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AI Is Breaking Our Brains
12 februari 2025 · 51 min
This week we discuss a new Microsoft study that finds using generative AI is "atrophying" people's cognition and critical thinking skills and the right's war on Wikipedia. Lees meer
Articles discussed:
Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
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Inside Musk’s Government Takeover
5 februari 2025 · 50 min
We dedicate the whole free section of this episode to Musk’s takeover of the federal government. We got audio from a meeting in which a Musk ally laid out their plans for AI across the government, and revealed who is now the head of HR for DOGE. In the subscribers only section, we talk about how your public library probably already has a bunch of AI slop. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/fTgHpq4-psQ
‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government
Musk’s DOGE Brings in HR Consultant Focused on ‘Non-Woke’ DEI 'Aligned With Our Faith’
AI-Generated Slop Is Already In Your Public Library
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The Truth Behind DeepSeek
29 januari 2025 · 55 min
We start this week with Emanuel's rundown on the DeepSeek situation, the Chinese-made AI that has rocked stock markets and the wider AI industry. After the break, Sam explains how metadata in U.S. government memos lists Project 2025 members as the memo authors. In the subscribers-only section, Jason and Sam explain how GitHub is showing the U.S. government's purging of information in real time. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=351BmM2SaXY
DeepSeek Mania Shakes AI Industry to Its Core
Memos to Federal Employees Were Written By People With Ties to Project 2025, Metadata Shows
Trump’s Administration Is Taking Down Sites About Gender Identity All Over the Internet
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time
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Pornhub Exec Discusses Pulling Out of the South, Trad Wives, and Feet Pics
27 januari 2025 · 52 min
On this special guest episode of the 404 Media Podcast, Sam talks to Alexzandra Kekesi, VP of Brand and Community at Pornhub. Kekesi started in her current role in August 2023, after working for Pornhub and its parent company for more than a decade. She joined us from Montreal, where Pornhub is headquartered. They discuss the stigma facing the adult industry, Luigi Mangione porn, the trad wife to feet pics pipeline, and algorithms that shut you down for showing side boob. Kekesi also breaks down Pornhub’s choice to pull out of states in more than a third of the U.S., following regressive age verification laws. Lees meer
Pornhub Sees Surge of Interest in Tradwife Content, ‘Modesty,’ and Mindfulness
Pornhub Is Now Blocked In Almost All of the U.S. South
Age Verification Laws Drag Us Back to the Dark Ages of the Internet
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TikTok and the Tech Oligarchy
22 januari 2025 · 50 min
We start this week with the TikTok ban: how we got here, what happened, and, most importantly, why it means we need more decentralized services. Jason runs us through it. After the break, Joseph breaks down a site called GeoSpy which is marketing geolocation technology to the cops. In the subscribers-only section, we all scroll through an archive of old Nokia (yes, Nokia) designs. Good stuff in there. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/DOXnpENi8Sg
02:27 Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy
The U.S. Wants to Ban TikTok for the Sins of Every Social Media Company
27:31 The Powerful AI Tool That Cops (or Stalkers) Can Use to Geolocate Photos in Seconds
Nokia’s Weird Y2K Designs Show the Future We Could Have Had
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Total Chaos at Meta
15 januari 2025 · 55 min
We've got much more on what is happening inside Meta with the company's recent speech policy changes. Jason runs us through it. After the break, Joseph explains how thousands of apps have been hijacked to steal your location data, possibly without the app developers' knowledge. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about various stories intersecting with the LA fires, such as Amazon delivery drivers and AI images. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/ItOENEWAy3s.
