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
Lithium-ion battery fires are dangerous, but small batteries alone don't usually cause this much damage.
Lithium-ion battery fires are dangerous, but small batteries alone donx27;t usually cause this much damage.#Lebanon #Hezbollah #Batteries #BatteryFires
Experts: Lebanon Pager Explosions Likely Not Lithium Batteries Alone
Lithium-ion battery fires are dangerous, but small batteries alone don't usually cause this much damage.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Snapchat’s “My Selfie” by default reserves the right to use your likeness in ads.#News
"Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on."#Oracle #Surveillance
The first thing people saw when they searched Google for the artist Hieronymus Bosch was an AI-generated version of his Garden of Earthly Delights, one of the most famous paintings in art history.
Depending on what they are searching for, Google Search sometimes serves users a series of images above
Google Serves AI Slop as Top Result for One of the Most Famous Paintings in History
The first thing people saw when they searched Google for the artist Hieronymus Bosch was an AI-generated version of his Garden of Earthly Delights, one of the most famous paintings in art history.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
The Air Force has contracted with a company called Qylur, whose tool is designed to continuously improve the AI systems of autonomous devices such as drones and UAVs.#FOIA
Welcome to The Abstract, a new weekly column from 404 Media about new, mind blowing scientific studies.#News
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 communicating risks, brain rot, and the arrest of Telegram's CEO.
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 communicating risks, brain rot, and the arrest of Telegramx27;s CEO.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: Risks, Attention, and Telegram
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 communicating risks, brain rot, and the arrest of Telegram's CEO.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
"If another user interacting with the chatbot asked the ‘Victim’ where she lived, the chatbot could provide the Victim’s true home address followed by ‘Why don’t you come over?'"
"If another user interacting with the chatbot asked the ‘Victim’ where she lived, the chatbot could provide the Victim’s true home address followed by ‘Why don’t you come over?x27;"
Stalker Allegedly Created AI Chatbot on NSFW Platform to Dox and Harass Woman
"If another user interacting with the chatbot asked the ‘Victim’ where she lived, the chatbot could provide the Victim’s true home address followed by ‘Why don’t you come over?'"Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Hawaii’s The Garden Island newspaper is producing video news segments with AI. The union at its parent company calls it “digital colonialism.”#News
Taylor Swift is one of the most deepfaked women in the world, but AI-generated images showing her and her fans endorsing Donald Trump were her last straw.#AI #election #politics #DonaldTrump #TaylorSwift
The new wave of scary sextortion emails that include your address; the rise of right to repair for your body; and a years old Reddit mystery solved.#Podcast
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request over some frivolous records shows how agencies are increasingly refusing to release details on what the U.S. government spends its money on.#FOIA
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 last night's shindig.
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 last nightx27;s shindig.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: Party Time
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 last night's shindig.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
The Harris campaign is creating “overstimulation,” “ADHD,” or “content sludge” videos designed to appeal to a very online audience with a short attention span.#News
On the podcast this week: generative AI Doom, drama in NaNoWriMo, and Apple's face swap problem.
On the podcast this week: generative AI Doom, drama in NaNoWriMo, and Applex27;s face swap problem.#Podcast
Podcast: Is Criticizing AI Ableist?
On the podcast this week: generative AI Doom, drama in NaNoWriMo, and Apple's face swap problem.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Four Thieves Vinegar Collective has made DIY medicine cheaper and more accessible to the masses.#DIY #RighttoRepair #FourThievesVinegarCollective
If you got an email containing your address and a PDF with a photo of your street, don't freak out: it's a fake sextortion scheme.
If you got an email containing your address and a PDF with a photo of your street, donx27;t freak out: itx27;s a fake sextortion scheme.#News
Sextortion Scammers Try to Scare People by Sending Photos of Their Homes
If you got an email containing your address and a PDF with a photo of your street, don't freak out: it's a fake sextortion scheme.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Pfizer, Microsoft, Palantir, Home Depot, and Lockheed Martin were all shown as "clients" of LobbyMatic. All of them say they haven't worked with the company.
Pfizer, Microsoft, Palantir, Home Depot, and Lockheed Martin were all shown as "clients" of LobbyMatic. All of them say they havenx27;t worked with the company.#LobbyMatic #JacobWohl #AIImages #AI #AILobbying
Big Tech ‘Clients’ of Jacob Wohl’s Secret AI Lobbying Firm Say They've Never Heard of It
Pfizer, Microsoft, Palantir, Home Depot, and Lockheed Martin were all shown as "clients" of LobbyMatic. All of them say they haven't worked with the company.Jason Koebler (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 generative AI in gaming, getting into sports events, and good laptops.#BehindTheBlog
Apple’s Huge “Dual Use” Face Swap App Problem Is Not Going Away#News
Apple’s Huge “Dual Use” Face Swap App Problem Is Not Going Away
Maybe Apple should ban face swapping apps entirely.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
Podcast: Is the Arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov an Attack on Encryption?#Telegram
Podcast: Is the Arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov an Attack on Encryption?
The 404 Media podcast discusses France's crackdown on Telegram.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
GameNGen is an interesting proof-of-concept for a diffusion model-based “game engine.”#News
Appliance and Tractor Companies Lobby Against Giving the Military the Right to Repair#CarRepair #RighttoRepair #repair #military
Appliance and Tractor Companies Lobby Against Giving the Military the Right to Repair
The U.S. military deals with the same repair monopolies consumers do.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
A new survey attempts to quantify just how common it is for minors to AI-generate nudes of other minors.#News
How Telegram's Founder Pavel Durov Became a Culture War Martyr
Conservatives have spent months championing Telegram as an app that more closely aligns with their values than Signal.#Telegram #PavelDurov
The Kindle book has been taken down by Amazon but the authorx27;s childrenx27;s books remain up.#CourtWatch #Amazon
FBI Uses January 6 Rioter’s Self-Published Amazon Book as Evidence Against Him
The Kindle book has been taken down by Amazon but the author's children's books remain up.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
404 Media previously reported Cox Media Group (CMG) was advertising a service that claimed to target ads based on what potential customers said near device microphones. Now, here is the pitch deck CMG sent to prospective companies.#News
Joseph went to DEF CON to talk to hackers on location. AI, hacking biology, and community all came up.#Podcast
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 running 404 Media for a whole year, public speaking, and meetings.#BehindTheBlog
In August 2023, we launched 404 Media with a novel idea: pay journalists to do journalism. Here we are, a year later.#Announcements
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"We now not only know the person that bought the ticket, but we’re going to know those three people that you are taking to the show, which we have not known historically."#Ticketmaster #TicketScalping #TicketBrokers
We break down how Taylor Swift could sue Donald Trump for a fake, AI-generated endorsement of the presidential candidate; how the U.S. is tapping an intelligence goldmine of encrypted chats; and how we approach generating impact with our journalism.#Podcast