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From AnywhereHire to TikTok “Task” Hustles: Mapping the New Wave of Fake Remote-Job Scams (2025 Edition)

TL;DR WhatsApp-only “task jobs” are now the fastest-growing fraud category online. Reported losses topped $220 million in the first half of 2024 . Four archetypes dominate 2025: (a) fake platforms like AnywhereHire ; (b) TikTok-branded “like/follow” gigs; (c) company-impersonation scams (Runn, Pendo, etc.); (d) generic “Pay-to-Get-Paid” apps that lock your funds until you deposit more. Ghost listings blur the line between incompetence and fraud. 3 in 10 companies publicly admit to running at least one fake job ad right now. Scroll for a red-flag checklist, a hunter-hunter response script, and crowd-sourced resources to protect yourself.

How to Externalize Ollama Storage Location on macOS: A Step-by-Step Guide

Ollama is a powerful tool for working with AI models, but its default storage location on macOS can quickly fill up your internal drive. If you're working with large models or have limited disk space, it's essential to change the Ollama storage location to an external drive. If you're searching for a way to change the Ollama storage location on your Mac, you're likely to find a plethora of incomplete and misleading instructions scattered across the web. A quick Google search will yield a dozen or so results, each promising to provide a straightforward solution to this seemingly simple problem. However, as you delve deeper into these guides, you'll quickly realize that they're nothing more than half-baked gloss-overs, lacking the crucial details and nuance necessary to successfully navigate the process. You may find blog posts that briefly mention the importance of setting the OLLAMA_MODELS environment variable, only to leave you hanging without explaining how to...

Why site‑quality‑monitoring.com creates more problems than it solves

Photo by Mikhail Nilov @ Pexels Visitors to a website expect invisibility from its caretakers: patches applied, certificates renewed and pixels painted, all without fuss. When it comes to uptime monitoring,  Site‑quality‑monitoring.com , the cPanel bolt‑on powered by Koality, promises to shoulder that duty on behalf of harried webmasters. Too often, alas, it delivers the opposite: spurious outages, inflated server loads, and triggering of a trail of firewall alerts that would make even a cyber‑crime bureau blush. A bull in the server room Koality’s crawler prides itself on realism, fetching pages with a full headless Chrome browser rather than a polite HTTP probe. Its own documentation boasts that each page is “rendered… using a real browser (Chrome)” so that JavaScript‑heavy sites can be inspected like a human would view them. Noble in theory; ruinous in practice. A headless browser drags in fonts, images and third‑party scripts, pounding smal...

High Valuations and Potential Corrections: Precautions for Global Investors in NYSE and NASDAQ

he New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are key investment hubs not only for American investors but also for those from Canada, Britain, Europe, and Australia. However, given the current economic signals—specifically the Buffett Indicator which suggests extreme overvaluation at a 193% ratio—investors worldwide should exercise caution. This gauge compares the total market capitalization of publicly traded stocks to the gross domestic product (GDP), and a reading near 200% indicates potential overvaluation which could lead to significant market corrections. Understanding the Current Market Environment The Buffett Indicator, a measure devised by Warren Buffett, assesses whether the stock market is fairly valued relative to the economic output. A ratio of 100% is seen as fair, but the current 193% suggests that the market is potentially overheated. This scenario resembles past conditions, like those in late 2021 when the...

The Environmental Impact of AI Image Generation: What You Need to Know

A Look at the Carbon Footprint of AI Models and How They Affect the Planet Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we live, work, and interact with the world. However, as more and more AI models are developed and deployed, concerns about their environmental impact are rising. Researchers have managed to assess the carbon impact of each AI prompt. According to this assessment, even a single image generated by AI can be costly for the planet.

Neon Desolation: A CyberPunk Short Story

In the city of Neo-Babylon, year 2073, rain seemingly never stopped. Metallic droplets clattered on chrome roofs, a ceaseless symphony of the future. Neon lights punctured the gloom, reflecting off slick streets and towering monoliths of steel and glass. Amid this panorama of progress, countless digital billboards flashed images of prosperity and satisfaction. But beneath the glossy surface, shadows crept. Our protagonist, Jack, was an echo runner. A professional data thief, wired to the teeth with the latest sub-dermal implants. He carried secrets from one end of the city to the other, an encrypted courier in an age where trust was as scarce as clean air.