The economy is bad. Here's how we're doing, and how you can help us.
The economy is bad. Herex27;s how wex27;re doing, and how you can help us.#PSA
How 404 Media Is Navigating 'Economic Headwinds'
The economy is bad. Here's how we're doing, and how you can help us.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it can't find any more records about the tools.
The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it canx27;t find any more records about the tools.#News
The FBI Can't Find ‘Missing’ Records of Its Hacking Tools
The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it can't find any more records about the tools.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
A document viewed by 404 Media describes ICE's plans to incorporate data from the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) into a tool called ATrac.
A document viewed by 404 Media describes ICEx27;s plans to incorporate data from the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) into a tool called ATrac.#News
ICE Plans Central Database of Health, Labor, Housing Agency Data to Find Targets
A document viewed by 404 Media describes ICE's plans to incorporate data from the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) into a tool called ATrac.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Hackers claim to have obtained 4chan's code, emails of moderators, and internal communications.
Hackers claim to have obtained 4chanx27;s code, emails of moderators, and internal communications.#News
4chan Is Down Following What Looks to Be a Major Hack Spurred By Meme War
Hackers claim to have obtained 4chan's code, emails of moderators, and internal communications.Matthew Gault (404 Media)
"You could count the number of skilled electronics engineers on US soil, and there's probably a million in Shenzhen alone."
"You could count the number of skilled electronics engineers on US soil, and therex27;s probably a million in Shenzhen alone."#Interviews #Tariffs #Manufacturing #Purism #LibertyPhone
How a $2,000 'Made in the USA' Phone Is Manufactured
"You could count the number of skilled electronics engineers on US soil, and there's probably a million in Shenzhen alone."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
I've reported on Facebook for years and have always wondered: Does Facebook care what it is doing to society? Careless People makes clear it does not.
Ix27;ve reported on Facebook for years and have always wondered: Does Facebook care what it is doing to society? Careless People makes clear it does not.#Facebook #Meta #CarelessPeople #SarahWynn-Williams
'Careless People' Is the Book About Facebook I've Wanted for a Decade
I've reported on Facebook for years and have always wondered: Does Facebook care what it is doing to society? Careless People makes clear it does not.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
This week, we discuss getting fooled, the 'one big story' of the week, and Ghibli.
This week, we discuss getting fooled, the x27;one big storyx27; of the week, and Ghibli.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: Foolishness and Breaking Through
This week, we discuss getting fooled, the 'one big story' of the week, and Ghibli.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
This week, we discuss doxed Teslas, the concept of "amplification," and how we'd much rather be looking at cooking videos than all this mess.
This week, we discuss doxed Teslas, the concept of "amplification," and how wex27;d much rather be looking at cooking videos than all this mess.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: Vile Media and Fine Sciences
This week, we discuss doxed Teslas, the concept of "amplification," and how we'd much rather be looking at cooking videos than all this mess.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
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
Behind the Blog: Company Comments and a Party Recap
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.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
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
Google and Amazon AI Say Hitler’s Mein Kampf Is ‘a True Work of Art’
An example of AI attempting to summarizing nuanced reviewed of Hitler's Nazi manifesto turned into an example of algorithms eating themselves.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
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
Buying a $250 Residency Card From a Tropical Island Let Me Bypass U.S. Crypto Laws
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.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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
The Digital Packrat Manifesto
DRM and big tech's war on ownership has led me to make my own media libraries, and you should too.Janus Rose (404 Media)
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
Bluesky Deletes AI Protest Video of Trump Sucking Musk's Toes, Calls It 'Non-Consensual Explicit Material'
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.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Simon Perry likes this.
Simon Perry reshared this.
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
Podcast: The Rise of AI Book Ripoffs
A rip off summary of Joseph's book, an AI startup dehumanizing workers; and a very particular AI video of Musk and Trump.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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
Y Combinator Supports AI Startup Dehumanizing Factory Workers
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.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
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
Former Heritage Foundation Staffer Orders Treasury Employees to Respond to Elon Musk’s Email
Treasury workers don't know who the person is or why he is sending emails from a "Secretary of the Treasury" email address.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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
All 50 States Have Now Introduced Right to Repair Legislation
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.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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
A Slop Publisher Sold a Ripoff of My Book on Amazon
For $4.99, you too could buy "SUMMARY OF JOSEPH COX’S DARK WIRE." It's contents might be AI-generated.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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
Why Is a Government Contractor Trying to Buy iPhone Hacking Tech From Us?