‘It’s Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now’: Employees Protest Zuckerberg’s Anti LGBTQ Changes
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How
People Think AI Images of Hollywood Sign Burning Are Real
An Amazon Delivery Confirmation Photo Is the Last Time a Palisades Resident Saw Her Burnt Down House
‘We’re Fine’: Lying to Ourselves About a Climate Disaster
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Meta Goes Mask Off
8 januari 2025 · 51 min
We're back! And holy moly what a start to the year. We just published a bunch of stories. First, Jason talks about blowback inside Meta to its new board member, and Meta's subsequent censoring of those views. We also chat about those mad Meta AI profiles. After the break, Sam explains why Pornhub is blocked in most of the U.S. south. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph talks about why the government is planning to name one of its most important (and at risk) witnesses. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/avuq1NXe6DM
Facebook Deletes Internal Employee Criticism of New Board Member Dana White
Meta's AI Profiles Are Indistinguishable From Terrible Spam That Took Over Facebook
Pornhub Is Now Blocked In Almost All of the U.S. South
Government to Name ‘Key Witness’ Who Provided FBI With Backdoored Encrypted Chat App Anom
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The 404 Media Year in Review
31 december 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
Here's a special year in review episode! We riff on the last year in AI, media, journalism, and more. We'll be back with a normal news show in the new year! Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/t5RuHgk52MM
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Why We Cover AI the Way We Do
25 december 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
This is a re-upload that was previously only for paying subscribers! It gives a lot more context on the how and why we cover AI they way we do. Subscribe at 404media.co for more bonus content like this. Here's the original description of the episode: Lees meer
We got a lot of, let's say, feedback, with some of our recent stories on artificial intelligence. One was about people using Bing's AI to create images of cartoon characters flying a plane into a pair of skyscrapers. Another was about 4chan using the same tech to quickly generate racist images. Here, we use that dialogue as a springboard to chat about why we cover AI the way we do, the purpose of journalism, and how that relates to AI and tech overall. This was fun, and let us know what you think. Definitely happy to do more of these sorts of discussions for our subscribers in the future.
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The New Jersey Drone Panic
18 december 2024 · 42 min
This week Jason, as both a drones and aliens reporter, tells us what is most likely happening with the mysterious drones flying over New Jersey. After the break, Joseph explains how cops in Serbia are using Cellebrite phone unlocking tech as a doorway to installing malware on activists' and journalists' phones. In the subscribers-only section, Sam tells us all about an amazing art project using traffic cameras in New York City. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/T_JVUHbAzf4
WTF Is Going on With the New Jersey Mystery Drones? Maybe Mass Panic Over Nothing
The No-Win 'Mystery Drone' Clusterfuck
Cellebrite Unlocked This Journalist’s Phone. Cops Then Infected it With Malware
Traffic Camera 'Selfie' Creator Holds Cease and Desist Letter in Front of Traffic Cam
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3D Printed Guns and UnitedHealthcare
11 december 2024 · 1 uur
This week we start with Joseph's story about how the weapon found on the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO murderer was a particular 3D printed design. Then Jason tells us what he found about the alleged killer Luigi Mangione through his online accounts, and why, ultimately, this kind of journalism might not matter. After the break, Sam talks about how various healthcare companies removed pages about their leadership after the murder, and what we're seeing when it comes to social content moderation around it. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about Congress getting big mad at Apple and Google after 404 Media's reporting on deepfake apps. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/HuyJp3QDTbk
404 Media Objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Subpoena to Access Our Reporting
UnitedHealthcare Shooting Person of Interest Had 3D Printed Glock
Luigi Mangione Played 'Among Us,' Breathes Air
Major Health Insurance Companies Take Down Leadership Pages Following Murder of United Healthcare CEO
Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Assassination
Congress Pushes Apple to Remove Deepfake Apps After 404 Media Investigation
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Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably Training AI
4 december 2024 · 44 min
We start this week with Sam's stories about multiple people building big datasets of Bluesky users' posts. People are not happy! After the break, Jason talks all about reverse-engineering Redbox machines, and a trip he took to see one being ripped up. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains two big moves the U.S. government is making against data brokers. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/i1NlQixGW2I
Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably In A Bunch of Datasets Now
The Redbox Removal Team
FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem
U.S. Government Tries to Stop Data Brokers That Help Dox People Through Credit Data
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Pokémon Go to The Military Industrial Complex
27 november 2024 · 51 min
This week we start with Emanuel's couple of stories about Niantic, the company that makes Pokémon Go, and its plan to build an AI model based on data collected by its users. After the break, Jason and Emanuel talk about their big investigation into the rise of "AI pimping." In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains why he doesn't use a mobile phone and how he uses an iPad Mini instead. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/9NhJGqEqx-U
Pokémon Go Players Have Unwittingly Trained AI to Navigate the World
Pokémon Go Data ‘Adding Amplitude to War Is Obviously an Issue,’ Niantic Exec Says
Inside the Booming 'AI Pimping' Industry
I Don't Own a Cellphone. Can This Privacy-Focused Network Change That?
