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404 Media is a new independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.
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Podcast: ‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the Next Wave of AI Slop
https://www.404media.co/podcast-reverse-engineer-anything-is-the-next-wave-of-ai-slop/
Published: October 23, 2026 16:36
How people are removing surveillance ads from their TVs; a big AI shakeup at Accenture; and the Character.ai bankruptcy.
Behind the Blog: Brute Forces
https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-brute-forces/
Published: October 23, 2026 15:41
This week, we discuss reverse engineering and some wild court docs.
Portal Texas Used to ‘Rubber Stamp’ Data Centers Down After 404 Media Reporting
https://www.404media.co/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-portal-down/
Published: October 22, 2026 20:26
Commissioners in Texas said they’re making sure ‘all applications are reviewed by agency staff to determine if they are related to data centers.’
This Woman's Living a CashApp Scam Nightmare
https://www.404media.co/this-womans-living-a-cashapp-scam-nightmare/
Published: October 22, 2026 15:33
A CashApp scam mess, Airbnb hosts crashing out, and much more.
AI Is Changing Everything About Hacking. No One Knows What Happens Next
Published: October 22, 2026 14:23
'Black October:' The PHP vulnerabilities and a series of other hacks and bugs have cybersecurity experts freaking out and unsure what happens next.
AI Is Already 'Amplifying the Destruction' of War
https://www.404media.co/ai-is-already-amplifying-the-destruction-of-war/
Published: October 22, 2026 14:20
The people who write the Laws of Armed Conflict want to put guardrails on AI weapons systems. Will the world listen?
Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings
Published: October 21, 2026 17:09
A surveillance document tells cops to expect "emotional confrontations" at Flock city council meetings.
Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison
Published: October 21, 2026 13:59
Amanda Smith is charged with computer fraud due to a scam CashApp account being in her name. But in a Kafkaesque situation, CashApp won't provide her any information because she can't prove she is the owner.
Chestnuts Roasting on a Data Center
https://www.404media.co/chestnuts-roasting-on-a-data-center/
Published: October 21, 2026 13:56
An endangered American chestnut grove faces a new threat: A massive data center.
The Chestnut Grove Caught in the Middle of A Years-Long Data Center Fight
https://www.404media.co/west-virginia-american-chestnut-trees-data-center/
Published: October 21, 2026 13:31
A small grove of historic American chestnut trees has become the site of resistance against an AI data center in West Virginia.
DHS Said They Searched Man Who Wiped GrapheneOS Phone for Child Abuse Material. They Lied
Published: October 20, 2026 16:00
Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material. It was actually because he was suspected of “terrorist activities.”
People Are Using 'AI Decompiling' to Hack Their Things
https://www.404media.co/people-are-using-ai-decompiling-to-hack-their-things/
Published: October 20, 2026 13:51
A gang of hackers targets Staples, but not to buy things from Staples.
‘Reverse-Engineer Anything’ Is the New Wild West of AI
https://www.404media.co/reverse-engineer-anything-is-the-new-wild-west-of-ai/
Published: October 20, 2026 13:42
Decompiled, cloned, and modified software is going viral and might slopify everything.
Scientists Discover A Strange Particle Explains the Origin of Reality
https://www.404media.co/scientists-discover-a-strange-particle-explains-the-origin-of-reality/
Published: October 20, 2026 11:51
Why is the universe the way it is? A long-overlooked particle might have given matter an edge over antimatter in the split-seconds after the Big Bang, which researchers say “could transform our understanding of cosmic evolution and the fundamental laws of…
'It Ain't Right:' Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway
Published: October 19, 2026 21:40
“The Caldwell Technology Park [...] the Stargate facility, and a bunch of other very large hyperscale facilities have gotten regulatory approvals [...] so it's not like a real pause."
Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice
https://www.404media.co/police-say-scammers-used-ai-to-clone-a-sheriffs-voice/
Published: October 19, 2026 16:16
The scammers used the voice of a specific sheriff to impersonate him.
The Staples Gift Card Heist
https://www.404media.co/the-staples-gift-card-heist/
Published: October 19, 2026 14:59
A gang of hackers targets Staples, but not to buy things from Staples.
How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions
https://www.404media.co/how-a-massive-chinese-crime-ring-hacked-staples-to-steal-millions/
Published: October 19, 2026 13:23
A sophisticated organized crime gang hacked into Staples, issued millions of dollars worth of gift cards, and went on a spending spree across the U.S.
This Might Be the Earliest Known Spear Murder In Earth’s History
https://www.404media.co/this-might-be-the-earliest-known-spear-murder-in-earths-history/
Published: October 17, 2026 13:36
Archaeologists have discovered a puncture wound from a spear in the shoulder blade of a Neanderthal that lived 75,000 years ago, offering a possible glimpse of early interpersonal violence.