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Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show
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Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show

Serve Robotics, which delivers food for Uber Eats, provided footage filmed by at least one of its robots to the LAPD as evidence in a criminal case. The emails show the robots, which are a constant sight in the city, can be used for surveillance.
The End of Privacy is a Taylor Swift Fan TikTok Account Armed with Facial Recognition Tech
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The End of Privacy is a Taylor Swift Fan TikTok Account Armed with Facial Recognition Tech

A viral account is using off-the-shelf facial recognition tech to dox random people on the internet for the amusement of millions of viewers. One victim said they “felt a bit violated really.”
DIY Chatbots Unleash Large Language Models’ Repressed Sexuality
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DIY Chatbots Unleash Large Language Models’ Repressed Sexuality

Trains with boobs and horny goblins: erotic roleplay chatbot character creation represents a hobby that's born out of AI companies pushing sex to the margins.
I Gambled in MGM's Hacked Casinos
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I Gambled in MGM's Hacked Casinos

At the Aria, Bellagio, and MGM Grand, evidence of the massive ransomware hack is everywhere, if you're looking for it.
Inside ShadowDragon, The Tool That Lets ICE Monitor Pregnancy Tracking Sites and Fortnite Players
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Inside ShadowDragon, The Tool That Lets ICE Monitor Pregnancy Tracking Sites and Fortnite Players

ShadowDragon tracks BabyCenter, a website for people expecting children, as well as social media sites specifically for Black people, bodybuilders, and the fetish community.
The Specter of AI-Generated 'Leaked Songs' Is Tearing the Harry Styles Fandom Apart
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The Specter of AI-Generated 'Leaked Songs' Is Tearing the Harry Styles Fandom Apart

Dozens of unreleased Harry Styles songs have leaked on underground Discords in the last month. The fandom can't decide if they're real or AI-generated.
Revealed: The Country that Secretly Wiretapped the World for the FBI
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Revealed: The Country that Secretly Wiretapped the World for the FBI

For years the FBI ran its own encrypted phone company to intercept messages from thousands of people around the globe. One country was critical to that operation, whose identity was unknown to the public. Until now.
Buzzy AI Startup for Generating 3D Models Used Cheap Human Labor
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Buzzy AI Startup for Generating 3D Models Used Cheap Human Labor

Kaedim's founder was recently in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list for the company's 2D to 3D image conversion. In some cases artists produced the work wholecloth, one source said.
Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair
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Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair

A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.
The Community Pushing AI-Generated Porn to ‘the Edge of Knowledge’
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The Community Pushing AI-Generated Porn to ‘the Edge of Knowledge’

A small group of AI porn hobbyists are generating grotesque images that defy physical reality, and baffle academics.
Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons
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Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons

The ads are a window into a blatantly illegal underground economy that Meta is not only failing to moderate, but is actively profiting from and injecting into users’ feeds.
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.