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Buzzfeed's AI Ads Are a Disaster
20 november 2024 · 46 min
We start this week with Emanuel's story on how AI-powered ads on Buzzfeed are recommending people buy things like a hat worn by a person who died by suicide. After the break, Joseph talks about an unprecedented leak out of phone forensics tech Graykey. In the subscribers-only section, Sam tells us about HarperCollins' AI deal and how MIT Press is exploring one too. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/CAw0VvCvavA
AI-Powered Buzzfeed Ads Suggest You Buy Hat of Man Who Died by Suicide
Leaked Documents Show What Phones Secretive Tech ‘Graykey’ Can Unlock
HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors' Work to AI Company
AI Companies Are Trying to Get MIT Press Books
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How AI Is Being Used by Hackers and Criminals (Sponsored)
15 november 2024 · 31 min
This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Friend of 404 Media Matthew Gault talks to Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security, about the ways scammers and criminals are using AI, and how it's changing social engineering attacks.
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How Apple is Locking Out Cops
13 november 2024 · 48 min
This week Joseph starts with his scoop on how Apple quietly introduced code that reboots iPhones, locking out cops. After the break, we all talk about the big Blue Sky migration. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about how we plan to cover, and what to cover, in the new U.S. administration. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNRjqqe29iE
Apple Quietly Introduced iPhone Reboot Code Which is Locking Out Cops
The Big Blue Sky Migration
Why the Work Still Matters
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The Plan to Use AI to Purge Voter Rolls
6 november 2024 · 46 min
On Election Day in the U.S. Jason tells us about EagleAI, a piece of software that could be used to purge voter rolls in the country. After the break, Sam breaks down Microsoft's mistake around gender-predicting AI, and an experiment to test when Instagram considers a nipple as female. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph goes long on his investigation into the infostealer industry. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/JDAW53zv29g
Inside the Plan to Use AI to Purge Voter Rolls
Microsoft Provided Gender Detection AI on Accident
When Does Instagram Decide a Nipple Becomes Female?
Inside the Massive Crime Industry That is Hacking Billion Dollar Companies
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An Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Running a Democrat Impersonation Campaign
30 oktober 2024 · 50 min
An Elon Musk-funded super PAC has expanded an advertising campaign in which it is impersonating Democrats and targeting registered Republicans with policies unpopular with conservatives they say Kamala Harris will pass if she wins the election. Plus, Sam takes us inside Northwell Health, New York's largest hospital system, which is pushing AI on its doctors. Lees meer
Articles discussed in this podcast:
https://www.404media.co/elon-musk-funded-pac-supercharges-progress-2028-democrat-impersonation-ad-campaign/
https://www.404media.co/northwell-health-ai-hub-tool-chatgpt-doctors/
https://www.404media.co/scientists-and-archivists-worry-epic-games-control-of-the-3d-model-market-will-destroy-cultural-heritage/
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How Politician Turned Advocate Susanna Gibson Battles Non-Consensual Imagery
25 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
In this special interview episode of the 404 Media podcast, I talked to Susanna Gibson, a nurse practitioner who ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2023 and is now a victim advocate for folks targeted by non-consensual intimate imagery online—after becoming one herself last year. Lees meer
Most people probably recognize Gibson from her candidacy and the news stories surrounding it. While she was running for office, images of her having sex with her then-husband started circulating on the internet without her consent. But I had the chance to get to know her a little deeper: We got into why she became a nurse, what inspired her to enter politics, and the moment she found out about the videos. The experience changed the trajectory of her life.
We talk about her shift to advocacy with her nonprofit, MyOwn Image, which has the mission of fighting technology-facilitated gendered violence. Gibson recently introduced model legislation for states that provides a framework for addressing image-based sexual abuse.
