Jason Koebler

Jason Koebler

Jason is a cofounder of 404 Media. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Motherboard. He loves the Freedom of Information Act and surfing.
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‘This…Is Horrible’: AI Seinfeld Fans Say It's Jumped the Shark
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‘This…Is Horrible’: AI Seinfeld Fans Say It's Jumped the Shark

The creators of Nothing, Forever, are dealing with an angry fanbase: "To a lot of people, we murdered these characters, and we didn’t even give them a funeral."
Everything You Need to Know About the 'Alien Mummy' Unboxing in Mexico's Congress
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Everything You Need to Know About the 'Alien Mummy' Unboxing in Mexico's Congress

Mexico's government just revealed 'non-human corpses' on live television. What is going on?
California Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Right to Repair Legislation
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California Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Right to Repair Legislation

The bill previously unanimously passed the state Senate, meaning right to repair is very close to passing in America's most populous state.
Apple Discusses iPhone Repairability at Keynote for First Time in Its History
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Apple Discusses iPhone Repairability at Keynote for First Time in Its History

In 15 years of new iPhone announcements, Apple had never talked about repairability, until now.
The Specter of AI-Generated 'Leaked Songs' Is Tearing the Harry Styles Fandom Apart
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The Specter of AI-Generated 'Leaked Songs' Is Tearing the Harry Styles Fandom Apart

Dozens of unreleased Harry Styles songs have leaked on underground Discords in the last month. The fandom can't decide if they're real or AI-generated.
Masked Man Filmed Smashing San Francisco RoboTaxi With Hammer
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Masked Man Filmed Smashing San Francisco RoboTaxi With Hammer

A Cruise robotaxi was bashed repeatedly with a hammer and spraypainted in the middle of a San Francisco intersection.
Archivists Back Up Nonprofit TV History Museum Before Sony Copystrikes Get It Taken Down From YouTube
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Archivists Back Up Nonprofit TV History Museum Before Sony Copystrikes Get It Taken Down From YouTube

The Museum of Classic Chicago Television eventually came back up, but the incident shows how fragile our shared history is in an age of overzealous copyright enforcement.
Our First FOIA Forum! 09/14, 2PM EST
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Our First FOIA Forum! 09/14, 2PM EST

We are hosting our first FOIA Forum next Thursday. Join the livestream, file FOIAs with us, get tips, and more.
Let's Check What Drugs, Guns, and Counterfeit Money Instagram Is Advertising Today
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Let's Check What Drugs, Guns, and Counterfeit Money Instagram Is Advertising Today

Two weeks after a 404 Media investigation, let’s see if Meta has learned to do a basic search of its own platform.
Buzzy AI Startup for Generating 3D Models Used Cheap Human Labor
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Buzzy AI Startup for Generating 3D Models Used Cheap Human Labor

Kaedim's founder was recently in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list for the company's 2D to 3D image conversion. In some cases artists produced the work wholecloth, one source said.
Florida Demands Thousands of Dollars for Public Records About Ron DeSantis's Culture War in Schools
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Florida Demands Thousands of Dollars for Public Records About Ron DeSantis's Culture War in Schools

$7,741 to search emails about AP Psychology. $2,416 for details about why a substitute teacher was fired after posting video of empty library bookshelves. $360.20 for documents a school district first claimed didn't exist.
Tesla, Which Has Fought Repair Constantly: ‘Tesla’s History of Supporting Right to Repair Is Well-Documented’
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Tesla, Which Has Fought Repair Constantly: ‘Tesla’s History of Supporting Right to Repair Is Well-Documented’

Documentation of Tesla's support of right to repair is difficult to find. Documentation of all the things it's done to make Teslas harder to repair is not.