inflation
Hackers Popped a Porn Site for Inflation Fetishists
InflateVids went down after it was hacked in what administrators say was a random attack.
Twitter Is Just Running Ads for Stealing Semen Now
Tweets with the videos, advertising a DIY artificial insemination kit, say “Making him a dad without his permission 😋” and “Should I tell him it’s his kid?”
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: 'Wow Technology,' AI Content Creators, and Fake Cops
This week, we discuss staying connected in remote places, the future of the "content creator," and how a stalker posing as a cop tricked Verizon.
AI
Nicki Minaj Stans Have Built an AI-Generated, Sci-fi World
This is your captain speaking: Ahead of Minaj's 'Pink Friday 2' out on December 8, fans flock to an AI-generated world of their own making.
patreon
‘The Community Is Scrambling:’ Patreon Banned a Ton of 'Adult Baby/Diaper Lover' Furries
Patreon told creators that their accounts were banned for sexualizing minors, which members of the AB/DL community say is unfair and untrue — and throws many of them into real financial hardship.
AI
Alibaba's 'Animate Anyone' Is Trained on Scraped Videos of Famous TikTokers
The new image-to-video model went viral this week because people saw potential to replace TikTok personalities, but ripping content creators' work is already baked into the tech.
sex
The Quantified Clit: This Urologist Is Making a Smart Wearable for the Clitoris
Penises have all kinds of data-gathering wearable options. What about the clitoris?
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Pickleball Drama, Auto-Generated Women, and Really Big Drone Contracts
This week, we discuss uncovering government defense contracts, revealing fake "auto-generated" female speakers, and thoughts on FOIA.
Programming
Male Tech Conference Founder Is Behind Popular Woman Coding Influencer Account
IP logs show that accounts for Coding Unicorn, a female tech influencer who's built a following based on her coding advice and Instagram influencer posts, are run by a male developer and conference organizer.
News
Tech Conference Collapses After Organizer Admits to Making Fake ‘Auto-Generated’ Female Speaker
Viral allegations that Devternity founder Eduard Sizovs fabricated female speakers to boost diversity have caused several big-name speakers to publicly drop out of the conference.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Disney Copyright, Singing Xi, and the Wizarding World of Effective Altruists
This week, we're looking at OpenAI-adjacent Harry Potter fanfic, Disney's AI generated copyright, and questions about Hugging Face's selectively-enforced terms.
AI
Bing Generates Disney Logos, Definitely Won’t Incur Disney’s Wrath
Microsoft recently pledged to cover the legal costs of customers who infringe on copyright while using its AI-generated content services.