‘Sparkle’: Internal Emails Reveal the Codename for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
FOIA

‘Sparkle’: Internal Emails Reveal the Codename for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

No artist name. Only one person approved to make promotional graphics. Public records obtained by 404 Media show the steps taken to keep the Eras Tour secret during the planning stages.
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Inside the AI Porn Marketplace Where Everything and Everyone Is for Sale
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Inside the AI Porn Marketplace Where Everything and Everyone Is for Sale

Generative AI tools have empowered amateurs and entrepreneurs to build mind-boggling amounts of non-consensual porn.
‘Cop Slide' Incident Report Details Harrowing Day for Boston Police
FOIA

‘Cop Slide' Incident Report Details Harrowing Day for Boston Police

The report, obtained exclusively by 404 Media, does not use the word “slide,” though it claims a “suspect” whose first and last name are “UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN."
Why Are Sex Toy Vibration Patterns So Terrible?
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Why Are Sex Toy Vibration Patterns So Terrible?

The quest for answers about how vibrator modes are tested and designed.
The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15
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The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15

Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus. Hackers have found a way into that data supply chain, and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets.