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‘Clear as Mud:’ Internal Emails Show Superintendents Struggling to Comply With ‘Don't Say Gay' Law
Documents obtained by 404 Media show Florida educators held emergency meetings to figure out if schools could teach AP Psychology without breaking the law.
News
Chess Cheating Saga Ends: Hans Niemann Will Be Allowed Back on Chess.com
Niemann has dropped a $100 million lawsuit against Chess.com and Magnus Carlsen, will be allowed to compete again.
News
'The Wallet Event': Crypto Startup Bankrupt After Losing Password to $38.9 Million Physical Crypto Wallet
“The Company remains unable to access the 98f Wallet. The investigation continues.”
News
Instagram Throttles 404 Media Investigation Into Drug Ads on Instagram, Continues to Let People Advertise Drugs
Instagram continues to collect money from ads for illegal content, limits the reach of posts about the problem.
FOIA
‘Sparkle’: Internal Emails Reveal the Codename for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
No artist name. Only one person approved to make promotional graphics. Public records obtained by 404 Media show the steps taken to keep the Eras Tour secret during the planning stages.
News
'We're Winning': Apple Formally Endorses Right to Repair Legislation After Spending Millions Fighting It
In a letter from its lobbyist, Apple 'urges' California lawmakers to pass the strongest right-to-repair law in the country.
Features
Most of My Instagram Ads Are for Drugs, Stolen Credit Cards, Hacked Accounts, Counterfeit Money, and Weapons
The ads are a window into a blatantly illegal underground economy that Meta is not only failing to moderate, but is actively profiting from and injecting into users’ feeds.
News
Biden Administration Changes Mind, Says Car Companies Shouldn't Ignore Overwhelmingly Popular Car Repair Law Anymore
The Biden administration pre-empted a repair law voters passed by a 3-1 margin. Now it says it "strongly supports the right to repair."
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‘Condensation Death' Is Breaking $550 AirPods Max and Driving Users Nuts
Apple's lawyers argued that an angry customer "omits details" about a so-called "walk" where condensation built up in his AirPods Max, and that moisture in the company's flagship headphones is simply "more noticeable" than in competitors' models.
FOIA
‘Cop Slide' Incident Report Details Harrowing Day for Boston Police
The report, obtained exclusively by 404 Media, does not use the word “slide,” though it claims a “suspect” whose first and last name are “UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN."