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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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Behind the Blog: Party Time

https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-party-time/

Published: September 6, 2024 16:17

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 discuss last night's shindig.

Kamala Harris Campaign Experiments With Ads for an Audience With “Brain Rot”

https://www.404media.co/kamala-harris-campaign-experiments-with-ads-for-an-audience-with-brain-rot/

Published: September 4, 2024 20:35

The Harris campaign is creating “overstimulation,” “ADHD,” or “content sludge” videos designed to appeal to a very online audience with a short attention span.

Podcast: Is Criticizing AI Ableist?

https://www.404media.co/podcast-is-criticizing-ai-ableist/

Published: September 4, 2024 13:57

On the podcast this week: generative AI Doom, drama in NaNoWriMo, and Apple's face swap problem.

‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine

https://www.404media.co/right-to-repair-for-your-body-the-rise-of-diy-pirated-medicine/

Published: September 4, 2024 13:53

Four Thieves Vinegar Collective has made DIY medicine cheaper and more accessible to the masses.

Sextortion Scammers Try to Scare People by Sending Photos of Their Homes

https://www.404media.co/sextortion-scammers-try-to-scare-people-by-sending-photos-of-their-homes/

Published: September 3, 2024 18:27

If you got an email containing your address and a PDF with a photo of your street, don't freak out: it's a fake sextortion scheme.

Big Tech ‘Clients’ of Jacob Wohl’s Secret AI Lobbying Firm Say They've Never Heard of It

https://www.404media.co/big-tech-clients-of-jacob-wohls-secret-ai-lobbying-firm-lobbymatic-say-theyve-never-heard-of-it/

Published: September 3, 2024 14:36

Pfizer, Microsoft, Palantir, Home Depot, and Lockheed Martin were all shown as "clients" of LobbyMatic. All of them say they haven't worked with the company.

NaNoWriMo Says Condemning AI Is ‘Classist and Ableist’

https://www.404media.co/nanowrimo-ai-policy-classist-ableist/

Published: September 2, 2024 14:07

The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month, a November challenge to write 50,000 words, said "the categorical condemnation of Artificial Intelligence has classist and ableist undertones."

Here’s 22 Examples of Google Employees Trying to Avoid Creating Evidence in Antitrust Case

https://www.404media.co/heres-22-examples-of-google-employees-trying-to-avoid-creating-evidence-in-antitrust-case/

Published: August 31, 2024 14:59

"pls turn off history"

Massive AI Dataset Back Online After Being ‘Cleaned’ of Child Sexual Abuse Material

https://www.404media.co/massive-ai-dataset-back-online-after-being-cleaned-of-child-sexual-abuse-material/

Published: August 30, 2024 18:03

LAION-5B is back, with thousands of links removed after research last year that showed it contained instances of abusive content.

Behind the Blog: Bobbleheads and Maxed-Out Gaming

https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-bobbleheads-and-maxed-out-gaming/

Published: August 30, 2024 15:51

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 discuss generative AI in gaming, getting into sports events, and good laptops.

Apple’s Huge “Dual Use” Face Swap App Problem Is Not Going Away

https://www.404media.co/apples-huge-dual-use-face-swap-app-problem-is-not-going-away/

Published: August 29, 2024 13:12

Maybe Apple should ban face swapping apps entirely.

Podcast: Is the Arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov an Attack on Encryption?

https://www.404media.co/podcast-is-the-arrest-of-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-an-attack-on-encryption/

Published: August 28, 2024 14:18

The 404 Media podcast discusses France's crackdown on Telegram.

This Is Doom Running on a Diffusion Model

https://www.404media.co/this-is-doom-running-on-a-diffusion-model/

Published: August 28, 2024 14:12

GameNGen is an interesting proof-of-concept for a diffusion model-based “game engine.”

Appliance and Tractor Companies Lobby Against Giving the Military the Right to Repair

https://www.404media.co/appliance-and-tractor-companies-lobby-against-giving-the-military-the-right-to-repair/

Published: August 28, 2024 13:34

The U.S. military deals with the same repair monopolies consumers do.