Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Paywall Jumping and Smart Glasses
This week, we discuss archiving to get around paywalls, hating on smart glasses, and more.
Announcements
404 Media Is Partnering With Wired
Wired is going to co-publish two of our articles a month.
wired
Inside the Massive Crime Industry That is Hacking Billion Dollar Companies
When you download that piece of pirated software, you might be also getting a piece of infostealer malware, and entering a highly complex hacking ecosystem that is fueling some of the biggest breaches on the planet.
News
Here Come the Giant Crime Sniffing Rats
Lessons about echolocation topography, tadpole gigantism, rat police, and an iconoclastic star.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Posting Nipples and Digging Data
This week, we talk about deciding what images to publish, digging through Meta and Snap data, and finding the Secret Service talking about you.
Meta
Zuckerberg: The AI Slop Will Continue Until Morale Improves
"I think we’re going to add a whole new category of content, which is AI generated."
News
Microsoft Provided Gender Detection AI on Accident
Microsoft said it would retire its AI-powered gender classifier in 2022. Now it says some users still had access to it because of an error.
News
When Does Instagram Decide a Nipple Becomes Female?
By documenting her transition every week on Instagram this artist shows the absurdity in how Instagram and AI classify gender and the human body.
The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution
Jeff Bezos is not the answer at The Washington Post. And billionaire funding is not the answer for journalism.
Podcast
Podcast: An Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Running a Democrat Impersonation Campaign
The latest expansion of an Elon Musk-funded super PAC; how New York's largest hospital system is using AI; and how Epic Games' control over the 3D model market could "destroy" cultural heritage.
Disney
Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information
The employee separately changed all menu text to Wingdings, the complaint says.
News
Why the US General In Charge of Nuclear Weapons Said He Needs AI
Air Force General Anthony J. Cotton said that the US is developing AI tools to help leaders respond to ‘time sensitive scenarios.’
Progress 2028
Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign
An Elon Musk-funded PAC is targeting Republicans with ads that depict a fever-dream caricature of what Harris would do if elected president.