SYDNEY (Reuters) - Meta said it has taken down some 8,000 so-called celeb bait scam ads from Facebook and Instagram as part of a new effort with Australian banks to curb the practice. The scams use images of famous people, often generated by artificial intelligence, to trick consumers into giving money to non-existent investment schemes. The U.S. social media giant...

* Roughly 8000 celeb-bait scams taken down from Facebook, Instagram * Australia plans new anti-scam law with hefty fines for firms that don't take action * Meta is being sued by mining billionaire Forrest over scam ads By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Meta said it has taken down some 8,000 so-called celeb bait scam ads from Facebook...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Container shipping company Maersk said on Wednesday it continued to serve its customers in Lebanon with two weekly callings in Beirut despite the deteriorating security situation in the country. While Maersk's business in the country is impacted, we currently remain in a position to serve our customers, a Maersk spokesperson said in an email. The company said...

MUNICH, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A recovery in Chinese and German truck markets will not come quickly, Martin Daum, the outgoing CEO of the world's biggest truck maker Daimler Truck , told a press event late on Tuesday. He said he did not expect a recovery in the Chinese truck market this year or next, adding that China was in...