AI
AI Job Loss Research Ignores How AI Is Utterly Destroying the Internet
Widely cited AI labor research ignores the most important thing AI is doing: Killing the human internet.
Podcast
Podcast: The Latest Epstein Dump is a Disaster
This Epstein dump is probably the worst yet. Then we talk all about security issues in Moltbot and Moltbook. Then, even more security issues with some popular apps.
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.
Privacy
Wedding Photo Booth Company Exposes Customers’ Drunken Photos
‘Curator Live’, a popular photo booth company for weddings and other events, is exposing all sorts of unsuspecting people’s photos.
Jeffrey Epstein
DOJ Released Unredacted Nude Images in Epstein Files
A note from investigators in the files said some images Epstein had were "POSSIBLE CSAM."
Privacy
Privacy Telecom ‘Cape’ Introduces ‘Disappearing Call Logs’ That Delete Every 24 Hours
Usually telecoms keep customer's call and text logs for months if not years.
Podcast
How Identity Literally Changes What You See (with Samuel Bagg)
Joseph speaks to Samuel Bagg about all the ways identities dictate what people see, and how what they choose to believe is based much more on those identities than the evidence in front of them.
News
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
Jeffrey Epstein
Musk to Epstein: ‘What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’
New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Own Goals and Lying Devs
This week, we discuss a trip to Kenya, reconstructing images, and lying developers.
News
Silicon Valley’s Favorite New AI Agent Has Serious Security Flaws
The AI agent once called ClawdBot is enchanting tech elites, but its security vulnerabilities highlight systemic problems with AI.
The Abstract
Dozens of Bizarre Ancient Lifeforms Discovered in ‘Extraordinary’ Fossil Find
The remains of a rich ancient ecosystem in China is so well-preserved that it contains guts, tentacles, and even an intact nervous system.