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.”
News
Why Scalpers Can Get Olivia Rodrigo Tickets and You Can't
Ticketmaster's "Verified Fan" system doesn't help fans. It helps scalpers who have hundreds of accounts, use special internet browsers, and have dozens of credit cards.
News
White Supremacists Are Hijacking City Council Meetings All Over America
Topics discussed by people who called into San Diego’s city council meeting Monday included the following: Sea lions, burning synagogues, electric scooters, criminalizing interracial sex, mental health, and "white fucking power."
Features
DIY Chatbots Unleash Large Language Models’ Repressed Sexuality
Trains with boobs and horny goblins: erotic roleplay chatbot character creation represents a hobby that's born out of AI companies pushing sex to the margins.
News
Congress Introduces Bill That Would Let Farmers Repair John Deere Tractors Without Hacking Them
The federal legislation would ensure right to repair for farmers nationwide.
News
Deepfaked Drake Sings Transphobic Lyrics in Trump Rapper’s Music Video
The world of AI-generated music is getting increasingly weird.
Podcast
Podcast: The Tool That ICE Can Use to Track Pregnancy Websites and Fortnite
In this week's episode, Joseph, Sam, and Emanuel chat about ShadowDragon, a tool ICE has access to that hoovers up all sorts of data.
News
First Google Search Result for Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” Is AI Generated Selfie
"Tank man" has become something of a litmus test for shitty technology.
iPhone
iFixit Drastically and Retroactively Reduces ‘Repairability Score’ of the Current iPhone
The iPhone 14 is actually not that repairable in practice because of error messages Apple sends if "nongenuine" parts are used.
FOIA
Here's the Video Archive of the First FOIA Forum
For those who couldn't make it, here is a video recording of our recent FOIA forum.
News
404 Media Generative AI Market Analysis: People Love to Cum
A list of the top 50 generative AI websites shows non-consensual porn is a driving force for the buzziest technology in years.
Features
I Gambled in MGM's Hacked Casinos
At the Aria, Bellagio, and MGM Grand, evidence of the massive ransomware hack is everywhere, if you're looking for it.
Features
Inside ShadowDragon, The Tool That Lets ICE Monitor Pregnancy Tracking Sites and Fortnite Players
ShadowDragon tracks BabyCenter, a website for people expecting children, as well as social media sites specifically for Black people, bodybuilders, and the fetish community.