Behind the Blog: High Stakes Data Dumps
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Behind the Blog: High Stakes Data Dumps

This week, we discuss data dumps, high stakes, and lizard brain screen time.
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Behind the Blog: High Stakes Data Dumps
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: High Stakes Data Dumps

This week, we discuss data dumps, high stakes, and lizard brain screen time.
Come Party With Us In Los Angeles July 30
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Come Party With Us In Los Angeles July 30

404 Media is throwing a live podcast and party at RIP.SPACE in the Arts District.
White House Partners With PragerU to Make AI-Slopified Founding Fathers
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White House Partners With PragerU to Make AI-Slopified Founding Fathers

John Adams says "facts do not care about our feelings" in one of the AI-generated videos in PragerU's series partnership with White House.
The Astronomer CEO's Coldplay Concert Fiasco Is Emblematic of Our Social Media Surveillance Dystopia
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The Astronomer CEO's Coldplay Concert Fiasco Is Emblematic of Our Social Media Surveillance Dystopia

Facial recognition and crowdsourced social media investigations are constantly being used not just on cringe CEOs, but on random people who are simply existing in public.
Inside ICE’s Supercharged Facial Recognition App of 200 Million Images
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Inside ICE’s Supercharged Facial Recognition App of 200 Million Images

404 Media has seen user manuals for Mobile Fortify, ICE’s new facial recognition app which allows officers to instantly look up DHS, State Department, and state law enforcement databases by just pointing a phone at someone’s face.
Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador
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Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador

Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even they don’t know," one lawyer said.
The 800-Year-Old Mystery of a Lost Medieval Legend Is Solved, Researchers Say
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The 800-Year-Old Mystery of a Lost Medieval Legend Is Solved, Researchers Say

The Song of Wade was a popular legend that survives in only one enigmatic text. Now, researchers think they have solved a longstanding puzzle about its meaning.
Steam Bends to Payment Processors on Porn Games
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Steam Bends to Payment Processors on Porn Games

Steam, which has hosted sex games for years, says developers must now comply with the standards of payment processors and financial institutions.
Podcast: The AI Exodus Begins
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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.
The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles
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The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles

This month I ordered a meal at the Bojangles drive-thru in South Carolina, which is now using AI. This is how AI becomes the background noise of the world.
3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thought
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3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thought

Early studies show that 3D printers may leave behind similar toolmarks on repeated prints.
The Hyperpersonalized AI Slop Silo Machine Is Here
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The Hyperpersonalized AI Slop Silo Machine Is Here

We are on a path to where social media will feed you hyperpersonalized AI slop about anything and everything.