News
Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War
“White House videos—AI or otherwise—are like group-chat in-jokes aimed at keeping cohesion.”
TikTok
‘Young Indian Method’ Teaches TikTok Spammers How to Hire and Control 'Third World Country Workers'
“Do not be scared to get rid of any indians slacking, wasting time, or offering poor quality within the team. Remember, these guys are easily replaceable. They are exactly like soldiers,” it says.
FOIA
Here's the Video for Our Third FOIA Forum: Temple of Satan and Iterative FOIAs
How to use public meetings to inform FOIA requests, and vice versa.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Nextdoor Madness and Pharmacy Hackers
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 Nextdoor lunacy, pharmaceutical hacking, cops, and very good keyboards.
Wordle
NYTimes Files Copyright Takedown Against Hundreds of Wordle Clones
The takedown is also affecting games that definitively aren't Wordle.
AI
‘Boob Shirt’ Speaks (Through an AI Model of Themselves)
Things get weirder as the viral boob-print shirt audience member at AGI House speaks out about their fashion choices.
News
ElevenLabs Block on Cloning Biden's Voice Easily Bypassed
Hyped AI startup ElevenLabs introduced a 'no-go voices' policy after its tools were used as part of a robocall impersonating Biden. But those protections are easily circumvented, 404 Media has found in its own tests.
Features
How Hackers Dox Doctors to Order Mountains of Oxy and Adderall
Hackers and fraudsters are gaining access to sensitive drug ordering tools and then advertising some of the most tightly controlled drugs in the country, including fentanyl.
nyc
Governor Says National Guard, More Surveillance Coming to NYC Subways
Governor Kathy Hochul announced "a new program bill that will allow judges to ban people convicted of an assault within the system from using MTA services as part of sentencing."
Los Angeles
LA Car Culture Warriors In Shambles After Overwhelming Vote for New Bike Lines
A survey of Nextdoor users losing their minds after voters overwhelmingly supported HLA, which will add new bike and bus lanes.
Podcast
Podcast: AI-Powered TikTok Hustlers
The wild world of AI-powered content hustlers on TikTok and Instagram; Etsy ripoffs; and a development in Oregon that could have global ramifications for Apple.
repair
Oregon Passes Bill That Would Make iPhones More Repairable Everywhere
The bill was passed over the objections of Apple lobbyists and would ban Apple's favorite repair restriction.