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How the U.S. Government Tracks Your Phone
23 oktober 2024 · 55 min
This week we start with a massive story about location data. Privacy advocates gained access to a tool bought by multiple U.S. agencies called Locate X, which tracks smartphones around the world. We focused on how it can be used to track abortion clinic visitors. After the break we have a special guest: Becky Ferreira, author of our recently launched column The Abstract! Becky tells us all about her journey into science journalism and a couple of the studies she's covered. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains how he found a Musk-funded PAC was targeting opposing Snapchat ads to Muslim and Jewish voters in the U.S. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGsobtws2MU
Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics
Is There Life on Europa?
This Is Exactly How an Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Microtargeting Muslims and Jews With Opposing Messages
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Why the WordPress Chaos Matters
16 oktober 2024 · 44 min
We start this week's episode with the ongoing (and pretty confusing!) conflict between Wordpress.com and WP Engine. It might sound like drama, but it actually could have ramifications for the wider web. Sam talks us through it. After the break, Jason explains how he used AI to apply to more than a dozen jobs over breakfast, and how tons of other people are using these tools themselves. In the subscribers-only section, Jason talks about a presentation inside the National Archives which shows the agency's big push towards AI. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_E4yjTJZQ
‘The Community Is In Chaos:’ WordPress.org Now Requires You Denounce Affiliation With WP Engine To Log In
‘I Applied to 2,843 Roles’: The Rise of AI-Powered Job Application Bots
‘AI-Mazing Tech-Venture’: National Archives Pushes Google Gemini AI on Employees
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The Smart Glasses That Dox Strangers
9 oktober 2024 · 46 min
This week we start with Joseph's piece about a couple of Harvard students who cobbled together a pair of Meta's smart glasses that automatically dox people just by looking at them. After break, Sam and Emanuel talk about two Hurricane Helene stories about data and AI. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph talks about a hacked dataset that shows the prompts used on an AI companion site. Heavy content warning for that section. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z3QcY6aGpQ
Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers
Hurricane Helene Knocked One of the World’s Largest Climate Data Archives Offline
Hurricane Helene and the ‘Fuck It’ Era of AI-Generated Slop
Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse
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One Year Anniversary Subscriber Bonanza
4 oktober 2024 · 7 min
This is a trailer for the subscribers-only podcast for 404 Media's one year anniversary! We go long on the business, subscriber numbers, what people value, how to get our articles in front of people, and what we're looking to do next year! If you want to hear the rest, please become a subscriber at 404media.co.
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AI Companies Are Opting You In By Default
2 oktober 2024 · 41 min
Over the past two weeks we've had a ton of stories where AI and other companies have opted users into data collection and processing by default. What the hell is going on??? They're all doing it at once! Jason starts us off with how Udemy created an 'opt-out window'. If you missed it, you're out of luck until next year. Then after the break, Sam and Joseph discuss similar stories with PayPal and LinkedIn. In the subscribers-only section, Sam talks about how a woman was essentially trapped in a driverless Waymo. Lees meer
Massive E-Learning Platform Udemy Gave Teachers a Gen AI 'Opt-Out Window'. It's Already Over.
