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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is wasting workers’ time and taxpayer dollars on “a witch hunt to find any content deemed ‘bad,’” according to a source familiar with the work and internal communications viewed by 404 Media. Specifically, people who#News
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The company, which owns IGN, CNET, PCMag, and dozens more outlets and properties, took down specific information about its diversity commitment on multiple pages on its website over the past several weeks. #dei
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A class-action lawsuit filed against the surgeon claims he also did nothing to protect his patients’ data, including their financial information and nude photos of them.#News #Hacking


Hoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries.#Impact


Idriss Qibaa, a “professional when it comes to the banning and unbanning of Instagram accounts" who ran “Unlocked 4 Life,” claimed he made more than $600,000 a month.#Instagram



DOGE left its website backend exposed; lawyers own up to using AI; and a YouTube true crime documentary channel where all the murders are AI-generated.#Podcast


A worker resigned in protest rather than giving Thomas Shedd access to Notify.gov, which they said would allow him to see "all personally identifiable information moving through the Notiy system, including phone numbers," 404 Media has learned.#ElonMusk #DOGE


A contractor for the Air Force and other government agencies wanted to get a good deal on some Graykeys from us (we're journalists FYI).

A contractor for the Air Force and other government agencies wanted to get a good deal on some Graykeys from us (wex27;re journalists FYI).#News #Privacy



This week: A tale of creative cryopreservation, Transylvania's 16th-century weather reports, and dancing turtles.

This week: A tale of creative cryopreservation, Transylvaniax27;s 16th-century weather reports, and dancing turtles.#TheAbstract #science



The list includes budget claims like "$3.4 million for Malaysian drug-fueled gay sex app" and "Disbursed $15,000 to 'queer' Muslim writers in India."

The list includes budget claims like "$3.4 million for Malaysian drug-fueled gay sex app" and "Disbursed $15,000 to x27;queerx27; Muslim writers in India."#dei #archives #government #DOGE




This week, we discuss Apple's iCloud, Wikipedia as a miracle of humankind, and good soup.

This week, we discuss Applex27;s iCloud, Wikipedia as a miracle of humankind, and good soup.#BehindTheBlog






Musk told reporters all of DOGE's actions are "maximally transparent." The website tracking waste is currently about an imaginary architecture firm.

Musk told reporters all of DOGEx27;s actions are "maximally transparent." The website tracking waste is currently about an imaginary architecture firm.#Wastegov #ElonMusk #DOGE #WhiteHouse



This week we discuss a new Microsoft study that finds using generative AI is "atrophying" people's cognition and critical thinking skills, the right's war on Wikipedia, and, in the subscriber's section, the idea of posting against fascism.

This week we discuss a new Microsoft study that finds using generative AI is "atrophying" peoplex27;s cognition and critical thinking skills, the rightx27;s war on Wikipedia, and, in the subscriberx27;s section, the idea of posting against fasc…#podcasts




In a letter to a US senator, a Florida-based data broker says it obtained sensitive data on US military members from a Lithuanian company, revealing the global nature of commercial online ad surveillance.#News #Privacy


After health agencies responded to Trump's executive order deeming there to be only "two sexes" by scrubbing sites of important resources, a judge ordered they have until midnight Tuesday to bring them back online.

After health agencies responded to Trumpx27;s executive order deeming there to be only "two sexes" by scrubbing sites of important resources, a judge ordered they have until midnight Tuesday to bring them back online.#health #DonaldTrump #cdc #fda











“The internet is a dangerous place for children, rife with sexual material that is harmful to minors," the Republican lawmakers wrote. "The ease of access to this material is downright scary."#ageverification


Employees at Elon Musk's agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."

Employees at Elon Muskx27;s agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."#DOGE #ElonMusk



Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.#organizing #Socialmedia #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump


We talk all about Musk's takeover of the federal government, including audio of a meeting we got touching a Musk ally's AI plans. Then, AI slop in libraries.

We talk all about Muskx27;s takeover of the federal government, including audio of a meeting we got touching a Musk allyx27;s AI plans. Then, AI slop in libraries.#Podcast



404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves is an “illegal task.”#News
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A 404 Media reader made a PDF version of the World War II-era manual that's going viral right now.

A 404 Media reader made a PDF version of the World War II-era manual thatx27;s going viral right now.#opensource




According to the language of the proposed bill, people who download AI models from China could face up to 20 years in jail, a million dollar fine, or both.#News
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