{p}Winds will start picking up with temperatures dropping…{/p}{p}TODAY: Skies will be sunny again in Las Vegas on Tuesday with wind speeds on the rise.Breezes will start off 5-15 mph in the morning out of the southwest, increasing to 10-20 mph sustained winds this afternoon with wind gusts around 30 mph.{/p}{p}High temperatures will reach around 89 degrees in Las Vegas and in the low 90s in Henderson.{/p}{p}Air quality is ranked ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ this morning for areas of haze.Pollen levels are in the ‘moderate’ to ‘high’ category with the most common pollens being sage, wormwood & elm.{/p}{p}TONIGHT: By this evening skies will become mostly clear with cooler overnight valley low temperatures around 63 degrees.Winds will linger through the evening with wind gusts up to 35 mph possible, especially in the foothills.{/p}{p}YOUR 7 DAY: Low pressure moving through the West Coast will bring widespread gusty winds with temperatures dropping through most of the work week.There are no immediate weather alerts in place for the Las Vegas area but winds will be stronger just west of our area with wind gusts 40-50 mph possible in San Bernardino County where a WIND ADVISORY is in place this afternoon through Wednesday morning.{/p}{p}A FREEZE WARNING will go into effect after the front passes for Lincoln County on Thursday & Friday morning from 2am-8am for temperatures dropping to or below the freezing mark overnight.{/p}{p}Daytime highs in Las Vegas will fall to the mid 70s by Thursday, followed by a warming trend over the weekend.Valley highs will be back in the low to mid 80s on Saturday & Sunday.{/p}{p}TRACKING THE TROPICS: Hurricane Lidia is set to make landfall Tuesday night (National Hurricane Center estimates around 6pm) along the west-central Mexico coastline near Puerto Vallarta.It is strengthening as is moves closer to shore.
As of this morning it is a category 2 storm packing sustained winds of 100 mph, moving east/northeast at 15 mph.
Coastal flooding will likely begin this afternoon due to storm surge and heavy rain (4”-8” with isolated totals up to 12”).Lidia is expected to weaken quickly after making landfall.{/p}{p}Check back for more updates & have a great day!{/p}{p}- Chloe Koast{ }{/p}{p}Conned by a computer Casanova.{/p}{p}Online romance scams for years are nothing new.
Unfortunately, advances in artificial intelligence are {a href=”https://turnto10.com/i-team/consumer-advocate/artificial-intelligence-making-romance-scams-more-believable-warn-fake-profiles-scammers-images-generated-targeting-messages-october-10-2023#” target=”_blank” title=”https://turnto10.com/i-team/consumer-advocate/artificial-intelligence-making-romance-scams-more-believable-warn-fake-profiles-scammers-images-generated-targeting-messages-october-10-2023#“}making these fake profiles {/a}look even more real.{/p}{p}How is AI improving the quality of romance scams?{/p}{blockquote}Honestly by a lot, because it’s very easy to generate an image for a person and just create the personal line and it’s even easier to collect information about the person you are targeting as well,” said Marijus Briedis, the chief technology officer for {a href=”https://nordvpn.com/” target=”_blank” title=”https://nordvpn.com/“}NordVPN{/a}.{/blockquote}{p}That means the scammer will know more about a person’s past and interests, which means they might be able to get people to let their guard down more quickly.{br}{/p}{p}On top of that, Briedis said that grammatical errors, which were once the hallmark of scam messages, are disappearing.He said AI is helping scammers put together much more coherent messages, which makes spotting scams more difficult.{/p}{p}However, Briedis said you can also use AI to your advantage to figure out if the person you’re chatting with is legit.{/p}{blockquote}There are tools that recognize generated AI pictures right now,” he explained.“Just upload the picture and they’re going to say for you if it’s fake or not.I think in the near future we’re going to see for video these kind of tools as well.{/blockquote}{p}NordVPN also lists a few more red flags to watch out for when it comes to romance scams:{/p}{ul}{li}A sense of urgency.If the conversation is moving too fast, consider what the person you’re talking with is actually after.{/li}{li}A passion for crypto currency.
Scammers love Bitcoin and other crypto payments.
And honestly, any kind of money-talk should give you pause.{/li}{li}Weird eyes and fingers.AI can do many things, but it still struggles to generate realistic eyeballs and hands – so look closely!{/li}{li}A refusal to take video calls.
