ICE
Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps
Hackers have targeted a spread of apps or sites that aim to track ICE activity, in one case even sending push notifications to users in an attempt to intimidate them.
The Abstract
Scientists Discover ‘Black Widow’ Exoplanet That Defies Explanation
An exoplanet located 750 light years from Earth has an atmosphere unlike anything previously known.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Resisting Demoralization
This week, we discuss history repeating itself, a phone wipe scandal, Meta's relationship with links and more.
News
The Government Added a Comments Section to the Epstein Photo Dump
Oversight Democrats released a new trove of Epstein pictures on Dropbox and left the comments on.
ICE
ICE Contracts Company Making Bounty Hunter AI Agents
AI Solutions 87 says on its website its AI agents “deliver rapid acceleration in finding persons of interest and mapping their entire network.”
Podcast
Why Are We Obsessed With Aliens?
Humanity has talked about aliens throughout recorded history, and obsession that has changed science, faith, and media.
The Abstract
Scientists Discover Massive Underwater Ruins That May Be a Lost City of Legend
Scientists found submerged stone structures off Brittany that date back at least 7,000 years, which may have been used as fish traps and protective cover for prehistoric people.
News
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
Podcast
Podcast: Is Wiping a Phone a Crime?
A man was charged for allegedly wiping a phone before CBP could search it; an Anthropic exec forced AI onto a Discord community that didn't want it; and we talk the Disney-OpenAI deal.
News
Anthropic Exec Forces AI Chatbot on Gay Discord Community, Members Flee
“We’re bringing a new kind of sentience into existence,” Anthropic's Jason Clinton said after launching the bot.
girls do porn
Woman Who Helped Coerce Victims into GirlsDoPorn Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Prison
Valorie Moser, the former bookkeeper and co-conspirator for GirlsDoPorn, was sentenced to two years in prison.
The Abstract
Earth-Like Planets Are More Common Than We Thought, Study Says
Normally, it’s bad news to be next to an exploding star. But ancient supernovae may have aided the formation of our home world—and perhaps Earthlike planets elsewhere.
ICE
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.