Jason Koebler

Jason Koebler

Jason is a cofounder of 404 Media. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Motherboard. He loves the Freedom of Information Act and surfing.
275 posts
Rabbit Says Breach 'Not Caused by a Breach,' Is Fault of Malicious Employee, 'Hacktivists,' Journalists
Rabbit

Rabbit Says Breach 'Not Caused by a Breach,' Is Fault of Malicious Employee, 'Hacktivists,' Journalists

The AI assistant company is blaming everything but its own security practices for a June security breach.
DHS Cracks Large-Scale Apple Counterfeiting ‘Refund Fraud’ Ring
Court Watch

DHS Cracks Large-Scale Apple Counterfeiting ‘Refund Fraud’ Ring

A traffic stop in Alabama led to the discovery of a large-scale counterfeiting ring.
AI ‘Friend’ Company Spent $1.8 Million and Most of Its Funds on Domain Name
News

AI ‘Friend’ Company Spent $1.8 Million and Most of Its Funds on Domain Name

AI companion Friend appears to have spent most of its funds on buying friend.com.
Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones)
AI

Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones)

Hundreds of sites have put old Anthropic scrapers on their blocklist, while leaving a new one unblocked.
Anthropic AI Scraper Hits iFixit’s Website a Million Times in a Day
AI

Anthropic AI Scraper Hits iFixit’s Website a Million Times in a Day

“We're just the largest database of repair information in the world, no big deal if they take it all without asking and swamp our servers in the process.”
The Backlash Against AI Scraping Is Real and Measurable
AI

The Backlash Against AI Scraping Is Real and Measurable

In the last year, the number of websites specifically restricting OpenAI and other AI scraper bots has gone through the roof.
DHS Has a DoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes
FOIA

DHS Has a DoS Robot to Disable Internet of Things ‘Booby Traps’ Inside Homes

"NEO carries an onboard computer and antenna array that will allow officers the ability to create a ‘denial-of-service’ event to disable ‘Internet of Things’ devices that could potentially cause harm while entry is made."
Developing and Scanning My Own Color Film: A Rewarding, Infuriating Hobby
Photography

Developing and Scanning My Own Color Film: A Rewarding, Infuriating Hobby

The magic of shooting, developing, and scanning my own photos has been one of the most rewarding hobbies I can imagine, but is also deeply frustrating.
To Fix CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death Simply Reboot 15 Straight Times, Microsoft Says
CrowdStrike

To Fix CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death Simply Reboot 15 Straight Times, Microsoft Says

The advice, which is specifically for virtual machines using Azure, shows that sometimes the solution to a catastrophic failure is turn it off and on again. And again.
It May Soon Be Legal to Jailbreak AI to Expose How it Works
AI

It May Soon Be Legal to Jailbreak AI to Expose How it Works

A proposed exemption to the DMCA would give researchers permission to break terms of service on AI tools to expose bias, training data, and potentially harmful outputs.
You're Invited: 404 Media's First Anniversary Party
events

You're Invited: 404 Media's First Anniversary Party

We're throwing a party and you're invited!
Sticker Mule in Marketing Email: ‘Donald Trump Was Shot … Btw, get 1 Shirt for $4 (normally $19)’
StickerMule

Sticker Mule in Marketing Email: ‘Donald Trump Was Shot … Btw, get 1 Shirt for $4 (normally $19)’

Artists, bands, and small businesses are vowing to never use the company again, and have been posting links to competitors.