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Artificial intelligence is dramatically changing the world of online scams, which cost victims $442 billion last year, taking control of this criminal sector and allowing criminals to carry out various types of fraud, from fake investments to identity theft, more quickly and cheaply. #spletneprevare #umetnainteligenca #kriminal (translated)

Amid a tense budget situation and a looming deficit of 440 million euros, Frankfurt is discussing whether the costly new construction of the City Theaters can still be pursued, while the existing theater buildings urgently need to be renovated due to technical deficiencies. #Frankfurt #Bühnenneubau #Haushaltslage (translated)

Cartoons On The Moon noted that *Treasure Planet* was the most expensive 2D animated film in history, with a budget of 140 million dollars. It also stated that its failure forever changed the industry and marked the beginning of the decline of traditional animation in cinema. https://t.co/XKiSZU8JPU #Animación #Cine #MásCine (translated)

Attention, Vasco fans! It was reported that Vasco da Gama filed a motion with the Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro (TJRJ) to defend the decision that determined the availability of Maracanã for the semifinal of the Copa Sul-Americana against Boca Juniors, scheduled for October 20 at 9:30 PM. According to the publication, the document was filed on Saturday (the 10th) and requested that the attempt by the concessionaire Fla-Flu Serviços S.A. to suspend the decision through a writ of security be rejected. The publication reported that the club argued that the court decision took into account statements from public security agencies and the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio de Janeiro. According to Vasco, the Military Police pointed to Maracanã as the preferred alternative, considering the infrastructure, urban mobility, fan organization, and access control. The club also questioned, according to the publication, the criteria used by the concessionaire to deny the stadium and argued that the requirements for preserving the pitch should be applied objectively and equally. The defense also stated that Conmebol had already announced Maracanã as the venue and that ticket sales were underway. By the morning of October 10, Vasco reported having sold 11,446 tickets and handed over 4,000 tickets to Boca Juniors for the visiting fans. Attention, Vasco fans! the club added that it warned of possible damages to the organization of the semifinal, to the supporters, and to the security planning if the decision were suspended. Vasco requested that the concessionaire's injunction be denied and that the writ of security be rejected, maintaining the decision that secured the stadium. According to the publication, the legal dispute was still ongoing. #Vasco #Maracanã #CopaSulAmericana (translated)

Mona Keijzer wrote that the Jetten cabinet repeatedly closed budget deficits with new tax increases, in her opinion. She said that the VAT on flowers and plants would rise from 9 to 21 percent and that this would put 2,440 jobs at risk, but according to her, this was not taken into account. Keijzer announced that she had submitted an amendment to keep the VAT at 9 percent in 2028. https://t.co/h0IP43M1Qo #belastingverhoging #werkgelegenheid #btw (translated)

RobynHD criticized that the Bundestag had rejected two motions to abolish the tax-free Bitcoin holding period the day before. The Greens had called for cryptocurrency gains to be taxed at the personal income tax rate, regardless of the holding period. A total of 132 representatives voted in favor, while 445 voted against. A motion from the Left Party had also failed. This proposed, among other things, taxation akin to stocks, an exit tax, and a EU-wide trading ban for certain proof-of-work coins. The CDU/CSU, SPD, and AfD rejected the proposals. However, the vote does not mean that the abolition is off the table, RobynHD wrote. The SPD-led Ministry of Finance is working on a reform that is also supposed to end the one-year holding period. Bitcoin purchased from 2027 onwards should be taxed at a basic rate of 26.375 percent; existing holdings would be protected. The cabinet is expected to address the proposal on October 14. RobynHD acknowledged that other legislative proposals had been up for decision during the vote. Nonetheless, from the author's perspective, it is alarming that work continues on the abolition despite the clear rejection. The Union could still prevent the reform, but RobynHD has little hope. #Bitcoin #Krypto #Steuern (translated)