Paypal Opted You Into Sharing Data Without Your Knowledge
LinkedIn Is Training AI on User Data Before Updating Its Terms of Service
Men Harassed A Woman In A Driverless Waymo, Trapping Her In Traffic
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Telegram is Working With the Cops
25 september 2024 · 47 min
We have two related stories this week. First, Joseph, Emanuel, and Sam break down their experiences with Telegram, and the social network's massive policy shift. The company says it will now process valid legal requests from law enforcement for user data. After the break, Joseph tells us how the walls are closing in on one of the most disruptive hackers in recent memory. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel explains why Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld is bad, and why Nintendo will probably win. Lees meer
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90T71r3h7oc
Telegram Changes Policy, Says It Will Provide User Data to Authorities
The Walls Are Closing in on the Snowflake Hacker
‘Cold-Blooded Business’: Nintendo Is Patent Trolling Palworld Because It Got Too Big
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Hezbollah's Exploding Pagers
18 september 2024 · 44 min
We chime in on the developing story coming out of Lebanon about a wave of exploding pagers. Jason has some unusual expertise that is pretty relevant here. After the break, Jason breaks down why Larry Ellison's AI-powered surveillance dystopia is already here. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel explains how he figured out what is, and is not, happening with Snapchat's future AI selfie ads. Lees meer
Experts: Lebanon Pager Explosions Likely Not Lithium Batteries Alone
Larry Ellison's AI-Powered Surveillance Dystopia Is Already Here
Snapchat Reserves the Right to Use AI-Generated Images of Your Face in Ads
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Fraudsters: 'We Know Where You Live'
11 september 2024 · 41 min
We've got a really varied one today. First, Sam talks about the new wave of sextortion emails which send a target their home address to scare them into paying. After the break, Jason talks about the rise of the right to repair movement, but for your body and prescription drugs. In the subscribers-only section, Jason breaks down a years old Reddit mystery that is finally solved, thanks to some facial recognition tech. Lees meer
Sextortion Scammers Try to Scare People by Sending Photos of Their Homes
‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine
'Celebrity Number Six' Internet Mystery Is Solved
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Is Criticizing AI Ableist?
4 september 2024 · 39 min
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." Does it? Lees meer
Also Discussed:
NaNoWriMo Says Condemning AI Is ‘Classist and Ableist’
This Is Doom Running on a Diffusion Model
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The Arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
28 augustus 2024 · 46 min
Emanuel and Jason break down the arrest of Telegram cofounder Pavel Durov, a slide deck showing "active listening" advertising based on microphone data, and a concerning new study that shows AI-generated CSAM is more common than you think.
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A Whirlwind Tour of DEF CON
25 augustus 2024 · 2 min
This month Joseph went to the annual DEF CON hacking conference and spoke to a bunch of interesting hackers, researchers, and technologists. We wanted to provide our paying subscribers with a snapshot of what it's like to be at DEF CON—the sounds, the vibe, the people, the hacks. Become a paying subscriber now at 404media.co to listen!
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How Taylor Swift Could Sue Trump for AI Images
21 augustus 2024 · 36 min
This week Sam starts with how Taylor Swift could sue Donald Trump for posting a series of fake, AI-generated images that claimed she wanted fans to vote for the presidential candidate. After the break, Joseph pieces together how the U.S. has been quietly using hacked messages from an encrypted phone company to prosecute alleged cocaine traffickers. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about how Sam triggered a lawsuit against Nvidia for scraping YouTube, and go longer on why we generate impact and how. Lees meer
Swift Could Sue Trump Under State Law for Fake AI Endorsement
US Feds Are Tapping a Half Billion Encrypted Messaging Goldmine
Nvidia Sued for Scraping YouTube After 404 Media Investigation
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The OSINT Hunt for a Sex Trafficking Ringleader
14 augustus 2024 · 43 min
We're dedicating a whole episode to Sam's new narrative piece on how a ragtag group of friends hunted down a wanted sex trafficking ringleader. First we give you all the context for why this person, Michael Pratt, eventually ended up on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Then Sam breaks down the hunt for Pratt, told through the eyes of the people who were there. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains how and why hackers are "Airbnb hopping." Lees meer
'She Turned Ghost White:' How a Ragtag Group of Friends Tracked Down a Sex Trafficking Ringleader
‘Airbnb Hopping’: How Hunted Hackers Stay on the Run From Kidnappers
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The Massive Nvidia Leak
7 augustus 2024 · 49 min
This is a big one. Sam got hold of a massive leak of internal Nvidia emails, Slack messages, and documents which show how the tech giant is scraping YouTube and Netflix for its own purposes. In the second half of the show, Jason peels back the curtain on who is behind the wave of AI spam on Facebook and how they're doing it; finally an answer after months of investigation. In the subscribers-only section, we talk DEF CON, our experiences at the conference, and give a little preview of something DEF CON-related for our paying subscribers coming soon. Lees meer
