Crypto
‘Poof You’re a Millionaire’: Scammer Convinced Investors to Send Him $1.5 Million to Build Magic Money Making Bot
Surprise: The crypto-trading bot didn't exist and the scammer used the money to buy a $204,000 Denver Broncos suite, a luxury Jeep, and a Bahamas vacation, the FBI says.
News
YouTube Issues Cease and Desist to Bizarre Chinese YouTube Clone
Gan Jing World is linked to the Falun Gong, and has been cloning popular YouTube channels in the name of providing "wholesome content for all."
Baltimore
The Amateur Bridge Engineers Have Logged On
In Baltimore, we have a mix of official information, verifiable information obtained via reporting, random speculation from well-meaning experts, random speculation from well-meaning amateurs, actively bad conspiracy theories.
Announcements
404 Media Now Has a Full Text RSS Feed
We paid for the development of full text RSS feeds for Ghost-based publishers. Now we can offer them to our paid subscribers, and other Ghost sites can use the service too.
Most Popular Reddit User of All Time Posts Hundreds of Lewd Waifus Per Day
The most popular Redditor of all time exclusively posts anime art on small subreddits.
Court documents
Here's the U.S. Government's Antitrust Case Against Apple
Here are the court documents for the DOJ's antitrust case against Apple.
Deadspin
Deadspin Is Becoming a Gambling Referral Site
"We aim to be able to support delivery of this via partnerships within the sports betting industry."
Flock
Let’s Talk About the Flock Study That Says It Solves Crime
A Flock study claims it is “instrumental in solving 10% of reported crime in U.S.” A researcher who oversaw the study is now questioning how it was done.
Kate Middleton
'Enhanced' Photos of Kate Middleton Are Just More AI Bullshit
Unblurring screengrabs of Kate Middleton just means creating a brand new, AI-altered image that is less real than the blurry one.
AI
Facebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms
Viral 'Shrimp Jesus' and AI-generated pages like it are part of spam and scam campaigns that are taking over Facebook.
Baseball
How a Foul Ball From 2014 Became Part of a Russian Disinformation Campaign
Using OSINT and Baseball Reference to determine the exact pitch that was used in a Russian disinformation video.
TikTok
The U.S. Wants to Ban TikTok for the Sins of Every Social Media Company
The TikTok situation is an untenable mess. Banning it will further balkanize the internet.