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UK phone service provider Virgin Media O2 created an AI grandmother to waste scammers' time. Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty ImagesScambaiting is when the target of a phone or online scam knowingly tries to waste a scammer's time. Scambaiting can frustrate scammers and prevent them from targeting others. A UK company has now designed an AI chatbot that will do it for you."Scambaiting" is when the target of a phone or online scam realizes what's happening and plays along.

Formula One is making a pit stop in RiNo. F1 Arcade, which combines a bar and restaurant with dozens of racing simulators, plans to open at 2734 Walnut St. next fall. It will be one of the first U. S. locations for the U. K.-born concept, which aims to capitalize on growing American interest in Formula One racing. “I think RiNo has long been the neighborhood for the best restaurants, bars in the city, and we connect with that,” said Jon Gardner, U.

The author, not pictured, was frustrated when her coworker asked if she was pregnant. Maskot/Getty Images/MaskotA coworker asked me if I had the "nine-month flu," but I wasn't pregnant. The invasive question made me spiral, so I started working out more. I eventually told my boss and learned to set better boundaries at work.

Russia launched a "massive attack" against Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty ImagesRussia launched a "massive" overnight attack on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The attack involved around 120 missiles and 90 drones, he added. Ukraine's air force said the country's air defenses took out more than 140 aerial targets.

Franklin Barbecue is famous for its barbecue. Hutton Supancic/Contributor/Getty ImagesI waited for seven hours to try Franklin Barbecue, considered the best barbecue in Texas by many. In line, I met other tourists and was even interviewed by a local paper. Despite the long wait, the food was amazing, and we made a day out of the experience.

Japan has 140 businesses that are more than 500 years old — operating around twice as long as the oldest companies in the United States. Nineteen of their businesses claim to have existed since the first millennium. Let that sink in for a moment. From plagues to wars, natural disasters to collapsing economies, these ultra-durable businesses have encountered it all.