The National Bank of Romania (BNR) warns that, recently, deepfake images have been posted on several social networks in which the image and voice of Governor Mugur Isarescu are used. “Recently, on several platforms and social networks, there have been deepfake posts involving the governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isarescu. The videos fraudulently use the image and voice of the BNR governor to convince the public to make financial investments on a non-existent platform,” reads a statement from the BNR. The National Bank of Romania warns that it does not make investment recommendations and proposals. “If you have followed such false ads, immediately report these situations to the competent authorities,” the statement also says. Deepfake, according to the bill on the responsible use of technology, is any falsified image, audio and/or video content created with the help of artificial intelligence, so as to create the appearance that a person said or did things that they did not gave consent, which in reality were not said or done by that person.
The National Chamber Choir “Madrigal - Marin Constantin” announced it will embark on its 2025 “Madrigal de Crăciun” tour between December 3 and 21, bringing eight holiday concerts to seven cities across Romania. Tickets are available online. Under the baton of conductor Anna Ungureanu, the ensemble will perform in Cluj-Napoca, Târgu Mureș, Sibiu, Iași, Botoșani, […]
Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail stretching between Putna, in northern Romania, and Drobeta Turnu Severin, in the southern part of the country, has inaugurated a sundial in Dealu Negru, in Bistrița-Năsăud county. The solar clock, with a 20-meter-diameter dial, has been set up on a former heliport. It is named Sol Rex Regnum (Sun, the […]
At 24 years old, Romanian Claudiu Fusaru is the youngest T-38 instructor in the 469th Squadron of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT), the most complex international program for training NATO fighter pilots. The pilot training program, active since 1981, brings together 14 NATO nations and trains the best fighter pilots in the world […]
The Romanian General Prosecutor’s Office and the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crime conducted searches at companies part of the Tinmar group on Thursday, November 6, Economedia.ro reported. The company, one of the largest energy traders in...
The Romanian government has approved a new emergency ordinance that introduces major fines for feeding wild bears, environment minister Diana Buzoianu announced on Thursday, November 6. The legislation also defines key terms such as "feeding of bears" and "habituated bear," aiming to curb practices that draw wildlife into populated areas,
The American defense technology company Allen Control Systems (or ACS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Romanian Armed Forces for the joint production of autonomous anti-drone turrets in Romania. ACS recently signed two contracts for the delivery of its autonomous Bullfrog turret to the armies of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. […]
