Something very strange is happening on Apple Podcasts; someone seemingly changed a map of the Ukraine war in connection with a betting site; and now half of the U.S. requires a face or ID scan to watch porn.#Podcast
This Podcast Will Hack You
We start this week with Joseph’s very weird story about Apple Podcasts. The app is opening by itself, playing random spirituality podcasts, and in one case directing listeners to a potentially malicious website. After the break, Matthew tells us how it sure looks like a map of Ukraine was manipulated in order to win a bet on Polymarket. In the subscribers-only section, Sam breaks down how half of the U.S. now requires a face or ID scan to watch porn.
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Timestamps:
2:00 - Story 1 - Someone Is Trying to ‘Hack’ People Through Apple Podcasts
21:55 - Story 2 - 'Unauthorized' Edit to Ukraine's Frontline Maps Point to Polymarket's War Betting
37:00 - Story 3 - Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch PornThe 404 Media Podcast
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Joseph talks to a former FBI official about how the FBI secretly ran an encrypted phone for organized criminals, sweeping up tens of millions of messages.#Podcast
Inside the Biggest Sting Operation Ever (with Michael Bobbitt)
Joseph speaks to Michael Bobbitt, a former FBI official who worked directly on Operation Trojan Shield. In this operation the FBI secretly ran its own encrypted phone company for organized crime, backdoored the phone, and collected tens of millions of messages. Michael and Joseph discuss how Michael handled intelligence sourced from the phones, how to navigate an operation that complex, and its fallout.
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- Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
- Podcast: Signal's President Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI
Podcast: Signal's President Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI
We speak to Meredith Whittaker about the threat posed by AI to end-to-end encryption, what backdoors actually look like, and much more in this special interview episode.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
A breach shows people are making AI porn of ordinary people at scale; X exposes the location of its biggest MAGA grifters; and how we contributed to the shut down of a warrantless surveillance program.#Podcast
Podcast: A Massive Breach Reveals the Truth Behind 'Secret Desires AI'
We start this week with Sam's piece about a massive leak of an AI chatbot, and how it showed that people were taking ordinary women’s yearbook photos and using them to make AI porn. After the break, Jason explains how a recent change on X exposed a bunch of grifters all around the world. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about how our reporting contributed to the shut down of a warrantless surveillance program.
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1:23 - Intro - Please, please do our reader survey
3:57 - Story 1 - Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
30:05 - Story 2 - America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
49:39 - Story 3 - Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to GovernmentThe 404 Media Podcast
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We talk the terrible format of the latest Epstein dump; how a contractor is hiring randos on LinkedIn to physically track immigrants for $300; and a new code of conduct in the adult industry.#Podcast
Podcast: The Epstein Email Dump Is a Mess
We start this week with a rant from Jason about how the latest dump of Epstein emails were released. It would be a lot easier to cover them if they were published differently! After the break, we talk about Joseph’s piece about a contractor hiring essentially randos off LinkedIn to physically track immigrants for $300. In the subscribers-only section, Sam tells us about a new adult industry code of conduct that has been a long time coming
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- Our New FOIA Forum! 11/19, 1PM ET
- Contractor Recruiting People on LinkedIn to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE, Will Pay $300
- Major Porn Studios Join Forces to Establish Industry ‘Code of Conduct’
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Video games are more popular than ever, but many of the biggest companies in the business seem like they are struggling to adapt and convert that popularity into stability and sustainability.#Podcast #interview
The Video Game Industry’s Existential Crisis (with Jason Schreier)
The video game industry has had a turbulent few years. The pandemic made people play more and caused a small boom, which then subsided, resulting in wave after wave of massive layoffs. Microsoft, one of the major console manufacturers, is shifting its strategy for Xbox as the company shifts its focus to AI. And now, Electronic Arts, once a load-bearing publisher for the industry with brands like The Sims and Madden, is going private via a leveraged buyout in a deal involving Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner.
