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How to Get Cheap Sports Tickets and Concert Tickets 07/18/2023 08:00pm • Inflation is increasing the price of just about everything these days, and event tickets are no exception. Especially when it comes to secondary-market tickets, which many consumers purchase. Resale concert tickets now cost an average of $242 each, almost double what they cost before the pandemic, a How Consumers Can Protect Themselves Against AI Voice Cloning Attacks 07/18/2023 08:00pm • Losses related to fraud and scams have increased by 30% over the last year, according to Federal Trade Commission data. The FBI reports that cybercrime losses totaled more than $10.2 billion in 2022 alone. In attempts to offset these crimes, the financial services sector is using voice recognition b Facebook parent Meta makes public its ChatGPT rival Llama 07/18/2023 05:13pm • MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) ��� Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has built an artificial intelligence system that rivals the likes of ChatGPT and Google's Bard but it's taking a different approach: releasing it for free. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the company is partnering with Mic Cybersecurity labeling for smart devices aims to help people choose those less vulnerable to hacking 07/18/2023 12:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration and major consumer technology players on Tuesday launched an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place to help consumers choose smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking. Officials likened the new U.S. Cy Top US firms supplied equipment to keep Russian oil flowing after Ukraine invasion 07/18/2023 10:54am • Major American providers of oilfield services supplied Russia with millions of dollars in equipment for months after its invasion of Ukraine, helping to sustain a critical part of its economy even as Western nations launched sanctions aimed at starving the Russian war effort. The largest ��� SLB, fo Hazy skies over DC still unhealthy for sensitive groups, improving with Tuesday's isolated storms 07/18/2023 10:00am • Though poor quality air continues to hang over the D.C. region on Tuesday, there may be relief in sight. Though nowhere near as dense as the smoke that��prompted last month���s unprecedented health alert, an unmistakable brownish haze continues to linger over downtown D.C.���s monuments Tuesday. How the ���Barbie��� soundtrack came together, according to mastermind Mark Ronson 07/17/2023 10:06pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Mark Ronson is showing off his Barbies. Scattered throughout his studio, the executive producer of the ���Barbie��� soundtrack ��� and a musical polymath known for his work with artists like Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga ��� has a few ���leftovers��� scattered across the room. One Code Orange: Smoke leads to another air quality alert in DC region 07/17/2023 05:43pm • Bad news: The D.C. region is in for another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires early this week. Air quality levels reached Code Orange throughout the WTOP listening area on Monday afternoon due to smoke originating from Canada. A sensor at Northwest D.C.'s McMillan Reservoir noted an air qual Golf has long been about making connections. That won't change in an LIV-PGA Tour world 07/17/2023 02:14pm • Kerry Bowie's daughters have dreams. Big ones. His 15-year-old wants to go to law school, maybe dabble in politics. His 12-year-old plans to be a business magnate. And while their schedules are jammed with everything from piano and violin lessons to soccer and volleyball tournaments, at some point t Golf has long been about making connections. That won't change in an LIV-PGA Tour world 07/17/2023 12:20am • Kerry Bowie's daughters have dreams. Big ones. His 15-year-old wants to go to law school, maybe dabble in politics. His 12-year-old plans to be a business magnate. And while their schedules are jammed, at some point this summer Bowie plans to take them to Franklin Park in the heart of Boston, place Rep. Spanberger looks to raise awareness for 'atomic veterans' 07/16/2023 09:10pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner��InsideNoVa.com��and republished with permission. Sign up for��InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription��today. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is looking to call attention to Atomic Veterans Day today, July 16, marking the 78th anniversary of th Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 5 sets to win Wimbledon for a second Grand Slam trophy 07/16/2023 05:01pm • WIMBLEDON, England (AP) ��� A poor start left Carlos Alcaraz a single point from a two-set hole against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. That sort of deficit is daunting for anyone, let alone a 20-year-old in his second major final, and against anyone, let alone Djokovic, someone who hadn't Iran's morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women 07/16/2023 01:19pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. The morality police had largely pull Ice cream Sunday: How to get your hands on National Ice Cream Day deals 07/16/2023 08:40am • I scream, you scream and we all scream for ice cream! This year, National Ice Cream Day lands on Sunday, July 16, and some of the nation's top dessert options are offering deals meant to satisfy your sweet tooth. Here are just a few options for the D.C. area residents looking for a cool break fro Las Vegas police officer found guilty in string of brazen casino heists could get life sentence 07/14/2023 06:19pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas police officer Friday on all counts of stealing nearly $165,000 during a trio of casino heists, including one where he was armed with a department-issued weapon that was loaded. Caleb Rogers, 35, faces life in prison upon sentencing because he