Leaked Documents Show Nvidia Scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of Videos Per Day to Train AI
Where Facebook's AI Slop Comes From
Hotel to Search Rooms During DEF CON Hacking Conference
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Signal's Meredith Whittaker on Backdoors and AI
2 augustus 2024 · 50 min
This is a special interview episode with Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation. I'm sure you all know, and maybe even use, the Signal messaging app. Here we sat down with Whittaker to talk all about the state of Signal today, the threat of AI to end-to-end encryption, what backdoors actually look like, and much more. This is a wide-ranging discussion where one of the few journalists who has revealed new details about backdoors (Joseph) gets to speak to one of the most important people in the world of encryption (Whittaker). Definitely take a listen. Paid subscribers got access to this episode early by the way. Lees meer
Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
Signal page on government data requests
Microsoft Will Switch Off Recall by Default After Security Backlash
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov interview
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Google, Reddit, and the Robots.txt Rebellion
31 juli 2024 · 46 min
We've got a bumper episode today. First off, a whole series of stories about robots.txt and its increased use against AI, as well as Reddit only being available in Google results now (and not other search engines like DuckDuckGo). Then after the break, Sam discusses her amazing scoop which showed that multibillion dollar company Runway scraped videos from individual YouTube creators. In the subscribers-section, everyone educates Joseph on what Skibidi is. Lees meer
The Backlash Against AI Scraping Is Real and Measurable
Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones)
Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal
AI Video Generator Runway Trained on Thousands of YouTube Videos Without Permission
Skibidi Toilet Copyright Takedown Request to Garry’s Mod Is Very Dumb
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The CrowdStrike Outage
24 juli 2024 · 40 min
Some weeks are just crazy. On Friday, Windows machines around the world went down due to a faulty update to CrowdStrike's security software. We discuss what happened, and why, and the impact. After the break, Sam tells us how she vaped the internet (yep). In the subscribers-only section, we describe some leaked Cellebrite documents we got, which show what phones Cellebrite can (and can't) unlock. Lees meer
To Fix CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death Simply Reboot 15 Straight Times, Microsoft Says
CrowdStrike ‘Deeply Sorry for the Inconvenience’
CrowdStrike Outage Impacted U.S. Government Agencies
I Tried to Vape the Internet
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The Worst Telecom Breach Ever
17 juli 2024 · 42 min
Sometimes a hack just completely blows you away. Late last week we learned that hackers had taken the call and text records of "nearly all" AT&T customers. That's absolutely staggering! We break down why it matters in the first half of the show, as well as discuss one of the hackers linked to the incident. After the break, Emanuel tells us about what the new Vice President hopeful JD Vance could mean for the AI industry. In the subscribers-only section, we talk all about a site selling faces for fraud. Lees meer
Hackers Steal Text and Call Records of ‘Nearly All’ AT&T Customers
American Hacker in Turkey Linked to Massive AT&T Breach
Dunking on J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Is ‘Unusual Behavior,’ Goodreads Says
AI Maxers Thrilled with Trump’s Vice President Pick JD Vance
Inside the Face Fraud Factory
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The Ticketmaster Hack
10 juli 2024 · 42 min
So, the Ticketmaster hack got a lot, lot worse. Jason breaks down why in the first half of the show. After the break, we talk more Ticketmaster, and how scalpers have teamed up with hackers to liberate "non-transferable" tickets. In the subscribers-only section, Joseph explains the latest with sales of netflow data to the U.S. government. Lees meer
Ticketmaster Confirms Hack in SEC Filing
The Ticketmaster Hack Is Becoming a Logistical Nightmare for Fans and Brokers
Scalpers Work With Hackers to Liberate Ticketmaster's ‘Non-Transferable’ Tickets
U.S. Nuke Agency Buys Internet Backbone Data
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Your Identity Hacked, Yet Verified
3 juli 2024 · 43 min
We start this episode talking about some exciting updates for the podcast! For the first story, Joseph explains how an ID verification service for TikTok, Uber, and X exposed driver licenses, in a sign of what may be come as more sites demand to know our real identities. After the break, Jason breaks down what the FBI found when it investigated a specific Zoom Bombing ring. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel and Joseph talk all about TLO, a powerful data tool that is being advertised on Fiverr to dox anyone for $30. Lees meer
ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses
'Local Residents' Terrorizing City Council Meetings Were Actually Overseas, Feds Allege
Fiverr Freelancers Offer to Dox Anyone With Powerful U.S. Data Tool
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Replacing 404 Media with AI
26 juni 2024 · 47 min