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Video games are more popular than ever, but many of the biggest companies in the business seem like they are struggling to adapt and convert that popularity into stability and sustainability. To try and understand what the hell is going on, this week we have a conversation between Emanuel and Jason Schreier, who reports about video games for Bloomberg and one of the best journalists on this beat.
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Jason helps us unpack why Microsoft is now aiming for higher-than-average profit margins at Xbox and why the company is seemingly bowing out of the console business despite a massive acquisition spree. We also talk about what the EA deal tells us about other game publishers, and what all these problems tell us about changing player habits and the future of big budget video games.Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.
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- Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins
- EA's Deal to Go Private Could Be Good for Investors, Bad for Employees
- EA Buyout Highlights Gaming Struggles as Growth Slows
- The Video-Game Industry Has a Problem: There Are Too Many Games
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A fight against a massive AI data center; how people are 3D-printing whistles to fight ICE; and AI's war on knowledge.
A fight against a massive AI data center; how people are 3D-printing whistles to fight ICE; and AIx27;s war on knowledge.#Podcast
Podcast: Inside a Small Town's Fight Against a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter
We start with Matthew Gault’s dive into a battle between a small town and the construction of a massive datacenter for America’s nuclear weapon scientists. After the break, Joseph explains why people are 3D-printing whistles in Chicago. In the subscribers-only section, Jason zooms out and tells us what librarians are seeing with AI and tech, and how that is impacting their work and knowledge more broadly.
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6:03 - Our New FOIA Forum! 11/19, 1PM ET7:50 - A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
12:27 - 'A Black Hole of Energy Use': Meta's Massive AI Data Center Is Stressing Out a Louisiana Community
21:09 - 'House of Dynamite' Is About the Zoom Call that Ends the World
30:35 - The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
SUBSCRIBER'S STORY: AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
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This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards.#Podcast #interview #saveoursigns #archiving #archives
Podcast: A Massive Archiving Effort at National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam)
If you’ve been to a national park in the U.S. recently, you might have noticed some odd new signs about “beauty” and “grandeur.” Or, some signs you were used to seeing might now be missing completely. An executive order issued earlier this year put the history and educational aspects of the parks system under threat–but a group of librarians stepped in to save it.This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards. It’s a community collaboration project co-founded by a group of librarians, public historians, and data experts in partnership with the Data Rescue Project and Safeguarding Research & Culture.
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Lynda Kellam leads the Research Data and Digital Scholarship team at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and is a founding organizer of the Data Rescue Project. Jenny McBurney is the Government Publications Librarian and Regional Depository Coordinator at the University of Minnesota Libraries. In this episode, they discuss turning “frustration, dismay and disbelief” at parks history under threat into action: compiling more than 10,000 images from over 300 national parks into a database to be preserved for the people.Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.
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- ‘Save Our Signs’ Archive and Submission Site
- 'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
- ‘Save Our Signs’ Preservation Project Launches Archive of 10,000 National Park Signs
- Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
Archivists Work to Identify and Save the Thousands of Datasets Disappearing From Data.gov
More than 2,000 datasets have disappeared from data.gov since Trump was inaugurated. But analyzing exactly what happened and where it went is going to take some time.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
We talk all about our articles on Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, and AI-generated ads personalized just for you.
We talk all about our articles on Metax27;s Ray-Ban smart glasses, and AI-generated ads personalized just for you.#Podcast
Podcast: People Are Modding Meta Ray-Bans to Spy On You
We have something of a Meta Ray-Bans smart glasses bumper episode this week. We start with Joseph and Jason’s piece on a $60 mod that disables the privacy-protecting recording light in the smart glasses. After the break, Emanuel tells us how some people are abusing the glasses to film massage workers, and he explains the difference between a phone and a pair of smartglasses, if you need that spelled out for you. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us about the future of advertising: AI-generated ads personalized directly to you.
