AI
How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'
Mental health experts say identifying when someone is in need of help is the first step — and approaching them with careful compassion is the hardest, most essential part that follows.
Podcast
Understanding Roblox’s Grooming Problem
Cecilia D’Anstasio on Roblox’s efforts to protect children from pedophiles.
AI
How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'
Mental health experts say identifying when someone is in need of help is the first step — and approaching them with careful compassion is the hardest, most essential part that follows.
News
I Visited the ‘Freedom Truck’ to Meet PragerU’s AI Slop Founders
The 'Freedom Trucks' will haul AI slop George Washington on a tour across 48 American states.
The Abstract
Humanity Has Altered an Asteroid’s Orbit Around the Sun
A NASA spacecraft into a small asteroid in 2022 moved its orbit around the Sun, according to a study that presents the “first-ever measurement of human-caused change in the heliocentric orbit of a celestial body.”
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: An AI Army Foot Fetish
This week, we discuss a PC repair battle, a revealing comment from an FBI official, and a dangerous narrative.
News
Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester
A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the FBI.
Cybersecurity
ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending 'Support ICE' Emails to Steal Credentials
"As part of our commitment to supporting ICE, we will be adding a ‘Support ICE’ donation button to the footer of every email sent through our platform."
Podcast
Podcast: The Depravity Economy
How Polymarket and Kalshi bet on Iran; AI translations are impacting Wikipedia; and an Amazon change impacting wishlists.
News
Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026
‘How ghoulish.’ The depravity economy moves into the nuclear war business.
News
AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles
AI translated articles swapped sources or added unsourced sentences with no explanation, while others added paragraphs sourced from completely unrelated material.
The Abstract
The Sun Is 'Glitching.' Scientists Investigated and Solved a Cosmic Mystery
Scientists studied tiny, abnormal vibrations—called “glitches”—to discover what happens inside the Sun while it undergoes phases of low activity.
fbi
The FBI Discusses the Potential to Use AI to Hack Targets
AI is a “game changer” for what the FBI calls remote access operations, an FBI official said in response to a 404 Media question on Tuesday.