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404 Media's reporting on an internal Google privacy violation database has been subpoenaed by the State of Texas. We are fighting it.

404 Mediax27;s reporting on an internal Google privacy violation database has been subpoenaed by the State of Texas. We are fighting it.#Announcements




This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we talk about health insurance.#BehindTheBlog


While Reddit mods and admin try to keep up with the site's "no violence" terms of use, Facebook and LinkedIn is reacting with tens of thousands of laughing emojis.

While Reddit mods and admin try to keep up with the sitex27;s "no violence" terms of use, Facebook and LinkedIn is reacting with tens of thousands of laughing emojis.

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A group of fans are reverse engineering Netflix and creating unauthorized archives of interactive shows like Battle Kitty and Minecraft: Story Mode#News
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Deepfakes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Mike Tyson, and Terry Crews are selling erectile dysfunction supplements on YouTube.#News
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We talk about the big datasets of Bluesky posts being offered to AI; how people are breaking into Redbox systems; and how the U.S. government is clamping down on data brokers.#Podcast



After a machine learning librarian released and then deleted a dataset of one million Bluesky posts, several other, even bigger datasets have appeared in its place—including one of almost 300 million non-anonymized posts.#Bluesky #Socialmedia #machinelearning #DataBrokers


Venntel is a primary provider of location data to the government or other companies that sell to U.S. agencies. The FTC is banning Venntel from selling data related to health clinics, refugee shelters, and much more.#News
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A new proposed rule change from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could curtail the sale of American's personal data. That's if the agency survives the Trump presidency.

A new proposed rule change from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could curtail the sale of Americanx27;s personal data. Thatx27;s if the agency survives the Trump presidency.#News

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Not Just 'David Mayer': ChatGPT Breaks When Asked About Two Law Professors#OpenAI


This week, we explore the digestive products of dinosaurs, the sartorial skills of prehistoric peoples, the superpowers of a supreme squirter, and the effects of “repeated social defeat” in fish.#TheAbstract


This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we talk about traffic, a return to Azeroth, egg prices and bullying.#BehindTheBlog





"We have data on the performance of >50k engineers from 100s of companies. ~9.5% of software engineers do virtually nothing: Ghost Engineers.”#Overemployment


Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, is building an AI model based on user data; we discuss the rise of AI pimping, and a phone sold the U.S. military is expanding to the public.#Podcast




Stake is an online casino and sportsbook that's using watermarks on viral meme accounts to advertise on social media. But it goes deeper than that.

Stake is an online casino and sportsbook thatx27;s using watermarks on viral meme accounts to advertise on social media. But it goes deeper than that.#advertising #stake #Twitter




A Niantic executive said he could see governments and militaries buying Niantic geospatial AI trained on player data, but the company said it’s still early days.#News
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Tether is being used on a massive scale by large scale drug traffickers, to the point where Tether is sold cheaper in Mexico due to its links to drugs, according to court records reviewed by 404 Media.#News #Crime


This week, we’ll travel to ancient Mars, indulge in record-breaking “nanopasta,” check out nature’s version of fiber optic cables, and behold a galactic jellyfish.#TheAbstract


This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we talk about conjuring gaming memories, AI-generated Birkin bags, and a rejection of a certain type of criticism.#BehindTheBlog



Playlists and "podcast" episode descriptions are hiding malware and piracy sites in plain sight on the streaming platform.#spotify


A small tech company called Cape has been selling a privacy-focused cellphone service to the U.S. military. Now Cape will be offering its product to high-risk members of the public.#News #Privacy


We chat Buzzfeed's AI-powered ads, a big Graykey leak, and the wave of publishers making deals with AI companies.

We chat Buzzfeedx27;s AI-powered ads, a big Graykey leak, and the wave of publishers making deals with AI companies.#Podcast



AI-generated influencers that steal content from human models and adult content creators have taken over Instagram.#News
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The non-profit, university press asked its authors for input on how they'd prefer to see any hypothetical AI training deals handled, and plans to base future decisions on what they say, MIT Press told 404 Media.

The non-profit, university press asked its authors for input on how theyx27;d prefer to see any hypothetical AI training deals handled, and plans to base future decisions on what they say, MIT Press told 404 Media.#AI #llms #mitpress #publishing



Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.#News
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The documents provide never-been-seen insight into the current cat-and-mouse game between forensics companies and phone manufacturers Apple and Google.#News #Privacy


The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.#AI #harpercollins #publishing