axon
Is Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help
404 Media is filing public records requests around the country to find out how cops are using Axon's ALPRs. Here is how you can do that too.
News
In Wake of Durov Arrest, Some Cybercriminals Ditch Telegram
Hackers, fraudsters, and drug dealers are all leaving the platform in one way or another. Some are worried that Telegram may start providing user data to the authorities.
FOIA
The DEA Really Didn’t Want to Release Records About Its Retirement Medals for Some Reason
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request over some frivolous records shows how agencies are increasingly refusing to release details on what the U.S. government spends its money on.
Internet Mysteries
'Celebrity Number Six' Internet Mystery Is Solved
Spanish model Leticia Sardá is Celebrity Number Six.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Party Time
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 last night's shindig.
News
Kamala Harris Campaign Experiments With Ads for an Audience With “Brain Rot”
The Harris campaign is creating “overstimulation,” “ADHD,” or “content sludge” videos designed to appeal to a very online audience with a short attention span.
Podcast
Podcast: Is Criticizing AI Ableist?
On the podcast this week: generative AI Doom, drama in NaNoWriMo, and Apple's face swap problem.
DIY
‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine
Four Thieves Vinegar Collective has made DIY medicine cheaper and more accessible to the masses.
News
Sextortion Scammers Try to Scare People by Sending Photos of Their Homes
If you got an email containing your address and a PDF with a photo of your street, don't freak out: it's a fake sextortion scheme.
LobbyMatic
Big Tech ‘Clients’ of Jacob Wohl’s Secret AI Lobbying Firm Say They've Never Heard of It
Pfizer, Microsoft, Palantir, Home Depot, and Lockheed Martin were all shown as "clients" of LobbyMatic. All of them say they haven't worked with the company.
News
NaNoWriMo Says Condemning AI Is ‘Classist and Ableist’
The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month, a November challenge to write 50,000 words, said "the categorical condemnation of Artificial Intelligence has classist and ableist undertones."
News
Massive AI Dataset Back Online After Being ‘Cleaned’ of Child Sexual Abuse Material
LAION-5B is back, with thousands of links removed after research last year that showed it contained instances of abusive content.