Here's a fun one: Emanuel made his own ChatGPT-powered news site that ripped off our work and that of WIRED, The Verge, and others to show just how easy spinning up one of these AI click farms really is. After the break, we listen to some of the AI-generated music that has major record labels suing some startups. In the subscribers-only section, Sam tells us all about how a bunch of chatbots suddenly changed personality overnight. Lees meer
I Paid $365.63 to Replace 404 Media With AI
Listen to the AI-Generated Ripoff Songs That Got Udio and Suno Sued
‘No Bot is Themselves Anymore:’ Character.ai Users Report Sudden Personality Changes to Chatbots
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AI Celebs Take Over Google Image Search
19 juni 2024 · 47 min
Joseph is out this week, so the leftover crew considers what it means for Google image search to be taken over by AI images, talks about #finance, and discusses how an already sensationalist NY Times article about internet in the Amazon rainforest got further sensationalized. Lees meer
Articles discussed:
AI Images in Google Search Results Have Opened a Portal to Hell
You Probably Unwittingly Voted to Give Elon Musk a Huge Raise
First Google Search Result for Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” Is AI Generated Selfie
‘Remote’ Amazonian Tribes Have Been Using the Internet for a Long Time
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Hacking the Adderall Shortage
12 juni 2024 · 47 min
It feels way longer than a week since our last episode, weird. Anyway this week we start with a wild story with Emanuel, about how people in the US are paying a company, which in turn hires people in the Philippines to then call around U.S. pharmacies to check whether certain drugs are in stock. It shows just how bad the Adderall shortage in the U.S. has gotten. After the break, Sam tells us about a particularly alarming AirTags stalking case, and how the FBI flipped the script on the suspect. In the subscribers-only section, Jason breaks down a bunch of new information regarding the (alleged?) bankruptcy of media organization the Gateway Pundit. Lees meer
Americans Are Hiring People in the Philippines to Help Them Find Adderall
A Suspected Human Smuggler Used AirTags to Track and Control The Woman He Brought Into the U.S.
Gateway Pundit Bankruptcy Is a 'Delay Tactic,' Election Workers Suing the Company Say
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DARK WIRE on Whale Hunting
6 juni 2024 · 31 min
A something extra for our listeners this week. Joseph went on an episode of Whale Hunting to talk about his new book DARK WIRE, in which the FBI secretly ran its own encrypted messaging app to wiretap the world. Whale Hunting is a great podcast that has journalists go behind-the-scenes on their own stories. It is absolutely worth listening to if you don't already! Lees meer
Whale Hunting Podcast
DARK WIRE
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A Massive Google Leak
5 juni 2024 · 41 min
We start this week with a massive leak from inside Google. We obtained a copy of an internal Google database the company uses to track potential privacy and security issues. It's incredibly rare to get this sort of insight into a big tech company, and we explain what's inside the data itself. After the break, Sam tells us who deepfake legislation may leave behind. In the subscribers-only section, Jason explains how he tracked down the earliest known source of the All Eyes on Rafah image: a Facebook group dedicated to the AI industry. Lees meer
Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in History
Google Leak Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents
Google Contractor Used Admin Access to Leak Info From Private Nintendo YouTube Video
Laws About Deepfakes Can’t Leave Sex Workers Behind
Viral ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ Image Came From Facebook Group to Make ‘AI Industry Prosper’
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Google Somehow Got Even More Shit
29 mei 2024 · 45 min
We revisit our Why Google Is Shit Now episode with something of an update: Google got worse! Of course we're talking about the embarrassing rollout of Google's AI-powered answers. Jason explains the supply chain of data, and especially how it comes from Reddit posts. After the break, Emanuel continues the Google theme with a Google researcher written study which shows that AI is now a leading disinformation vector. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about Sam's and Emaunel's piece on AI-generated CSAM not being a victimless crime. Lees meer
Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue
Google Researchers Say AI Now Leading Disinformation Vector (and Are Severely Undercounting the Problem)
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Is Not a ‘Victimless Crime’
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Your Phone's Location is Exposed
22 mei 2024 · 37 min
Really excited about this one. We spend the entire episode talking about SS7, the fundamental network and protocol which is both at the heart of the world's telecommunications infrastructure, and crucial for governments, spy firms, and criminals to monitor people or intercept texts. In the first half we break ton what SS7 is, why it's an issue, and our nearly 10 years of experience covering it. Then, we talk about the news we revealed about a U.S. cybersecurity official breaking rank with his agency to expose SS7 attacks in the U.S. In the subscribers-only section, we talk about Axon's new ChatGPT-like tool which automatically creates narratives from police bodycam audio, and all the implications that might have. Lees meer
Cyber Official Speaks Out, Reveals Mobile Network Attacks in U.S.
