DOGE
Judge Allows DOGE Deposition Videos Back Online
“We are pleased to see today's ruling in defense of the First Amendment rights of all Americans,” one of the plaintiffs in the DOGE-related lawsuit said. The videos previously went viral when a DOGE member was unable or unwilling to define DEI.
News
The Man Who Wants AI to Help You ‘Cheat on Everything’
Roy Lee used AI to beat challenging technical interviews, now he wants people to do the same thing with every human interaction. We tested the tool and it kinda sucks.
unions
'They Sometimes Worry That I’m Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for Wi-Fi
Distant-water fishers are out on the ocean for up to 10 months at a time, with no contact to the outside world.
Podcast
Podcast: Cops Are Using AI Bots to Surveil People
A company selling cops AI undercover bots; a visit to the millennial saint; and the state of 404 Media.
News
Hackers are Injecting Mass Shooting Videos Into Random StarCraft 2 Matches
Players are reporting seeing graphic videos and hate symbols hacked into the game.
News
Business Insider Founder Creates AI Exec For His New Newsroom, Immediately Hits On Her
‘Did the same rules apply to AI colleagues and native-AI workplaces? I didn’t know yet. That was one of the things I needed to figure out.’
PSA
How 404 Media Is Navigating 'Economic Headwinds'
The economy is bad. Here's how we're doing, and how you can help us.
News
The FBI Can't Find ‘Missing’ Records of Its Hacking Tools
The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it can't find any more records about the tools.
News
ICE Plans Central Database of Health, Labor, Housing Agency Data to Find Targets
A document viewed by 404 Media describes ICE's plans to incorporate data from the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) into a tool called ATrac.
The Abstract
Behold, a Genuinely Promising Sign of Alien Life
One of the most compelling cases for extraterrestrial life has been found on K2-18b, a planet 124 light years from Earth.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Chat, Are We Cooked?
This week, we discuss Palantir scoops, coping mechanisms, and feeling God in this Samsung television.
podcasts
AI Slop Is Breaking the Internet as We Know It (404 Media Live at SXSW)
Here's our live panel and podcast from SXSW!
News
Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional
Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time, as a treat.