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- A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
- Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers
- The Future of Advertising Is AI Generated Ads That Are Directly Personalized to You
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We speak to the creator of ICEBlock about Apple banning their app, and what this means for people trying to access information about ICE.#Podcast
The Crackdown on ICE Spotting Apps (with Joshua Aaron)
For this interview episode of the 404 Media Podcast, Joseph speaks to Joshua Aaron, the creator of ICEBlock. Apple recently removed ICEBlock from its App Store after direct pressure from the Department of Justice. Joshua and Joseph talk about how the idea for ICEBlock came about, Apple and Google’s broader crackdown on similar apps, and what this all means for people trying to access information about ICE.
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- ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
- Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
- Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses
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Why Grokipedia won't beat Wikipedia; the Windows 10 update; and a16z's plan for a wholly AI-generated internet.
Why Grokipedia wonx27;t beat Wikipedia; the Windows 10 update; and a16zx27;s plan for a wholly AI-generated internet.#Podcast
Podcast: Grokipedia is Cringe
We start this week with Jason’s explanation of what Grokipedia is, and how it compares to the very much human-made Wikipedia. After the break, we talk all about the hell of updating Windows PCs and what that means specifically for Windows 10 users. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel explains what a16z is doing with a ‘speedrun’ to a wholly AI-generated world.
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- Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
- First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens
- Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human
- Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
- The End of Windows 10 Support Is an E-Waste Disaster in the Making
- Nathan Proctor interview
- a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service
- a16z Is Funding a 'Speedrun' to AI-Generated Hell on Earth
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Hackers targeting ICE and other agencies; Wikipedia's AI problem now has some data; and OpenAI's inevitable pivot to sex bot.
Hackers targeting ICE and other agencies; Wikipediax27;s AI problem now has some data; and OpenAIx27;s inevitable pivot to sex bot.#Podcast
Podcast: Hackers Dox ICE
We start this week with Joseph’s articles about a hacking group that doxed DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ officials. The group then sent us the personal data of officials from the NSA and a bunch of other government agencies. After the break, Emanuel revisits Wikipedia’s AI problem. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains OpenAI’s inevitable path to an AI sex bot.
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- How Artists Are Keeping 'the Lost Art' of Neon Signs Alive
- Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials
- Hackers Say They Have Personal Data of Thousands of NSA and Other Government Officials
- Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
- OpenAI Catches Up to AI Market Reality: People Are Horny
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Meta tells its metaverse workers to push harder with AI; the massive Discord breach; and what happened when AI came for craft beer.#Podcast
Podcast: Meta Tells Workers to ‘Go 5x Faster’ with AI
We start this week with Jason’s article about an internal Meta message telling workers to increase their output by 5x with AI. That’s five times, not five percent. After the break, Joseph and Sam tell us all about the catastrophic Discord breach. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains what happened when AI came for craft beer (nothing is sacred).
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- 0:51 Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America
- 3:57 Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’
- 19:44 The Discord Hack is Every User’s Worst Nightmare
- Subscribers: What Happened When AI Came for Craft Beer
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We talk all about Sora 2, Apple and Google removing ICE-spotting apps, and a massive update to our Flock reporting.#Podcast
Podcast: The Final Boss of AI Slop
We start this week with a couple of our articles about Sora 2, OpenAI’s new AI slop app. People are already using tools to remove watermarks from its AI-generated videos. Great! After the break, we talk about Apple and Google removing various ICE-spotting apps from their app stores, with Apple doing it after direct pressure from the U.S. government. In the subscribers-only section, we have a substantial update to a story concerning Flock and a woman who self-administered an abortion.
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- OpenAI’s Sora 2 Copyright Infringement Machine Features Nazi SpongeBobs and Criminal Pikachus
- People Are Farming and Selling Sora 2 Invite Codes on eBay
- Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web
- ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
- Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
- Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
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How companies working for landlords are scraping data inside corporate environments; lawyers explain why they used AI (after getting caught); and all the Ruby drama.#Podcast
Podcast: Landlords Demand Your Workplace Logins to Scrape Paystubs
We start this week with Joseph’s article about landlords and income verification companies demanding login details from potential renters so the companies can log in and scrape their paystubs. That has some potential legal issues for everyone involved! After the break, 18 lawyers tell us why they used AI. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel breaks down the massive drama around Ruby.
