Bluesky
The Great Migration to Bluesky Gives Me Hope for the Future of the Internet
Or: Why Threads is not it.
AI
Absurd AI Slop About How Elon Musk Will Fix America Is Megaviral on Facebook
Some of the most popular content on Facebook leading up to the election was AI-generated Elon Musk inspiration porn made by people in other countries that went viral in the US.
Meta
AI Chatbot Added to Mushroom Foraging Facebook Group Immediately Gives Tips for Cooking Dangerous Mushroom
The chatbot said that a mushroom that hyperaccumulates arsenic can be prepared by "sautéing in butter."
Surveillance
The Open Source Project DeFlock Is Mapping License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World
DeFlock has mapped the locations of more than a thousand ALPRs around the United States and thousands more around the world.
Donald Trump
Why the Work Still Matters
When Donald Trump won in 2016, we weren't sure if good journalism mattered anymore. Now, we're more sure than ever it does.
EagleAI
Inside the Plan to Use AI to Purge Voter Rolls
Audio obtained from board of elections meetings in Georgia show how a tool called EagleAI was pitched to election officials.
Announcements
404 Media Is Partnering With Wired
Wired is going to co-publish two of our articles a month.
Meta
Zuckerberg: The AI Slop Will Continue Until Morale Improves
"I think we’re going to add a whole new category of content, which is AI generated."
The Billionaire Is the Threat, Not the Solution
Jeff Bezos is not the answer at The Washington Post. And billionaire funding is not the answer for journalism.
Disney
Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information
The employee separately changed all menu text to Wingdings, the complaint says.
Progress 2028
Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign
An Elon Musk-funded PAC is targeting Republicans with ads that depict a fever-dream caricature of what Harris would do if elected president.
Car Repair
It Is Now Legal to Hack McFlurry Machines (and Medical Devices) to Fix Them
A new federal rule makes it legal to bypass software locks on commercial food equipment for the purposes of repair.