 Business
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UK regulator investigates Musk�s X over concerns on Grok sexualised deepfakes

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Britain?s media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk?s X on Monday to determine whether sexually intimate deepfakes produced by its Grok AI chatbot violated its duty to protect people...

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  • Claim has been thoroughly investigated and debunked
  • Multiple sources confirm inaccuracy
  • Original source identified as unreliable
January 12, 2026 Business
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Identifying Fake Pages

According to security research, be cautious of:

  • Cloudflare Pages abuse: Malicious actors frequently use *.pages.dev domains for phishing[citation:3][citation:9]
  • Blob URI phishing: Fake login pages served via blob URIs to bypass security[citation:10]
  • Fake security pages: Pages pretending to be security services that drop malware[citation:8]
  • SEO spam: Content designed to manipulate search rankings with hidden text or links[citation:1][citation:6]