Shima stated that employers could pay above the minimum wage, offer a higher meal voucher, and adopt schedules like 5x2 or 4x3, respecting the limit of 44 hours per week. According to Shima, labor legislation would not prevent negotiations but would establish minimum conditions; the author said it was this minimum that they intended to take away from people. #Trabalho #Salário #DireitosTrabalhistas (translated)

Tomáš Prouza claimed that the Prague magistrate abolished price caps for traditional taxis with taximeters from October 1, without notifying residents and tourists. According to him, this allowed drivers to charge a starting rate of 666 crowns and 444 crowns per kilometer, which he said could lead to rides costing tens of thousands of crowns. He linked the change to the long-term effort of traditional taxi drivers to limit competition from digital platforms. He stated that the parliamentary amendment, advocated by ANO and the Pirates, aimed to drive thousands of taxi drivers out of Prague. He attributed falling prices, better ride availability, and the ability to know the price in advance to the applications. According to Prouza, the responsibility for the taxi service area lay with Prague's deputy mayor for transport, Jaromír Beránek. Prouza called the change an adjustment pushed through at the request of the taxi mafia and warned that it could damage Prague's reputation. He also referred to the city's decision to abolish the price cap and questioned the timing of the change before the elections and its secrecy. https://t.co/ipI2QMVBLE #taxi #prague #praha #magistrat #taxi #praha #magistrat (translated)

Amalia claimed that documents uncovered from the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RGANI) showed that Moscow was funding AKEL with the aim of preventing the union of Cyprus with Greece. According to her, the funding served Soviet interests, as Greece was a NATO member. She stated that the money was channeled through the International Trade Union Assistance Fund for Left-Wing Labor Organizations, which she described as a cover for the KGB, and that the allocations were approved by the Political Bureau of the CPSU. She mentioned Yuri Andropov as responsible for transferring the funds. According to Amalia, six annual reports for the period 1961-1973 recorded remittances to AKEL amounting to $56,000 in 1961, $56,222 in 1962, $56,000 in 1963, $69,722 in 1965, $70,000 in 1966, and $140,000 in 1973, totaling $447,944. She added that these amounts did not necessarily constitute the total aid received by the party, as, she wrote, documents for all the years had not been declassified. She also mentioned that AKEL had received weapons from Moscow. She wrote that the Central Committee of the CPSU approved, at the request of AKEL's General Secretary Ezekias Papayiannou, the shipment of 100 Walther pistols and 25,000 cartridges. According to the posting, the weapons were sent on June 13, 1974, and delivered on July 4. Amalia questioned the stated purpose in the documents — the protection of AKEL leadership and other persons — and claimed that the weapons were intended for terrorist actions against EOKA B. Finally, she stated that Makarios had received weapons from Czechoslovakia, with Moscow's approval, in late January 1972. According to her, these were unloaded in the area of Kseros and transported with about 50 trucks to the Archdiocese in Nicosia. #Κύπρος #ΑΚΕΛ #ιστορία (translated)

Univers Tennis has indicated that the last Masters 1000 of the season will take place in Paris from November 2 to 8. Daniel Merida, ranked 44th in the world, was the last player admitted after Jannik Sinner's withdrawal, while Luca Van Assche and Matteo Berrettini were the first two substitutes. #Masters1000 #Tennis #Paris (translated)

The 443 families of the Residential Metropolitan cooperative in Cuatro Caminos have been waiting for years for the construction of their homes, while their savings are running out and they are denouncing the lack of action by politicians amid a growing housing crisis. #CrisisDeLaVivienda #CuatroCaminos #Cooperativistas (translated)

The enemies of savings accounts wrote that the federal government has decided on significantly higher social contributions for so-called high earners. With an annual salary of 80,000 euros and tax class 1, this would mean around 120 euros in additional contributions per month and 1,440 euros less net income per year starting in 2027. In addition, there would be employer contributions, which are effectively also social contributions of high earners. The enemies of savings accounts stated that performance is consistently punished in Germany, and predicted more than 300,000 emigrants by 2026. #Sozialabgaben #Steuergerechtigkeit #Auswanderung (translated)