Right to Repair
The Walls Are Closing in on John Deere’s Tractor Repair Monopoly
Inside the class action lawsuit bringing federal scrutiny to John Deere's repair practices.
News
How Makers of Nonconsensual AI Porn Make a Living on Patreon
Accounts that present as benign on Patreon are advertising thousands of nonconsensual AI porn images on Telegram.
News
Cyber Official Speaks Out, Reveals Mobile Network Attacks in U.S.
A CISA official breaks with the government narrative and tells the FCC that SS7 and similar networks and protocols have been used to track people in the U.S. in recent years.
AI
AI Generated Hentai Is Viral All Over Facebook
While reporting this story, a 404 Media article *about* AI-generated porn was deleted by Facebook.
Revolutionary New Google Feature Hidden Under 'More' Tab Shows Links to Web Pages
If you're looking for search results from the search engine, you'll need to navigate to a new filter and bypass all the AI-generated junk.
Podcast
Podcast: Why the Solar Storm Broke Tractors and GPS
A special on John Deere this week, followed by another two stories on Amazon.
OpenAI
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Isn’t ‘Her,’ It’s ‘Metropolis’
With OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-4 Omni, all anyone can talk about is how AI girlfriends are going to end the world. But they've been seen as a harbinger of chaos for a long, long time.
Right to Repair
The Walls Are Closing in on John Deere’s Tractor Repair Monopoly
Inside the class action lawsuit bringing federal scrutiny to John Deere's repair practices.
News
Amazon’s Swag Store Sells Neck Fans to Prevent Workers from Overheating
Employees can buy the fans at an in-warehouse store with “Swag Bucks” they earn for good behavior and team bonding activities.
Amazon
Amazon Workers Use Bots to Claim Limited Supply of Time Off
Numerous bots on Github claim to allow Amazon workers to auto-collect voluntary time off work.
Tractors
Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season
The accuracy of some critical GPS navigation systems used in modern farming have been "extremely compromised," a John Deere dealership told customers Saturday.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Killing Stories and Copyright Hypocrisy
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 killing stories, CEO saying wild things, how the OpenAI copyright story came together, and tech-powered shortcuts out of discomfort.
News
Chinese Mobile Game Asks 70 Year Olds to Use Facial Recognition to Prove They Aren't Children
Eggy Party had to explain that it was scanning the faces of older players to prevent minors from bypassing China’s anti-addiction regulations.