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Swift Could Sue Trump Under State Law for Fake AI Endorsement
Donald Trump accepted fake endorsements from AI-generated versions of Taylor Swift and her fans. Under a recently-enacted Tennessee law, the AI-generated images could be illegal.
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Nvidia Sued for Scraping YouTube After 404 Media Investigation
David Millette, a YouTube creator, filed a class action lawsuit against Nvidia citing “unjust enrichment and unfair competition” for how the company built its training data for the “Cosmos” project video model.
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Behind the Blog: Lost in Translation
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss LLMs and languages, and a big data breach.
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'She Turned Ghost White:' How a Ragtag Group of Friends Tracked Down a Sex Trafficking Ringleader
Michael Pratt hid a massive sex trafficking ring in plain sight on PornHub. On the run from the FBI, an unexpected crew of ex-military, ex-intelligence officers and a lawyer tracked him down using his love of rare sneakers and crypto. For the first time, the group tells their story.
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I Gazed Lovingly Into Strangers’ Eyes on ‘Eyechat’
Neal Agarwal's eyes-only video chat sets you up with a stranger's eyes only.
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Behind the Blog: The Tasks In Front of Us
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss crushing and publishing stories and what goes into reporting on a leak.
Cops Used Facial Recognition on Lost iPhone Lock Screen to Find Post Office Robbers
Two men face felony charges after allegedly losing an iPhone in the snow after a break-in at a post office.
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Leaked Documents Show Nvidia Scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of Videos Per Day to Train AI
Internal emails, Slack conversations and documents obtained by 404 Media show how Nvidia created a yet-to-be-released video foundational model.
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Behind the Blog: Olympic Posting and Reddit Gone Wild
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss Olympics posting, Reddit wildness, and "hacktivism."
Scammer Allegedly Makes $600,000 a Month Holding Instagram Accounts Hostage
The case of Unlocked4Life, who outed himself on Adam-22's No Jumper podcast, shows how Instagram account scammers have escalated to violence and intimidation too.
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Behind the Blog: Winning Awards and Cranky Babies
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss winning awards, sim swapping dumpster fires, and push notifications for infants.
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AI Video Generator Runway Trained on Thousands of YouTube Videos Without Permission
A leaked document obtained by 404 Media shows company-wide effort collected thousands of YouTube videos and pirated content for training data.