Why we’re no longer doing April Fools’ Day 

This article raises awareness about widespread online scams and AI-fueled deceptions, citing examples like fake CAPTCHAs, remote-access schemes, and AI voice impersonation, and underscores the importance of trust. It offers practical defenses, including skepticism toward urgency, validating requests via separate channels, using unique passwords with a manager, enabling multi-factor authentication, and creating family code words.