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Podcast: Buzzfeed's AI Ads Are a Disaster

2024-11-20 22:00:00

We chat Buzzfeed's AI-powered ads, a big Graykey leak, and the wave of publishers making deals with AI companies.

Inside the Booming 'AI Pimping' Industry

2024-11-20 19:00:46

AI-generated influencers that steal content from human models and adult content creators have taken over Instagram.

AI Companies Are Trying to Get MIT Press Books

2024-11-20 00:38:16

The non-profit, university press asked its authors for input on how they'd prefer to see any hypothetical AI training deals handled, and plans to base future decisions on what they say, MIT Press told 404 Media.

Pokémon Go Players Have Unwittingly Trained AI to Navigate the World

2024-11-19 23:13:24

Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.

Graphic Design for ISIS Is His Passion, FBI Alleges in Filing

2024-11-19 22:47:11

"The text on the top needs effects as well … shining … blood spots or a line surrounding it, etc."

Leaked Documents Show What Phones Secretive Tech ‘Graykey’ Can Unlock

2024-11-19 22:06:11

The documents provide never-been-seen insight into the current cat-and-mouse game between forensics companies and phone manufacturers Apple and Google.

HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors' Work to AI Company

2024-11-19 02:27:38

The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement.

AI-Powered Buzzfeed Ads Suggest You Buy Hat of Man Who Died by Suicide

2024-11-18 22:00:47

Buzzfeed is using an AI-powered ad platform that recommends products that attempts to match objects in disturbing images on its site.

We’ve Got Uranus All Wrong

2024-11-16 22:00:13

An anomalous encounter with Uranus, a lost world preserved in Antarctic amber, ChatGPT at the poetry slam, and an exceptional nudibranch.

Behind the Blog: Political Perspectives and Platforms

2024-11-16 01:45:35

This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we talk about data storage, political perspectives and platforms.

The Great Migration to Bluesky Gives Me Hope for the Future of the Internet

2024-11-15 22:40:00

Or: Why Threads is not it.

‘Not a Scam 😂:’ Caitlyn Jenner Is Being Sued For Memecoin Securities Fraud

2024-11-14 23:56:03

The plaintiffs allege they've lost tens of thousands of dollars on investments into Caitlyn Jenner's $JENNER memecoin.

Pregnancy Tracking App ‘What to Expect’ Refuses to Fix Issue that Allows Full Account Takeover

2024-11-14 22:00:28

Vulnerabilities in the popular What to Expect app include one that allows a full account take over, and another that exposes that email address of forum admins.

Absurd AI Slop About How Elon Musk Will Fix America Is Megaviral on Facebook

2024-11-13 23:29:44

Some of the most popular content on Facebook leading up to the election was AI-generated Elon Musk inspiration porn made by people in other countries that went viral in the US.

Podcast: How Apple is Locking Out Cops

2024-11-13 22:06:12

We talk about Apple's latest security change, the big move to Bluesky, and how we plan to cover the next administration.