Podcast
Podcast: Proton’s CEO Is Putting AI Before Security
Inside Proton's AI reckoning, the AO3 outage, and why we're not tech support.
Newsletters
An AI Fraud Kingpin’s Confessions
An AI fraud kingpin’s rise and fall; voters rejected data centers; and a new fear unlocked.
Features
The Confessions of an AI Fraud Kingpin
Yuriy Nazarenko created ‘OnlyFake’, a site that let anyone churn out realistic fake IDs with AI. Then the North Koreans came knocking.
AI
World of Warcraft: Forever Is Already Overrun with AI Slop
The vibe-coded addon problem is getting so bad that Warcraft Logs is changing its API and developers are dealing with theft of their work.
Impact
Proton’s CEO Cancels AI ‘Re-Interviews’
The move came after 404 Media published an investigation into how Proton CEO Andy Yen was aggressively pushing AI across Proton despite security concerns and the culture of fear he has created.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Tech Support
This week, we discuss customer service and Proton fallout.
Podcast
Podcast: Flock CEO Says the Backlash Isn’t Real
Leaked audio of Flock's CEO, why Marisa Mayer can't keep pretending, and a CashApp nightmare.
Features
Manifestos, Fear, and ‘Loser Thinking’: Inside Proton’s AI Reckoning
Proton CEO Andy Yen projects a calm persona and rails against Big Tech and critiques AI. Internally, he is pushing engineers to build Proton with AI, even when they have security concerns.
Labor
Proton To ‘Re-Interview’ Staff About AI To See Who Gets To Keep Their Job
“These re-interviews are consequential,” a leaked email seen by 404 Media reads.
Flock
In Leaked Audio, Flock CEO Tells Cops Backlash to the Company Isn’t Real
In comments at a private police conference, Garrett Langley also said his wife advised him to never apologize.
Podcast
Podcast: ‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the Next Wave of AI Slop
How people are removing surveillance ads from their TVs; a big AI shakeup at Accenture; and the Character.ai bankruptcy.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Brute Forces
This week, we discuss reverse engineering and some wild court docs.