Recordings show that while he was the CEO of Digital Ocean, Yancey Spruill told staff that they should bend their values because "we love the company."#Labor
Deepfakes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Mike Tyson, and Terry Crews are selling erectile dysfunction supplements on YouTube.#News
We talk about the big datasets of Bluesky posts being offered to AI; how people are breaking into Redbox systems; and how the U.S. government is clamping down on data brokers.#Podcast
After a machine learning librarian released and then deleted a dataset of one million Bluesky posts, several other, even bigger datasets have appeared in its place—including one of almost 300 million non-anonymized posts.#Bluesky #Socialmedia #machinelearning #DataBrokers
Venntel is a primary provider of location data to the government or other companies that sell to U.S. agencies. The FTC is banning Venntel from selling data related to health clinics, refugee shelters, and much more.#News
A new proposed rule change from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could curtail the sale of American's personal data. That's if the agency survives the Trump presidency.
A new proposed rule change from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could curtail the sale of Americanx27;s personal data. Thatx27;s if the agency survives the Trump presidency.#News
U.S. Government Tries to Stop Data Brokers That Help Dox People Through Credit Data
A new proposed rule change from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could curtail the sale of American's personal data. That's if the agency survives the Trump presidency.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Not Just 'David Mayer': ChatGPT Breaks When Asked About Two Law Professors#OpenAI
Not Just 'David Mayer': ChatGPT Breaks When Asked About Two Law Professors
ChatGPT breaks when asked about "Jonathan Zittrain" or "Jonathan Turley."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
This week, we explore the digestive products of dinosaurs, the sartorial skills of prehistoric peoples, the superpowers of a supreme squirter, and the effects of “repeated social defeat” in fish.#TheAbstract
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 talk about traffic, a return to Azeroth, egg prices and bullying.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: How About Them Eggs
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 talk about traffic, a return to Azeroth, egg prices and bullying.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Black Friday: A good encapsulation of why the internet is the way it is.#BlackFriday #AffiliateMarketing
Redbox left 24,000 abandoned DVD rental kiosks. These are some of the people recovering them.#Redbox
A Russian disinformation operation has set its sights on Stalker 2, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian perseverance.#News
"We have data on the performance of >50k engineers from 100s of companies. ~9.5% of software engineers do virtually nothing: Ghost Engineers.”#Overemployment
Are Overemployed ‘Ghost Engineers’ Making Six Figures to Do Nothing?
"We have data on the performance of >50k engineers from 100s of companies. ~9.5% of software engineers do virtually nothing: Ghost Engineers.”Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, is building an AI model based on user data; we discuss the rise of AI pimping, and a phone sold the U.S. military is expanding to the public.#Podcast
A Hugging Face employee made a huge dataset of Bluesky posts, and it’s already very popular. #Bluesky #Socialmedia #GenerativeAI
Stake is an online casino and sportsbook that's using watermarks on viral meme accounts to advertise on social media. But it goes deeper than that.
Stake is an online casino and sportsbook thatx27;s using watermarks on viral meme accounts to advertise on social media. But it goes deeper than that.#advertising #stake #Twitter
WTF Is Stake, the Online Casino Using Viral Posts to Advertise Its Gambling Site
Stake is an online casino and sportsbook that's using watermarks on viral meme accounts to advertise on social media. But it goes deeper than that.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
The creator of a game that allows players to recreate “Operation al-Aqsa Flood” says it’s no different than Call of Duty.#News
A Niantic executive said he could see governments and militaries buying Niantic geospatial AI trained on player data, but the company said it’s still early days.#News
This week, we’ll travel to ancient Mars, indulge in record-breaking “nanopasta,” check out nature’s version of fiber optic cables, and behold a galactic jellyfish.#TheAbstract
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 talk about conjuring gaming memories, AI-generated Birkin bags, and a rejection of a certain type of criticism.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: 'I Reject It!'
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.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
The truck thieves also stole trucks hauling electronics from Microsoft and Logitech.#News
Playlists and "podcast" episode descriptions are hiding malware and piracy sites in plain sight on the streaming platform.#spotify
We chat Buzzfeed's AI-powered ads, a big Graykey leak, and the wave of publishers making deals with AI companies.
We chat Buzzfeedx27;s AI-powered ads, a big Graykey leak, and the wave of publishers making deals with AI companies.#Podcast
Podcast: Buzzfeed's AI Ads Are a Disaster
We chat Buzzfeed's AI-powered ads, a big Graykey leak, and the wave of publishers making deals with AI companies.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
AI-generated influencers that steal content from human models and adult content creators have taken over Instagram.#News
The non-profit, university press asked its authors for input on how they'd prefer to see any hypothetical AI training deals handled, and plans to base future decisions on what they say, MIT Press told 404 Media.
The non-profit, university press asked its authors for input on how theyx27;d prefer to see any hypothetical AI training deals handled, and plans to base future decisions on what they say, MIT Press told 404 Media.#AI #llms #mitpress #publishing
AI Companies Are Trying to Get MIT Press Books
The non-profit, university press asked its authors for input on how they'd prefer to see any hypothetical AI training deals handled, and plans to base future decisions on what they say, MIT Press told 404 Media.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.#News
"The text on the top needs effects as well … shining … blood spots or a line surrounding it, etc."#ISIS #Courtwatch
The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.#AI #harpercollins #publishing
Buzzfeed is using an AI-powered ad platform that recommends products that attempts to match objects in disturbing images on its site.#News
An anomalous encounter with Uranus, a lost world preserved in Antarctic amber, ChatGPT at the poetry slam, and an exceptional nudibranch.#TheAbstract
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 talk about data storage, political perspectives and platforms.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: Political Perspectives and Platforms
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 talk about data storage, political perspectives and platforms.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
The Great Migration to Bluesky Gives Me Hope for the Future of the Internet#Bluesky #Socialmedia
The Great Migration to Bluesky Gives Me Hope for the Future of the Internet
Or: Why Threads is not it.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
The plaintiffs allege they've lost tens of thousands of dollars on investments into Caitlyn Jenner's $JENNER memecoin.
The plaintiffs allege theyx27;ve lost tens of thousands of dollars on investments into Caitlyn Jennerx27;s $JENNER memecoin.
‘Not a Scam 😂:’ Caitlyn Jenner Is Being Sued For Memecoin Securities Fraud
The plaintiffs allege they've lost tens of thousands of dollars on investments into Caitlyn Jenner's $JENNER memecoin.Samantha Cole (404 Media)