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Podcast: Hackers Asked Meta AI To Let Them In. It Worked
A recent podcast episode discusses a hacking incident where hackers successfully manipulated Meta's AI to change an…
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Companies Are Using Reddit to Manipulate ChatGPT and Google AI Search
Moderators of the biohacking subreddit have announced a ban on posts related to peptides and hormone replacement…
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Google Is Quietly Buying Code from Play Store Developers to Train AI
Google is reportedly purchasing code from Android app developers to enhance its AI coding tools. The initiative aims…
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‘Highly Plausible’ Aliens on Europa Are Earthlings’ Descendants, Study Says
A new study suggests that bacteria from Earth may have reached Europa, Jupiter's ice moon, potentially leading to life…
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Behind the Blog: Being New and Some Numbers
The article discusses the behind-the-scenes thoughts of the blog's creators regarding their recent stories. It…
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Headway Therapy Patients Forced to Scan Their Faces to Keep Getting Care
Headway, an online therapy platform, is implementing a new requirement for clients and providers to undergo biometric…
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New Study Reveals the Manipulative ‘Dark Patterns’ of AI Chatbots
A new study highlights the manipulative design choices, known as 'dark patterns', used by AI chatbots to engage users.…
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‘Lobotomized’: Character.AI Is Showing What AI Enshittification Looks Like
Character.ai users are expressing significant dissatisfaction with recent changes to the app, claiming it has been…
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Podcast: How Deepfakes Destroyed a High School
This week's podcast discusses the impact of deepfakes on a high school and the failures experienced by the students…
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Millions of People Are Installing Malware on Their Partners’ Phones (with Zack Whittaker)
The podcast discusses the alarming rise of spouseware or stalkerware, which is malware that individuals install on…
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‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Access
BusPatrol plans to expand its AI camera system in school buses to include automatic license plate reading…
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An Incomplete List of Successful Anti-Data Center Legislation
Opposition to data centers is growing across the United States, leading to various moratoriums and bans. Communities…
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‘Corpse Point’ In the Arctic Is Melting, Disturbing Centuries-Old Bodies
The remains of whalers buried centuries ago in the Arctic are melting out of their graves due to climate change. A…
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Here's the Bodycam Footage of the Cybertruck That Drove Into a Lake
A man in Grapevine, Texas, drove his Tesla Cybertruck into a lake to test its 'wade mode' and was subsequently…
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Behind the Blog: The Attention Wars
The article discusses Spencer Pratt's unexpected political ambitions as he runs for mayor of Los Angeles. Pratt, a…
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Deepfakes Tore a High School Apart
A freshman at Radnor High School in Pennsylvania allegedly created deepfake videos of female classmates using an app…
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This Archivist Has Saved 175,000 Articles from 30 Years of Writing about Magic: The Gathering
The Library of Leng is a new searchable database dedicated to preserving articles about Magic: The Gathering. Created…
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The Oldest Evidence of Animal Sex Has Been Found, and It’s Mind-Boggling
Scientists have discovered the oldest fossilized evidence of sexual reproduction in animals, dating back 567 million…
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Township Leader Resigns in Tears Over OpenAI Data Center Death Threats
The treasurer of Saline Township, Michigan, resigned due to death threats she received over a controversial data…
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After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban
The Bandera, Texas city council voted to terminate its contract with the surveillance company Flock after significant…
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Podcast: Elites Just Don't Get AI
This week's podcast discusses the mixed reactions to AI-related commencement speeches, particularly from former Google…
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Streamer Realtime Deepfakes Himself into Mr. Beast, Says He Loves 'Touching Little Boys'
A streamer used a realtime deepfake app to impersonate Mr. Beast and made inappropriate comments. The app, called…
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Lawyer for Guy Who Sued Women Who Called Him ‘Psycho’ Caught Using AI
A judge dismissed a defamation case brought by Nikko D’Ambrosio against several women and Meta, citing misuse of AI by…
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The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers
The FBI is seeking nationwide access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) to enhance its tracking capabilities.…
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Podcast: The Physical Politics of the Internet with Britt Paris
The podcast features Britt Paris, a scholar focusing on internet infrastructure and digital labor. She discusses the…
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Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI
Researchers at the University of Washington planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras to record classroom…
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DOGE Cuts Unleashed a Deadly Wave of Violence Across Africa, Study Finds
A recent study indicates that the abrupt closure of USAID in 2025 has led to a significant rise in violence across…
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AI Poop Analysis App Offered to Sell Me Database of Its Users' Poops
An individual behind the AI-powered app PoopCheck is attempting to sell a database of over 150,000 labeled stool…
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Scientists Discover Strange New Crystal Formed by Nuclear Blast
Scientists have discovered a new type of crystal formed during the 1945 Trinity nuclear test in New Mexico, marking…
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ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year If They Submit AI Slop
ArXiv will impose a one-year ban on researchers who submit AI-generated content without proper oversight. The policy…
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Scientists Investigated a Frequency Linked to ‘Paranormal’ Encounters. The Results Were Unsettling.
A recent study has explored the connection between infrasound and feelings of unease often reported in paranormal…
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Study Finds a Third of New Websites Are AI-Generated
A study by researchers from Stanford, Imperial College London, and the Internet Archive found that 35% of new websites…
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SXSW Used AI-Powered Trademark Tool to Censor Dissent on Instagram
SXSW faced criticism for using BrandShield, an AI-powered trademark enforcement tool, to remove critical social media…
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A Time Traveling Superintelligent AI tried to warn about correspondence dinner
A viral conspiracy theory on social media claims a 3D stock image and a single tweet from 2023 predicted the White…
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People Using AI to Represent Themselves in Court Are Clogging the System
The rise of generative AI tools has led to a significant increase in pro se legal cases, where individuals represent…
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Professors Disturbed to Find Their Lectures Chopped Up and Turned into AI Slop
Arizona State University has launched a platform called Atomic that generates AI-based learning modules from faculty…
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