LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC/Gray News) - Louisiana authorities say a teenager remains hospitalized after being hit by a car during a homecoming prank. According to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, ...

Police in Salem are denouncing pranks that use artificial intelligence to create images of homeless men at people’s homes, in some cases leading people to call 911 to report a burglary. “The prank ...

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Messaging platform Discord has said the official ID photos of around 70,000 users have been stolen by hackers. The app, which is popular with gamers and teenagers, said the hackers targeted a firm ...

The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. The prank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, ...

Earlier this year, Discord began testing a new age-verification process in the United Kingdom that required users to scan their government-issued ID. That has come back to haunt both Discord and the ...

Police departments around the world are warning against the dangers of a trending social media prank that uses artificial intelligence to simulate a home invasion. Known online as the “homeless man ...

TikTok’s latest viral prank takes generative AI to unsettling new territory. The “AI homeless man” trend involves creating hyperrealistic images of a disheveled stranger lounging around your house, ...

Gold has been one of the hottest trades of 2025. The precious metal is up more than 50% for the year to date, and on October 7, it surpassed the psychologically significant $4,000 mark for the first ...

NO SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN NAMED. WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED WHEN WE LEARN MORE. THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS WARNING KIDS ABOUT A PRANK THAT COULD TURN DEADLY. THE WARNING CAME SUNDAY-AFTER MASKED ...

A French influencer has been jailed for six months for faking syringe attacks on unsuspecting members of the public in a viral prank video. Ilan M., who goes by the online handle ‘Amine Mojito,’ was ...