News
Bodycam Shows Moment Cops Arrested a Man for Speaking Too Long at Data Center Meeting
We spoke to Darren Blanchard, the man arrested while speaking out against data centers at a community meeting. He's sharing the bodycam footage of his arrest for the first time with 404 Media.
repair
Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows
The contract requires repair shops to "immediately disassemble" devices that have parts "not purchased from Samsung."
News
Hacker Breaches Scam Call Center, Warns Victims They've Been Scammed
A hacker claims to have also stolen source code from the call center, which they say is an antivirus scam.
News
Amazon Kills Shareholder Proposals on Worker Protections and AI Oversight
The proposals requested increased transparency on working conditions and freedom of association. Amazon recommended that shareholders vote against them.
LAPD
‘FUCK the LAPD' Shirt Maker's Entire Shop Sold Out After Cops Threaten Him
"Streisand Effect in effect," designer says after their legal response went viral.
Podcast
Podcast: Your Phone's Location is Exposed
A bumper episode all about SS7, and then Axon's new ChatGPT-like tool for generating narratives from bodycam audio.
News
Reddit’s Goon Cave Community Has Been Banned
r/GoonCaves has been banned for violating Reddit’s non-consensual intimate media rules.
FOIA
These Are the 'Extensive Online Threats' the University of Texas Sent to Cops About Palestine Protests
These three Instagram posts were sent to police as examples of the "extensive online threats" of groups organizing pro-Palestinian protests where more than 100 students were arrested.
AI
University Suspends Students for AI Homework Tool It Gave Them $10,000 Prize to Make
Emory University gave students a $10,000 entrepreneurial prize for their AI startup, then suspended them and accused them of cheating when they built it.
AI
FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
He allegedly used Stable Diffusion, a text-to-image generative AI model, to create “thousands of realistic images of prepubescent minors,” prosecutors said.
News
Nonconsensual AI Porn Maker Accidentally Leaks His Customers' Emails
A Patreon account that sold nonconsensual AI-generated porn has exposed a list of customer emails to 404 Media.
AI
AI Chatbot Credited With Preventing Suicide. Should It Be?
A recent Stanford study found that some people credit Replika for saving their lives. But chatbots can be unpredictable, and users have also blamed the chatbot app for throwing them into mental crises.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Screwed-Up Telecoms and Tech Sermons
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 screwed-up telecom systems, tech exec sermons, and TikTok trends.