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This week, we discuss companies' responses to being monitored by an ICE contractor, caring about the little things, weight loss drug ads, and how our SXSW shindig went.

This week, we discuss companiesx27; responses to being monitored by an ICE contractor, caring about the little things, weight loss drug ads, and how our SXSW shindig went.#BehindTheBlog



Mahmoud Khalil, who ICE arrested on Saturday, and a group of other students from Columbia are suing the university to stop the release of disciplinary records.#News
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404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.#News #Surveillance


We chat the lack of guardrails on China-based AI video models; how cops are using AI to summarize evidence from seized mobile phones; and the AI game that is making $50,000 a month.#Podcast



On Sunday Mahmoud Khalil’s wife was unable to find the protester at the New Jersey facility he was allegedly detained in. ICE’s system now says he is in Louisiana.#News
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WikiPortraits, a group of volunteer photographers, has been covering festivals and shooting celebrities specifically to improve images in the public domain.#News #Features




An example of AI attempting to summarizing nuanced reviewed of Hitler's Nazi manifesto turned into an example of algorithms eating themselves.

An example of AI attempting to summarizing nuanced reviewed of Hitlerx27;s Nazi manifesto turned into an example of algorithms eating themselves.#AI #Amazon #Google





fly.pieter.com was initially made in just 30 minutes with AI tools and is now generating thousands of dollars a month. The future of AI-assisted game development will not be that simple.#News
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The proliferation of AI through law enforcement tools already has civil liberties experts concerned. “When you have results from an AI, they are not transparent. Often you cannot trace back where a conclusion came from, or what information it is based on. AIs hallucinate," one said.#News #ArtificialIntelligence



Another lawyer was caught using AI and not checking the output for accuracy, while a previously-reported case just got hit with sanctions.#AI #Lawyers


U.S. traders are buying 'digital residency' in Palau to skirt restrictions on the amount of cryptocurrency they can withdraw and the exchanges they can use. Major exchanges have already banned the ID, fearing abuse.

U.S. traders are buying x27;digital residencyx27; in Palau to skirt restrictions on the amount of cryptocurrency they can withdraw and the exchanges they can use. Major exchanges have already banned the ID, fearing abuse.#Features



He was hanging out in an ancient Roman port town 2,000 years ago, when something struck him (a deadly volcanic eruption).#TheAbstract



DRM and big tech's war on ownership has led me to make my own media libraries, and you should too.

DRM and big techx27;s war on ownership has led me to make my own media libraries, and you should too.#Streaming #DataHoarding





A court document reviewed by 404 Media says Cameron John Wagenius also searched for “U.S. military personnel defecting to Russia.”#News
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Bluesky has deleted the most viral post reporting on an internal government protest agains the President of the United States and the world's richest man.

Bluesky has deleted the most viral post reporting on an internal government protest agains the President of the United States and the worldx27;s richest man.#Bluesky #ElonMusk

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A rip off summary of Joseph's book, an AI startup dehumanizing workers; and a very particular AI video of Musk and Trump.

A rip off summary of Josephx27;s book, an AI startup dehumanizing workers; and a very particular AI video of Musk and Trump.#Podcast



Optifye.ai's pitch includes a video where a "boss" yells at a "worker" by calling him a number, and sarcastically saying he's having a bad month.

Optifye.aix27;s pitch includes a video where a "boss" yells at a "worker" by calling him a number, and sarcastically saying hex27;s having a bad month.#AI #ycombinator



Treasury workers don't know who the person is or why he is sending emails from a "Secretary of the Treasury" email address.

Treasury workers donx27;t know who the person is or why he is sending emails from a "Secretary of the Treasury" email address.#ElonMusk




The legislation hasn't yet passed everywhere, but all 50 states introducing some form of right to repair legislation is a "tipping point” for the right to repair movement.

The legislation hasnx27;t yet passed everywhere, but all 50 states introducing some form of right to repair legislation is a "tipping point” for the right to repair movement.#RighttoRepair



For $4.99, you too could buy "SUMMARY OF JOSEPH COX’S DARK WIRE." It's contents might be AI-generated.

For $4.99, you too could buy "SUMMARY OF JOSEPH COX’S DARK WIRE." Itx27;s contents might be AI-generated.#News

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