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- Landlords Demand Tenants’ Workplace Logins to Scrape Their Paystubs
- 18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It
- How Ruby Went Off the Rails
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Our lawsuit against ICE; the rise of AI 'workslop'; Steam's malicious game problem; and Silk Song.
Our lawsuit against ICE; the rise of AI x27;workslopx27;; Steamx27;s malicious game problem; and Silk Song.#Podcast
Podcast: We're Suing ICE. Here's Why
We start this week with some news: we are suing ICE for access to its $2 million contract with a company that sells powerful spyware. Paragon sells tech for remotely breaking into phones and reading messages from encrypted chat apps without a target even clicking a link. After the break, we talk about a couple of stories about AI ‘workslop’ and the engineers who fix peoples’ vibe coding. In the subscribers-only section, we start with a malicious game on Steam stealing cryptocurrency from a cancer patient, then we talk about Silk Song.
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- We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract
- AI ‘Workslop’ Is Killing Productivity and Making Workers Miserable
- The Software Engineers Paid to Fix Vibe Coded Messes
- Steam Hosted Malware Game that Stole $32,000 from a Cancer Patient Live on Stream
- Does Silksong Seem Unreasonably Hard? You Probably Took a Wrong Turn
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A massive hack of a popular dashcam company; the sentencing of someone Sam has covered for years; and the mass firings around Charlie Kirk's assassination.
A massive hack of a popular dashcam company; the sentencing of someone Sam has covered for years; and the mass firings around Charlie Kirkx27;s assassination.#Podcast
Podcast: The (Hacked) Spy In Your Car
We start this week with Joseph’s investigation into Nexar, a popular dashcam company that was catastrophically hacked. Nexar is also uploading user footage to a publicly available map without some drivers’ knowledge. After the break, Sam tells us about her trip to San Diego to cover the sentencing of someone she has covered for years. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about the Charlie Kirk assassination and our reporting around that.
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- This Company Turns Dashcams into ‘Virtual CCTV Cameras.’ Then Hackers Got In
- Michael Pratt, GirlsDoPorn Ringleader, Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison
- Comcast Executives Warn Workers To Not Say The Wrong Thing About Charlie Kirk
- Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way
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How Trump's tariffs are impacting all sorts of hobbies; how OnlyFans piracy is ruining the internet for everyone; and ChatGPT's reckoning.
How Trumpx27;s tariffs are impacting all sorts of hobbies; how OnlyFans piracy is ruining the internet for everyone; and ChatGPTx27;s reckoning.#Podcast
Podcast: AI Slop Is Drowning Out Human YouTubers
This week, we talk about how 'Boring History' AI slop is taking over YouTube and making it harder to discover content that humans spend months researching, filming, and editing. Then we talk about how Meta has totally given up on content moderation. In the bonus segment, we discuss the 'AI Darwin Awards,' which is, uhh, celebrating the dumbest uses of AI.
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- AI Generated Boring History Videos Are Flooding YouTube And Drowning Out Real History
- Instagram Account Promotes Holocaust Denial T-Shirts To 400,000 Followers
- AI Darwin Awards Shows AI's Biggest Problem Is Human
The 404 Media Podcast
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How Trump's tariffs are impacting all sorts of hobbies; how OnlyFans piracy is ruining the internet for everyone; and ChatGPT's reckoning.
How Trumpx27;s tariffs are impacting all sorts of hobbies; how OnlyFans piracy is ruining the internet for everyone; and ChatGPTx27;s reckoning.#Podcast
Podcast: Trump Take LEGO
We start this week with our articles about Trump’s tariffs, and how they’re impacting everything from LEGO to cameras to sex toys. After the break, Emanuel explains how misfired DMCA complaints designed to help adult creators are targeting other sites, including ours. In the subscribers-only section, we do a wrap-up of a bunch of recent ChatGPT stories about suicide and murder. A content warning for suicide and self-harm for that section.
