The surveillance camera company Flock sent DeFlock a cease-and-desist. DeFlock is fighting back.#DeFlock #Flock #ALPRs #Surveillancecameras
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)
“LONG LIVE THE REAL KING," said the video showing an AI-generated Musk getting his feet sucked by Trump.#DonaldTrump #ElonMusk
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)
The “farmers” are invertebrates and the “crops” are microbes and all of it is dead.#TheAbstract
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is wasting workers’ time and taxpayer dollars on “a witch hunt to find any content deemed ‘bad,’” according to a source familiar with the work and internal communications viewed by 404 Media. Specifically, people who#News
This week, we discuss the new Murderbot show, ChatGPT for journalism, and birdwatching from afar.#BehindTheBlog
The company, which owns IGN, CNET, PCMag, and dozens more outlets and properties, took down specific information about its diversity commitment on multiple pages on its website over the past several weeks. #dei
Hoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries.#Impact
Idriss Qibaa, a “professional when it comes to the banning and unbanning of Instagram accounts" who ran “Unlocked 4 Life,” claimed he made more than $600,000 a month.#Instagram
DOGE left its website backend exposed; lawyers own up to using AI; and a YouTube true crime documentary channel where all the murders are AI-generated.#Podcast
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)
FDA and HHS sites now note that “The Trump Administration rejects gender ideology and condemns the harms it causes to children.”#News
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)
"THESE x27;EXPERTSx27; LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."#DOGE
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)
Motivational videos on TikTok using AI-generated voices of Trump, Musk, and other celebrities are racking up millions of views.#News
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)
Senator Dick Durbin presses Meta to explain why it can’t stop sending traffic to nonconsensual AI image generators that violate its policy.#Impact
The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.#Wikipedia #WikimediaFoundation
Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use.#News
A 1,600-foot-wide asteroid has a 0.037% chance of impacting Earth on September 24, 2182. What if we punch that unlucky ticket?#TheAbstract
“This evening, President Trump fired me. No cause or reason was cited."#archives
This week: getting "political" and what it means to be technology journalists in this day and age.#BehindTheBlog
'For Immediate Compliance': FEMA Workers Responding to Wildfires Ordered to Say 'Alien' Instead of 'Immigrant'#FEMA #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump
'For Immediate Compliance': FEMA Workers Responding to Wildfires Ordered to Say 'Alien' Instead of 'Immigrant'
"This is the most 1984 email I've ever seen," one worker said.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
The current Archivist of the United States held an all-hands this week in which she still seemed to be in charge, 404 Media has learned.#archives #DonaldTrump
“The internet is a dangerous place for children, rife with sexual material that is harmful to minors," the Republican lawmakers wrote. "The ease of access to this material is downright scary."#ageverification
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)