News
A Slop Publisher Sold a Ripoff of My Book on Amazon
For $4.99, you too could buy "SUMMARY OF JOSEPH COX’S DARK WIRE." It's contents might be AI-generated.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Chatbots as Gospel, Books and Birds
This week, we discuss the new Murderbot show, ChatGPT for journalism, and birdwatching from afar.
Podcast
Podcast: DOGE's Website, Hacked
DOGE left its website backend exposed; lawyers own up to using AI; and a YouTube true crime documentary channel where all the murders are AI-generated.
News
Why Is a Government Contractor Trying to Buy iPhone Hacking Tech From Us?
A contractor for the Air Force and other government agencies wanted to get a good deal on some Graykeys from us (we're journalists FYI).
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Backdoors and the Miracle of Wikipedia
This week, we discuss Apple's iCloud, Wikipedia as a miracle of humankind, and good soup.
wired
The Murky Ad-Tech World Powering Surveillance of US Military Personnel
A Florida data broker told a US senator it obtained sensitive data on US military members in Germany from a Lithuanian firm, which denies involvement—revealing the opaque nature of online ad surveillance.
DOGE
DOGE Employees Ordered to Stop Using Slack While Agency Transitions to a Records System Not Subject to FOIA
Employees at Elon Musk's agency have been told "OMB is asking us to stop generating new slack messages starting now."
Podcast
Podcast: Inside Musk’s Government Takeover
We talk all about Musk's takeover of the federal government, including audio of a meeting we got touching a Musk ally's AI plans. Then, AI slop in libraries.
News
‘Things Are Going to Get Intense:’ How a Musk Ally Plans to Push AI on the Government
404 Media has obtained audio of a meeting held by Thomas Shedd, a Musk-associate who is now heading a team of government coders. In the call one employee pushed back and said one of the planned moves is an “illegal task.”
FOIA
Air Force Documents on Gen AI Test Are Just Whole Pages of Redactions
The Air Force paid a company that is doing generative AI work for the government. The Air Force won't say what it did, though.
News
The CDC’s Website Is Being Actively Purged to Comply With Trump DEI Order
“CDC’s website is being modified to comply with President Trump’s Executive Orders.“
News
Musk’s DOGE Brings in HR Consultant Focused on ‘Non-Woke’ DEI 'Aligned With Our Faith’
“It’s simply just a non-woke version, offering employers an alternative approach to diversity and inclusion.”