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In this special podcast episode, we talk subscriber numbers, what people value, how to get our articles in front of people, and what we're looking to do next year.

In this special podcast episode, we talk subscriber numbers, what people value, how to get our articles in front of people, and what wex27;re looking to do next year.#Podcast



This isn't even the first time an incident at the Conyers, Georgia BioLab plant has forced residents out of their homes.

This isnx27;t even the first time an incident at the Conyers, Georgia BioLab plant has forced residents out of their homes.#News #biolab





Internal emails from Springfield, Ohio reveal what has happened in the city after Donald Trump and JD Vance spread the conspiracy that Haitians are eating pets.#FOIA
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The technology, which marries Meta’s smart Ray Ban glasses with the facial recognition service Pimeyes and some other tools, lets someone automatically go from face, to name, to phone number, and home address.#News #Privacy


LinkedIn, Udemy, PayPal, they've all had weird opt-in, opt-out stories. And, a dangerous side effect of Waymo's driverless cars.

LinkedIn, Udemy, PayPal, theyx27;ve all had weird opt-in, opt-out stories. And, a dangerous side effect of Waymox27;s driverless cars.#Podcast



NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), which is headquartered in Asheville, has been down for days.

NOAAx27;s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), which is headquartered in Asheville, has been down for days.#News #archives #hurricanes



Fin7 has made multiple ‘nudify’ sites that promise to use AI to undress photos of people but which are actually vehicles for malware, according to researchers. 404 Media found one advertised on one of the web's biggest porn aggregators.

Fin7 has made multiple ‘nudify’ sites that promise to use AI to undress photos of people but which are actually vehicles for malware, according to researchers. 404 Media found one advertised on one of the webx27;s biggest porn aggregators.#News #Hacking



Two men stood in front of the autonomous vehicle, operated by ride-hailing company Waymo, and literally tipped a fedora at her while she told them to move out of the way.#waymo


“This is culture surveillance. No one notices, no one consents. But it's not about catching criminals. It's about catching vibes."

“This is culture surveillance. No one notices, no one consents. But itx27;s not about catching criminals. Itx27;s about catching vibes."#Projects #Music #Bopspotter



Here's how to opt out of sharing data for "Personalized shopping."

Herex27;s how to opt out of sharing data for "Personalized shopping."#paypal



The oversight body of NASA bought access to the powerful facial recognition tool, according to U.S. government procurement data.#News #Privacy




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 discuss being taken seriously, the Secret Service being secretive, and doing business while doing journalism.#BehindTheBlog


“This HR AI avatar is a perfect demonstration of late stage capitalism,” Jack Ryan, someone who was interviewed by a tool called Fairgo.ai, told 404 Media.




“But, Adams further claimed, he had forgotten the password he had just set, and thus was unable to provide the FBI with a password that would unlock the phone.”#News
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As the White House plans to force federal agencies to be more transparent with their use of AI, the Secret Service won’t say why it’s already spending tens of thousands of dollars on the tech.#News
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A survey of teachers, students and parents showed that schools are unprepared for non-consensual imagery, AI generated or otherwise, spreading throughout communities of young people.#Deepfakes #ncii


Telegram says it will now provide user data to the police; the walls are closing in on the Snowflake hacker; and why Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld is bad (and Nintendo will probably win).

Telegram says it will now provide user data to the police; the walls are closing in on the Snowflake hacker; and why Nintendox27;s lawsuit against Palworld is bad (and Nintendo will probably win).#Podcast



Orpheus Network tells users: "With great displeasure we need to inform you that a malicious actor has successfully carried out a massive peer scraping attack on our tracker."#Piracy #Torrenting #Torrents


A security researcher managed to pull a list of Ghost users, resellers, and even customer support messages from an exposed server. It shows how as organized criminals move to making their own encrypted platforms, they might make vulnerable products.#News #Hacking



Optery initially planned to send users' data to OpenAI by default, but walked back the decision over the weekend.

Optery initially planned to send usersx27; data to OpenAI by default, but walked back the decision over the weekend.#News #Privacy



In an update to its privacy policy, Telegram says it will now share IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid orders. The change is a dramatic switch for the social network app, which has become a hotbed for criminals.#News #Telegram


Also in The Abstract this week: world-vaporizing cosmic jets and “assisted sexual recruits” are fortifying coral reefs against heat waves.#News
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As security researchers circle around Judische, and authorities takedown his servers, how much longer will a hacker responsible for breaching Ticketmaster, AT&T, and many more companies remain free?#Features #Hacking


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 discuss good dogs, good games, getting documents and netsex.#BehindTheBlog




When a Starship employee talked to the police, the report says, he asked for the employee’s information “so he could contact her and offer their insurance information for her injuries and ‘promo codes.’”#Starship #DeliveryRobots #FOIA


Infostealer malware is often hidden in pirated or cracked software, and hackers then post the harvested credentials and other data online. Criminals have been infected too.#News #Hacking


Lustery, a site for consent-based homemade porn, has added a new clause to its contract promising not to replace human performers with AI without consent.#News
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Multiple LinkedIn users on Wednesday noticed a setting that showed LinkedIn was using user data to improve its generative AI. LinkedIn told 404 Media it will update its terms of service “shortly.”#News
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Some expertise on batteries and how that relates to the exploding pagers in Lebanon; an AI-powered surveillance dystopia that is already here; and how Snapchat reserves the right to serve you ads with your own AI likeness.#Podcast


Operation Kraken is a sign that organized criminals are moving away from larger encrypted phone companies to a decentralized collection of smaller players and consumer access apps that the rest of us use.#News #Crime