Privacy
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking someone's device. At least for now.
News
The Real Future of AI Is Ordering Mid Chicken at Bojangles
This month I ordered a meal at the Bojangles drive-thru in South Carolina, which is now using AI. This is how AI becomes the background noise of the world.
News
3D Printing Patterns Might Make Ghost Guns More Traceable Than We Thought
Early studies show that 3D printers may leave behind similar toolmarks on repeated prints.
AI
The Hyperpersonalized AI Slop Silo Machine Is Here
We are on a path to where social media will feed you hyperpersonalized AI slop about anything and everything.
AI
Saving the Lost Silent Zuckerberg Interview With the Amazing Power of AI
Nearly two minutes of Mark Zuckerberg's thoughts about AI have been lost to the sands of time. Can Meta's all-powerful AI recover this artifact?
News
Immigration Raid Tracking App ‘ICE Block’ Keeps Your Data Private, Researcher Finds
The app, which jumped to the top of an App Store chart, lets users report sightings of ICE officials.
News
Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Users have reuploaded 5,000 models used to generate nonconsensual sexual content of real people to Hugging Face after they were banned from Civitai.
News
a16z-Backed AI Site Civitai Is Mostly Porn, Despite Claiming Otherwise
Data shows that the vast majority of images on Civitai were pornographic, and that the site hosted more than 50,000 AI models designed to recreate the likeness of real people.
trains
Hackers Can Remotely Trigger the Brakes on American Trains and the Problem Has Been Ignored for Years
“All of the knowledge to generate the exploit already exists on the internet. AI could even build it for you,” the researcher told 404 Media.
News
Swedish Prime Minister Pulls AI Campaign Tool After It Was Used to Ask Hitler for Support
Sweden's Moderate party allowed users to make the PM hold a sign bearing any name they wanted. You know what happened next.
News
'Deportation Tok' Is Taking Off
People are uploading videos of their post-deportation life to TikTok and other platforms.
AI
The Media's Pivot to AI Is Not Real and Not Going to Work
AI is not going to save media companies, and forcing journalists to use AI is not a business model.
The Abstract
Trump’s NASA Cuts Would Hurt America for a Long, Long Time
Scientists warn that “the cuts would prevent the US from training and preparing the next generation of the scientific and technical workforce.”
