CBP Quietly Launches Face Scanning App for Local Cops To Do Immigration Enforcement
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CBP Quietly Launches Face Scanning App for Local Cops To Do Immigration Enforcement

The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
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The AI Slop Presidency
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The AI Slop Presidency

AI-generated outrage bait is the perfect artistic medium for a president who rules by trying to overwhelm the system.
Podcast: The Trump Admin's Signal Clone Was Hacked
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Podcast: The Trump Admin's Signal Clone Was Hacked

Our massive story about the TeleMessage hack; hackers targeted an airline used by ICE too; and the closure of Mr. Deepfakes.
Senator Demands Investigation into Trump Admin Signal Clone After 404 Media Investigation
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Senator Demands Investigation into Trump Admin Signal Clone After 404 Media Investigation

404 Media reported on Sunday a hacker had got users' messages and group chats from TeleMessage. Now Senator Ron Wyden is demanding an investigation.
Elon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Remove Her Clothes' In Public, On X
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Elon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Remove Her Clothes' In Public, On X

Elon Musk’s AI bot is undressing women on X.
Man Who Hacked Disney With Malicious AI Tool Pleads Guilty
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Man Who Hacked Disney With Malicious AI Tool Pleads Guilty

A hacker who tricked people into downloading malware using AI image generation tools plead guilty to two felony counts.
GlobalX, Airline for Trump’s Deportations, Hacked
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GlobalX, Airline for Trump’s Deportations, Hacked

Hackers say they have obtained what they say are passenger lists for GlobalX flights from January to this month. The data appears to include people who have been deported.
100,000 People Are Using a Telegram Bot That Makes AI Cumshot Videos of Anyone
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100,000 People Are Using a Telegram Bot That Makes AI Cumshot Videos of Anyone

An open AI video generation model that was released last month is now being used by thousands of people to generate nonconsensual sexual videos of real people.
Mr. Deepfakes, the Biggest Deepfake Porn Site on the Internet, Says It’s Shutting Down for Good
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Mr. Deepfakes, the Biggest Deepfake Porn Site on the Internet, Says It’s Shutting Down for Good

The biggest site for nonconsensual deepfake porn on the internet says it’s shutting down and not coming back.
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
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The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked

TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
These Tardigrades Have Tiny Tattoos
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These Tardigrades Have Tiny Tattoos

Tardigrades, tiny microscopic animals, woke up from suspended animation with body art.
U.S. Denies Picking Bombing Targets From Random Twitter Accounts
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U.S. Denies Picking Bombing Targets From Random Twitter Accounts

An anonymous OSINT sleuth mis-identified a quarry as an underground Houthi base. Days later, the Pentagon allegedly struck the site and killed eight people.
Your Children’s Children Will Die in Our Factories
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Your Children’s Children Will Die in Our Factories

The small, pathetic technofeudalist dystopian vision of Howard Lutnick and the Trump administration.