If the person you’re talking to won’t Facetime, Zoom or Skype with you, chances are they’re hiding something.{/li}{/ul}{p}The ultimate recommandation was to for people to trust their instincts: go with their gut.If anything seems weird about the interaction, take a step back and talk about it with a friend or family member.Often, a more neutral third party will pick-up on red flags pretty quickly.{br}{/p}{p}Winds will start picking up with temperatures dropping…{/p}{p}TODAY: Skies will be sunny again in Las Vegas on Tuesday with wind speeds on the rise.Breezes will start off 5-15 mph in the morning out of the southwest, increasing to 10-20 mph sustained winds this afternoon with wind gusts around 30 mph.{/p}{p}High temperatures will reach around 89 degrees in Las Vegas and in the low 90s in Henderson.{/p}{p}Air quality is ranked ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ this morning for areas of haze.Pollen levels are in the ‘moderate’ to ‘high’ category with the most common pollens being sage, wormwood & elm.{/p}{p}TONIGHT: By this evening skies will become mostly clear with cooler overnight valley low temperatures around 63 degrees.Winds will linger through the evening with wind gusts up to 35 mph possible, especially in the foothills.{/p}{p}YOUR 7 DAY: Low pressure moving through the West Coast will bring widespread gusty winds with temperatures dropping through most of the work week.
There are no immediate weather alerts in place for the Las Vegas area but winds will be stronger just west of our area with wind gusts 40-50 mph possible in San Bernardino County where a WIND ADVISORY is in place this afternoon through Wednesday morning.{/p}{p}A FREEZE WARNING will go into effect after the front passes for Lincoln County on Thursday & Friday morning from 2am-8am for temperatures dropping to or below the freezing mark overnight.{/p}{p}Daytime highs in Las Vegas will fall to the mid 70s by Thursday, followed by a warming trend over the weekend.
Valley highs will be back in the low to mid 80s on Saturday & Sunday.{/p}{p}TRACKING THE TROPICS: Hurricane Lidia is set to make landfall Tuesday night (National Hurricane Center estimates around 6pm) along the west-central Mexico coastline near Puerto Vallarta.It is strengthening as is moves closer to shore.As of this morning it is a category 2 storm packing sustained winds of 100 mph, moving east/northeast at 15 mph.
Coastal flooding will likely begin this afternoon due to storm surge and heavy rain (4”-8” with isolated totals up to 12”).Lidia is expected to weaken quickly after making landfall.{/p}{p}Check back for more updates & have a great day!{/p}{p}- Chloe Koast{ }{/p}{p}Conned by a computer Casanova.{/p}{p}Online romance scams for years are nothing new.Unfortunately, advances in artificial intelligence are {a href=”https://turnto10.com/i-team/consumer-advocate/artificial-intelligence-making-romance-scams-more-believable-warn-fake-profiles-scammers-images-generated-targeting-messages-october-10-2023#” target=”_blank” title=”https://turnto10.com/i-team/consumer-advocate/artificial-intelligence-making-romance-scams-more-believable-warn-fake-profiles-scammers-images-generated-targeting-messages-october-10-2023#“}making these fake profiles {/a}look even more real.{/p}{p}How is AI improving the quality of romance scams?{/p}{blockquote}Honestly by a lot, because it’s very easy to generate an image for a person and just create the personal line and it’s even easier to collect information about the person you are targeting as well,” said Marijus Briedis, the chief technology officer for {a href=”https://nordvpn.com/” target=”_blank” title=”https://nordvpn.com/“}NordVPN{/a}.{/blockquote}{p}That means the scammer will know more about a person’s past and interests, which means they might be able to get people to let their guard down more quickly.{br}{/p}{p}On top of that, Briedis said that grammatical errors, which were once the hallmark of scam messages, are disappearing.He said AI is helping scammers put together much more coherent messages, which makes spotting scams more difficult.{/p}{p}However, Briedis said you can also use AI to your advantage to figure out if the person you’re chatting with is legit.{/p}{blockquote}There are tools that recognize generated AI pictures right now,” he explained.
“Just upload the picture and they’re going to say for you if it’s fake or not.I think in the near future we’re going to see for video these kind of tools as well.{/blockquote}{p}NordVPN also lists a few more red flags to watch out for when it comes to romance scams:{/p}{ul}{li}A sense of urgency.If the conversation is moving too fast, consider what the person you’re talking with is actually after.{/li}{li}A passion for crypto currency.
Scammers love Bitcoin and other crypto payments.
And honestly, any kind of money-talk should give you pause.{/li}{li}Weird eyes and fingers.AI can do many things, but it still struggles to generate realistic eyeballs and hands – so look closely!{/li}{li}A refusal to take video calls.If the person you’re talking to won’t Facetime, Zoom or Skype with you, chances are they’re hiding something.{/li}{/ul}{p}The ultimate recommandation was to for people to trust their instincts: go with their gut.If anything seems weird about the interaction, take a step back and talk about it with a friend or family member.
Often, a more neutral third party will pick-up on red flags pretty quickly.{br}{/p}.
