Google Formally Endorses Right to Repair, Will Lobby to Pass Repair Laws
Google says repair should be easy and "parts pairing" should be illegal.
Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks’ New, Bass Pro Shops-Exclusive CD: The 404 Media Review
With 'Time Traveler,' Garth Brooks created the most memorable album in recent memory by making me go to a Bass Pro Shop.
Hacking
Researchers Install Ransomware on Internet-Connected Wrench
“We were able to make the device completely inoperable by preventing a local operator from controlling the drill through the onboard display and disabling the trigger button."
YouTube
Deepfaked Celebrity Ads Promoting Medicare Scams Run Rampant on YouTube
Joe Rogan, Taylor Swift, Andrew Tate, Steve Harvey, The Rock, and Oprah have been cloned by AI for scam ads that, in total, have been viewed more than 195 million times on YouTube.
AI
'Dogs Will Pass Away': Hackers Steal Dog Rescue's Facebook Page, Turn It Into AI Content Farm
Facebook pages that are posting stolen, AI-generated content have hacked and rebranded pages previously owned by a dog rescue, a dance studio, and a metal music concert promoter.
News
Download the Huge New Cache of Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Documents Here
The court released a gigantic new dump of Epstein documents Friday night, which you can download here.
repair
Polish Hackers Say Manufacturer's Repair DRM Killed Train's Power, Broke Compressor
They found code that killed power to the train and broke a train's compressor: "We are 100% certain of our findings."
News
Download the Newly Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Documents Here
Hundreds of pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were unsealed Wednesday. Here they are.
Surveillance
New Jersey Used COVID Relief Funds to Buy Banned Chinese Surveillance Cameras
Cameras sold to police throughout New Jersey were made by a banned Chinese company but were modified to have different colors and the company's logo removed, court records show.
Video Games
13-Year-Old Becomes First Person to Ever Beat Tetris
34 years after its release on NES, Blue Scuti has become the first human to ever reach Tetris' Kill Screen.
Announcements
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AI
Facebook Is Being Overrun With Stolen, AI-Generated Images That People Think Are Real
The once-prophesized future where cheap, AI-generated trash content floods out the hard work of real humans is already here, and is already taking over Facebook.