FOIA
Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos.
ICE
DHS Is Lying To You
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
News
Inside the Telegram Channel Jailbreaking Grok Over and Over Again
Putting people in bikinis is just the tip of the iceberg. On Telegram, users are finding ways to make Grok do far worse.
Github
Github Banned a Ton of Adult Game Developers and Won’t Explain Why
In the aftermath of Github banning or suspending dozens of popular accounts, the erotic game modding community wonders if they should move to platforms like GitGoon instead.
Podcast
Podcast: The People Tracking America's AI Data Centers
We talk about the organization mapping America's AI data centers; Grok's AI breakdown; and how we bought 404media.com.
The Abstract
Astronomers Discovered Something Near the Dawn of Time That Shouldn’t Exist
“It is a massive surprise,” said one astronomer who measured the high temperatures of gas in galaxy cluster that existed 12 billion years ago.
News
HarperCollins Will Use AI to Translate Harlequin Romance Novels
The publisher is teaming with a company that claims its proprietary AI can ‘provide 2 to 3 times higher quality translations’ than other large language models.
ICE
Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data
On Tuesday, ICE was allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
DHS
Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals
The hotel told 404 Media in a statement “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.”
grok
Grok's AI CSAM Shitshow
We are experiencing world events like the kidnapping of Maduro through the lens of the most depraved AI you can imagine.
Surveillance
The State of Anti-Surveillance Design
The most effective surveillance-evading gear might already be in your closet.
The Abstract
Scientists Discover One of the World’s Oldest Cremations
Hunter-gatherers cremated a small woman in Malawi 9,500 years ago, revealing a glimpse of their capabilities and practices.
The Abstract
Scientists Identify Remains of the Earliest Human Ancestor
After years of debate, scientists found a telltale sign that an ancient ape walked on two legs, making it the oldest known human relative.