Behind the Blog: Feeling Smart Along the Way
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Feeling Smart Along the Way

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 cheating in job interviews, "scary good" surveillance tech, and prudes in payment processing.
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Behind the Blog: Feeling Smart Along the Way
Behind The Blog

Behind the Blog: Feeling Smart Along the Way

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 cheating in job interviews, "scary good" surveillance tech, and prudes in payment processing.
Payment Processors Force AI Site Civitai to Remove Incest and Diapers
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Payment Processors Force AI Site Civitai to Remove Incest and Diapers

Civitai is also demonetizing content featuring the likeness of real people and making it harder to find.
This Website Is Running on a Wii
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This Website Is Running on a Wii

Alex Haydock found a dusty old Wii console at a hardware swap and modded it to run his website.
Sales of Hard Drives for the End of the World Boom Under Trump
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Sales of Hard Drives for the End of the World Boom Under Trump

PrepperDisk is a mini internet box that comes preloaded with offline backups of some of the content that is being deleted by the administration.
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.
'They Sometimes Worry That I’m Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for Wi-Fi
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'They Sometimes Worry That I’m Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for Wi-Fi

Distant-water fishers are out on the ocean for up to 10 months at a time, with no contact to the outside world. 
Podcast: Cops Are Using AI Bots to Surveil People
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Podcast: Cops Are Using AI Bots to Surveil People

A company selling cops AI undercover bots; a visit to the millennial saint; and the state of 404 Media.
Hackers are Injecting Mass Shooting Videos Into Random StarCraft 2 Matches
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Hackers are Injecting Mass Shooting Videos Into Random StarCraft 2 Matches

Players are reporting seeing graphic videos and hate symbols hacked into the game.
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.’
How 404 Media Is Navigating 'Economic Headwinds'
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How 404 Media Is Navigating 'Economic Headwinds'

The economy is bad. Here's how we're doing, and how you can help us.
The FBI Can't Find ‘Missing’ Records of Its Hacking Tools
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The FBI Can't Find ‘Missing’ Records of Its Hacking Tools

The FBI bought multiple hacking tools for $250,000. Despite that, the FBI says it can't find any more records about the tools.