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Jun 2024
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How the Fizz App Upended a High School i...

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A message board meant for school chatter quickly turned toxic at a high school in Vermont. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins host Zoe Thomas to talk about the app Fizz and what happened at the school. Plus, AI is giving scammers a new edge in online fraud. We’ll tell you how scammers are using the tech and what it means for banks and financial institutions.


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