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- Trump Take LEGO
- Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield
- How OnlyFans Piracy Is Ruining the Internet for Everyone
- ChatGPT Encouraged Suicidal Teen Not To Seek Help, Lawsuit Claims
- ChatGPT Answered 'High Risk' Questions About Suicide, New Study Finds
The 404 Media Podcast
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Here's the podcast recorded at our recent second anniversary party in New York!
Herex27;s the podcast recorded at our recent second anniversary party in New York!#Podcast
Podcast: 404 Media Live—NYC!
Here's the podcast recorded at our recent second anniversary party in New York! We answered a bunch of reader and listener questions. Thank you to everyone that came and thank you for listening to this podcast too!
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The Flipper Zero is being modified to break into cars; the wave of 80s nostalgia AI slop; and how the Citizen app is using AI to write crime alerts.#Podcast
Podcast: The Underground Trade of Car Hacking Tech
We start this week with Joseph’s investigation into people selling custom patches for the Flipper Zero, a piece of hacking tech that car thieves can now use to break into a wide range of vehicles. After the break, Jason tells us about the new meta in AI slop: making 80s nostalgia videos. In the subscribers-only section, we all talk about Citizen, and how the app is pushing AI-written crime alerts without human intervention.
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- Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
- 80s Nostalgia AI Slop Is Boomerfying the Masses for a Past That Never Existed
- Citizen Is Using AI to Generate Crime Alerts With No Human Review. It’s Making a Lot of Mistakes
- VICE News Presents: Vigilante, Inc.
The 404 Media Podcast
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The inside story of how Tea undercut women's safety groups to get people to join its app; GPS trackers sold on TikTok; and Grok exposes its prompts.
The inside story of how Tea undercut womenx27;s safety groups to get people to join its app; GPS trackers sold on TikTok; and Grok exposes its prompts.#Podcast
Podcast: The Inside Story of Tea
We start this week with Emanuel’s big investigation into the Tea app, and especially how it aggressively grew by raiding women safety groups. After the break, we talk about TikTok Shop selling GPS trackers. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains how Grok was exposing some of its AI persona prompts, and the sometimes NSFW nature of them.
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- You're Invited: 404 Media's Second Anniversary Party and LIVE PODCAST!
- How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World
- TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers
- Grok Exposes Underlying Prompts for Its AI Personas: ‘EVEN PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR ASS’
The 404 Media Podcast
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CBP's use of Meta Ray-Bans; the bargain that voice actors are having to make with AI; and how Flock tech is being essentially hacked into by the DEA.
CBPx27;s use of Meta Ray-Bans; the bargain that voice actors are having to make with AI; and how Flock tech is being essentially hacked into by the DEA.#Podcast
Podcast: Why Are DHS Agents Wearing Meta Ray-Bans?
We start this week with Jason’s article about a CBP official wearing Meta Ray-Bans smart glasses to an immigration raid. A lot of stuff happened after we published that article too. After the break, Sam tells us about the bargain that voice actors are making with AI. In the subscribers-only section, Jason tells us how a DEA official used a cop’s password to AI cameras to then do immigration surveillance.
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- A CBP Agent Wore Meta Smart Glasses to an Immigration Raid in Los Angeles
- Voiceover Artists Weigh the 'Faustian Bargain' of Lending Their Talents to AI
- Feds Used Local Cop's Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras
- Congress Launches Investigation into Flock After 404 Media Reporting
The 404 Media Podcast
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Shared ChatGPT indexed by Google; how Wikipedia is fighting AI slop; and the history of how we got to Steam censorship.#Podcast
Podcast: Google Is Exposing Peoples’ ChatGPT Secrets
We start this week with Joseph’s story about nearly 100,000 ChatGPT conversations being indexed by Google. There’s some sensitive stuff in there. After the break, Emanuel tells us about Wikipedia’s new way of dealing with AI slop. In the subscribers-only section, Sam explains how we got to where we are with Steam and Itch.io; that history goes way back.