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).Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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
Antarctica's Only Insect
This week: A tale of creative cryopreservation, Transylvania's 16th-century weather reports, and dancing turtles.Becky Ferreira (404 Media)
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
Researcher Captures Contents of ‘DEI.gov’ Before It Was Hidden Behind a Password
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."Samantha Cole (404 Media)
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
Behind the Blog: Backdoors and the Miracle of Wikipedia
This week, we discuss Apple's iCloud, Wikipedia as a miracle of humankind, and good soup.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website
"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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
Elon Musk's Waste.gov Is Just a WordPress Theme Placeholder Page
Musk told reporters all of DOGE's actions are "maximally transparent." The website tracking waste is currently about an imaginary architecture firm.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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
Podcast: AI Is Breaking Our Brains
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 fasc…Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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
Judge Orders CDC and FDA to Restore Pages Removed by Trump Admin Before Midnight
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.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
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
DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject to FOIA
Employees at Elon Musk's agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
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
Podcast: Inside Musk’s Government Takeover
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.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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
Here's a PDF Version of the CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism
A 404 Media reader made a PDF version of the World War II-era manual that's going viral right now.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
The Air Force paid a company that is doing generative AI work for the government. The Air Force won't say what it did, though.
The Air Force paid a company that is doing generative AI work for the government. The Air Force wonx27;t say what it did, though.#FOIA
Air Force Documents on Gen AI Test Are Just Whole Pages of Redactions
The Air Force paid a company that is doing generative AI work for the government. The Air Force won't say what it did, though.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
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 AI's boom or bust, trying Github's Copilot, and making time for good ideas.
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 AIx27;s boom or bust, trying Githubx27;s Copilot, and making time for good ideas.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: Boom, Bust, and Big Ideas
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 AI's boom or bust, trying Github's Copilot, and making time for good ideas.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation.
OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone elsex27;s data without permission or compensation.#OpenAI #DeepSeek
OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us
OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
We talk all about DeepSeek, the U.S. government memo metadata, and how GitHub is showing the U.S. government's transformation in real time.
We talk all about DeepSeek, the U.S. government memo metadata, and how GitHub is showing the U.S. governmentx27;s transformation in real time.#Podcast
Podcast: The Truth Behind DeepSeek
We talk all about DeepSeek, the U.S. government memo metadata, and how GitHub is showing the U.S. government's transformation in real time.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
In this special interview episode of the 404 Media Podcast, Sam talks to Alexzandra Kekesi, VP of Brand and Community at Pornhub, about age verification laws and what she's hearing from adult performers.
In this special interview episode of the 404 Media Podcast, Sam talks to Alexzandra Kekesi, VP of Brand and Community at Pornhub, about age verification laws and what shex27;s hearing from adult performers.#Podcast
Podcast: Pornhub Exec Discusses Pulling Out of the South, Trad Wives, and Feet Pics
In this special interview episode of the 404 Media Podcast, Sam talks to Alexzandra Kekesi, VP of Brand and Community at Pornhub, about age verification laws and what she's hearing from adult performers.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page.
Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agencyx27;s GitHub page.#Github #DonaldTrump #Trumpadministration
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time
Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
"Challah Horse" was a Polish meme warning about Facebook AI spam 'targeted at susceptible people' that was stolen by a spam page targeted at susceptible people.
"Challah Horse" was a Polish meme warning about Facebook AI spam x27;targeted at susceptible peoplex27; that was stolen by a spam page targeted at susceptible people.#AISpam #Facebook #MarkZuckerberg #AISlop #FacebookSpam
Viral 'Challah Horse' Image Zuckerberg Loved Was Originally Created as a Warning About Facebook's AI Slop
"Challah Horse" was a Polish meme warning about Facebook AI spam 'targeted at susceptible people' that was stolen by a spam page targeted at susceptible people.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Why it's more important than ever to have decentralized social networks; the geolocation AI tool being marketed to cops; and Nokia's newly discovered archive of whacky ideas.
Why itx27;s more important than ever to have decentralized social networks; the geolocation AI tool being marketed to cops; and Nokiax27;s newly discovered archive of whacky ideas.#Podcast
Podcast: TikTok and the Tech Oligarchy
Why it's more important than ever to have decentralized social networks; the geolocation AI tool being marketed to cops; and Nokia's newly discovered archive of whacky ideas.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
The TikTok ban and Donald Trump's rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.
The TikTok ban and Donald Trumpx27;s rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.#Socialmedia #DonaldTrump #TikTok #TikTokBan
Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy
The TikTok ban and Donald Trump's rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
A security researcher made a tool that let them quickly check which of Cloudflare's data centers had cached an image, which allowed them to figure out what city a Discord, Signal, or Twitter/X user might be in.
A security researcher made a tool that let them quickly check which of Cloudflarex27;s data centers had cached an image, which allowed them to figure out what city a Discord, Signal, or Twitter/X user might be in.#News #Privacy
Cloudflare Issue Can Leak Chat App Users' Broad Location
A security researcher made a tool that let them quickly check which of Cloudflare's data centers had cached an image, which allowed them to figure out what city a Discord, Signal, or Twitter/X user might be in.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
For months members of the public have been using GeoSpy, a tool trained on millions of images that can find the location a photo was taken based on soil, architecture, and more. It's GeoGuesser at scale.
For months members of the public have been using GeoSpy, a tool trained on millions of images that can find the location a photo was taken based on soil, architecture, and more. Itx27;s GeoGuesser at scale.#News #Privacy
The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds
For months members of the public have been using GeoSpy, a tool trained on millions of images that can find the location a photo was taken based on soil, architecture, and more. It's GeoGuesser at scale.Joseph Cox (404 Media)