Ukraine used ArduPilot to help it wipe out Russian targets. It wasn’t the first time and it won’t be the last.#News
For nine days in September 2023, the world was rocked by an “Unidentified Seismic Object.”#TheAbstract
Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions#News
Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions
“AI is rizzing them up in a very unhealthy way at the moment.”Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
A dead star 15,000 light years from Earth is pulsing every 44 minutes in both X-rays and radio waves.#TheAbstract
The move comes after internal pressure and 404 Media’s reporting.#Flock
This week, we discuss an exciting revamp of The Abstract, tech betrayals, and the "it's for cops" defense.
This week, we discuss an exciting revamp of The Abstract, tech betrayals, and the "itx27;s for cops" defense.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: Lighting Money on Fire and the Meaning of Vetting
This week, we discuss an exciting revamp of The Abstract, tech betrayals, and the "it's for cops" defense.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state where abortion is illegal can search cameras in others where it's a human right.#News
A new report from Stanford finds that schools, parents, police, and our legal system are not prepared to deal with the growing problem of minors using AI to generate CSAM of other minors.#News
The developer claims the tool is for cops, but anyone can sign up and use it for targeted harassment.#News
Judd Stone resigned after admitting to the statements, a letter circulated at the Texas Attorney General's office states.
Judd Stone resigned after admitting to the statements, a letter circulated at the Texas Attorney Generalx27;s office states.#texas
Texas Solicitor General Resigned After Fantasizing Colleague Would Get 'Anally Raped By a Cylindrical Asteroid'
Judd Stone resigned after admitting to the statements, a letter circulated at the Texas Attorney General's office states.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
HairDAO is a “decentralized autonomous organization” trying to cure hair loss.#Features
How ICE is accessing data from Flock cameras; a new invasive surveillance product; and the radical changes made at AI platform Civitai.#Podcast
Citing pressure from payment processors and new legislation, a critical resource for producing nonconsensual content bans AI models depicting the likeness of real people.#News
Flock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.
Flockx27;s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.#News #ICE #Surveillance #Flock
ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows
Flock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
The site, starwarsweb.net, was a covert CIA communications tool. It has pictures of Yoda and C-3PO on it.#News
Penguin guano helps clouds form in coastal Antarctica, making these birds an important factor in the region’s climate.#TheAbstract
This week, we discuss the benefits of spending 14 hours a day on the internet, getting cozy for AI slop, and a what a new law in Sweden means for the rest of us.#BehindTheBlog
‘I’ve rewritten the passage to align more with the J. Bree style’ appeared in the middle of a tense scene with a scaled dragon prince.#News
Pocket, the app for saving articles to read later, announced it is shutting down on July 8.#apps
One scheduled speaker has also pulled out of the New York-based event and specifically pointed to Trump’s mass deportation efforts.#News
“I went to the zoo the other day, there was only one dog in it…”#News
Popular VR game Gorilla Tag partnered with the company k-ID to comply with age verification laws.#News
A Brazilian team used Discord’s API to scrape 10% of its open servers.#News
How the Chicago Sun-Times printed an AI-generated summer guide; how schools were not prepared for ChatGPT; and those funny little guys from Star Wars.#Podcast
Shooting missiles out of the sky from space could require a constellation of 36,000 satellites.#News
Viral AI-Generated Summer Guide Printed by Chicago Sun-Times Was Made by Magazine Giant Hearst#AI
Viral AI-Generated Summer Guide Printed by Chicago Sun-Times Was Made by Magazine Giant Hearst
The Chicago Sun-Times said "we understand this is unacceptable for us to distribute."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Civitai, a huge platform for sharing AI models and generating videos and images, has been cut off from its payment processor.#News
"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."
"I canx27;t believe I missed it because itx27;s so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "Ix27;m completely embarrassed."#News
Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist
"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
404 Media found that people were using Civitai to create nonconsensual AI porn videos of anyone for a small price.#News
According to its newest transparency report, Telegram complied with more than 5,000 requests from authorities in the first three months of 2025.#News
The 14 year old's mother left an old laptop in a closet and now alleges it's adult sites' problem that he watched porn.
The 14 year oldx27;s mother left an old laptop in a closet and now alleges itx27;s adult sitesx27; problem that he watched porn.#ageverification #kansas #porn
Kansas Mom Sues Porn Sites Because Her Son Visited Chaturbate 30 Times
The 14 year old's mother left an old laptop in a closet and now alleges it's adult sites' problem that he watched porn.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
The tool scans for users writing certain keywords on Reddit and assigns those users a so-called “radical score,” before deploying an AI-powered bot to automatically engage with the users to de-radicalize them.#News
This week, we have stories about wild horses, wild chimps, and wild cosmic deaths.#TheAbstract
This week, we discuss Star Wars' weird little guys, catharticles, and spectacular views.
This week, we discuss Star Warsx27; weird little guys, catharticles, and spectacular views.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: The Art of the 'Catharticle'
This week, we discuss Star Wars' weird little guys, catharticles, and spectacular views.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
The shirts will be returned to China or will be “destroyed under CBP supervision."#CBP
As gaming on Linux becomes more popular, Denuvo’s “activations” limit will become a bigger problem.#News
"Thinking about your ex 24/7? There's nothing wrong with you. Chat with their AI version—and finally let it go," an ad for Closure says. I tested a bunch of the chatbot startups' personas.
"Thinking about your ex 24/7? Therex27;s nothing wrong with you. Chat with their AI version—and finally let it go," an ad for Closure says. I tested a bunch of the chatbot startupsx27; personas.#AI #chatbots
This Chatbot Promises to Help You Get Over That Ex Who Ghosted You
"Thinking about your ex 24/7? There's nothing wrong with you. Chat with their AI version—and finally let it go," an ad for Closure says. I tested a bunch of the chatbot startups' personas.Samantha Cole (404 Media)