Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault

Matthew Gault is a writer covering weird tech, nuclear war, and video games. He’s worked for Reuters, Motherboard, and the New York Times.
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'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident
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'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident

How the sister of Christopher Pelkey made an avatar of him to testify in court.
The AI Slop Presidency
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The AI Slop Presidency

AI-generated outrage bait is the perfect artistic medium for a president who rules by trying to overwhelm the system.
Man Who Hacked Disney With Malicious AI Tool Pleads Guilty
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Man Who Hacked Disney With Malicious AI Tool Pleads Guilty

A hacker who tricked people into downloading malware using AI image generation tools plead guilty to two felony counts.
U.S. Denies Picking Bombing Targets From Random Twitter Accounts
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U.S. Denies Picking Bombing Targets From Random Twitter Accounts

An anonymous OSINT sleuth mis-identified a quarry as an underground Houthi base. Days later, the Pentagon allegedly struck the site and killed eight people.
Army Will Seek Right to Repair Clauses in All Its Contracts
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Army Will Seek Right to Repair Clauses in All Its Contracts

A recent memo detailed a future where soldiers can repair their own equipment.
Trump Demands Amazon Deny the Reality of What His Tariffs Are Doing to Prices
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Trump Demands Amazon Deny the Reality of What His Tariffs Are Doing to Prices

This morning the White House Press Secretary accused Amazon of conducting a 'hostile political action.'
NFTs That Cost Millions Replaced With Error Message After Project Downgraded to Free Cloudflare Plan
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NFTs That Cost Millions Replaced With Error Message After Project Downgraded to Free Cloudflare Plan

For a few hours, 19,000 NFTS that Nike helped mint returned a Cloudflare error instead of the picture people promised would live forever online.
Even the U.S. Government Says AI Requires Massive Amounts of Water
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Even the U.S. Government Says AI Requires Massive Amounts of Water

A new government illuminates the environmental impact of generative AI.
The Man Who Wants AI to Help You ‘Cheat on Everything’
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The Man Who Wants AI to Help You ‘Cheat on Everything’

Roy Lee used AI to beat challenging technical interviews, now he wants people to do the same thing with every human interaction. We tested the tool and it kinda sucks.
Business Insider Founder Creates AI Exec For His New Newsroom, Immediately Hits On Her
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Business Insider Founder Creates AI Exec For His New Newsroom, Immediately Hits On Her

‘Did the same rules apply to AI colleagues and native-AI workplaces? I didn’t know yet. That was one of the things I needed to figure out.’
Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional
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Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional

Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time, as a treat.
4chan Is Down Following What Looks to Be a Major Hack Spurred By Meme War
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4chan Is Down Following What Looks to Be a Major Hack Spurred By Meme War

Hackers claim to have obtained 4chan's code, emails of moderators, and internal communications.