Here Is What Axon’s Bodycam Report Writing AI Looks Like
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Why the Solar Storm Broke Tractors and GPS
15 mei 2024 · 41 min
We've got something of a John Deere special episode this week. We start with Jason's piece on how the recent solar storm knocked out GPS for John Deere tractors, having a direct impact on farming across the country. After the break, Jason breaks down his deep dive into the various walls closing around John Deere's right to repair monopoly. In the subscribers-only section, we've got two wild Amazon stories: one on the bots used by Amazon workers to book time off, and another on "Swag Bucks," Amazon's internal employee cash system. Lees meer
Solar Storm Knocks Out Farmers' Tractor GPS Systems During Peak Planting Season
The Walls Are Closing in on John Deere’s Tractor Repair Monopoly
Amazon Workers Use Bots to Claim Limited Supply of Time Off
Amazon’s Swag Store Sells Neck Fans to Prevent Workers from Overheating
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Facebook is the 'Zombie Internet'
8 mei 2024 · 45 min
Apologies for some audio issues this week, they'll be fixed next time, but for now we have a super packed episode! We start with Jason's months-long deep dive into what Facebook has become with all of that AI-generated garbage on the site. It's not the dead internet, it's something much worse. After the break, Emanuel explains how Pokemon Go players are manipulating mapping technology to cheat at the game. Then in the subscribers-only section, Jason breaks down the latest cat and mouse game between ticket sellers and brokers. Lees meer
Facebook’s AI Spam Isn’t the ‘Dead Internet’: It’s the Zombie Internet
Pokémon Go Players Invent Fake Beaches on Real Maps to Catch Rare Wigletts
How Resellers Are Transferring Billie Eilish's 'Untransferable' Tickets
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A Lost Media Mystery
1 mei 2024 · 45 min
We start this week's episode with a mystery: where did a 17-second music snippet that has puzzled online sleuths for years really come from? Sam breaks it down. After the break, Joseph explains how an online service was scraping and selling Discord server messages for as little as $5. Then in the subscribers-only section, Jason takes us into the world of influencers who are using AI livestream apps, complete with fake audiences, and how they're being used to target women. Lees meer
Long Lost Song Hunted By Thousands Found in 80s Porno
Discord Shuts Down ‘Spy Pet’ Bots That Scraped, Sold User Messages
Men Use Fake Livestream Apps With AI Audiences to Hit on Women
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The Humane Ai Pin Is a Disaster
24 april 2024 · 46 min
This is a long one! First Joseph previews his upcoming book, DARK WIRE. Go to the link below and enter "DW20" for 20% off! Also make sure to redeem your preorder behind-the-scenes bonus content. As for this week's stories, we start off with Jason explaining why we can, we must, dunk on the Humane Ai Pin, a piece of hardware that is AI's Juicero moment. After the break, Emanuel shows that Instagram is advertising deepfake nudify apps, the sort that are being abused right now in schools. In the subscribers-only section, we talk a bunch about Reddit, and especially how a tool has been made to sprinkle AI-generated product placements into popular Reddit threads. Lees meer
Preorder DARK WIRE for bonus content and 20% off with code "DW20"
We Can, and We Must, Clown on the Humane AI Pin Forever
Instagram Advertises Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps
AI Is Poisoning Reddit to Promote Products and Game Google With 'Parasite SEO'
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