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- Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT Conversations Were Searchable on Google
- Wikipedia Editors Adopt ‘Speedy Deletion’ Policy for AI Slop Articles
- The Anti-Porn Crusade That Censored Steam and Itch.io Started 30 Years Ago
The 404 Media Podcast
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The massive Tea breach; how the UK's age verification law is impacting access to information; and LeBron James' AI-related cease-and-desist.
The massive Tea breach; how the UKx27;s age verification law is impacting access to information; and LeBron Jamesx27; AI-related cease-and-desist.#Podcast
Podcast: The Tea Hack Just Keeps Getting Worse
The massive Tea breach; how the UK's age verification law is impacting access to information; and LeBron James' AI-related cease-and-desist.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
There is a massive exodus happening in the AI world; the 'Save Our Signs' campaign, and why AI won't save the media industry.
There is a massive exodus happening in the AI world; the x27;Save Our Signsx27; campaign, and why AI wonx27;t save the media industry.#Podcast
Podcast: The AI Exodus Begins
There is a massive exodus happening in the AI world; the 'Save Our Signs' campaign, and why AI won't save the media industry.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
The rise of Anubis; ICE's new facial recognition app; and a bunch of articles about LLMs.
The rise of Anubis; ICEx27;s new facial recognition app; and a bunch of articles about LLMs.#Podcast
Podcast: How to Fight Back Against AI Bot Scrapers
The rise of Anubis; ICE's new facial recognition app; and a bunch of articles about LLMs.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
A tool that uses facial recognition to reveal cops' names, a big and complicated AI ruling, and the AI slop between Iran and Israel.
A tool that uses facial recognition to reveal copsx27; names, a big and complicated AI ruling, and the AI slop between Iran and Israel.#Podcast
Podcast: This Site Unmasks Cops With Facial Recognition
We start this week with Emanuel and Joseph’s coverage of ‘FuckLAPD.com’, a website that uses facial recognition to instantly reveal a LAPD officer’s name and salary. The creator has relaunched their similar tool for identifying ICE employees too. After the break, Jason tells us about a massive AI ruling that opens the way for AI companies to scrape everyone’s art. In the subscribers-only section, our regular contributor Matthew describes all the AI slop in the Iran and Israel conflict, and why it matters.
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- ‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops
- Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not
- The AI Slop Fight Between Iran and Israel
The AI Slop Fight Between Iran and Israel
There’s a lack of footage from the conflict and AI-generated content is filling the void.Matthew Gault (404 Media)
Airlines selling detailed flight data to DHS; how AI scrapers are hammering open archives; and the casual surveillance relationship between ICE and local cops.#Podcast
Podcast: Airlines Sold Your Flight Data to DHS—And Covered It Up
This week we start with Joseph’s article about the U.S’s major airlines selling customers’ flight information to Customs and Border Protection and then telling the agency to not reveal where the data came from. After the break, Emanuel tells us how AI scraping bots are breaking open libraries, archives, and museums. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains the casual surveillance relationship between ICE and local cops, according to emails he got.
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- Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
- AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums
- Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police
Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police
Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
A killed man's AI avatar testifies in court; Meta is developing facial recognition for its smart glasses; and how AI is changing baseball.
A killed manx27;s AI avatar testifies in court; Meta is developing facial recognition for its smart glasses; and how AI is changing baseball.#Podcast
Podcast: AI Avatar of Killed Man Testifies in Court
A killed man's AI avatar testifies in court; Meta is developing facial recognition for its smart glasses; and how AI is changing baseball.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Meta's wild AI chatbots; a wildly unethical piece of research on Reddit; and the age of realtime deepfake fraud is here.
Metax27;s wild AI chatbots; a wildly unethical piece of research on Reddit; and the age of realtime deepfake fraud is here.#Podcast
Podcast: Meta's AI Chatbots Are a Disaster
Meta's wild AI chatbots; a wildly unethical piece of research on Reddit; and the age of realtime deepfake fraud is here.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
