404 Media found multiple users of Zello, an app previously used by January 6 insurrectionists, linked to ICE officials. An officer at the scene of an CBP official shooting a U.S. citizen also used the app.

“This is really a turning point and we’re in a historical transition at present.”

Researchers discovered 26 new microbial species in ancient Alaskan permafrost, hoping their frost-fighting chemistry could help soldiers and civilians alike survive extreme cold.

This week, we discuss parenting blogs, Pinterest sawing its own legs off, and legal guardrails.

An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.

“Looksmaxxers” are losers and freaks, but we let them steer the culture when we adopt their terminology.

In the latest in a string of privacy abuses from the chatbot, Grok provided porn performer Siri Dahl's full legal name and birthdate to the public, information she'd protected until now.

Users are exhausted fighting AI moderation, AI-generated art, and AI-first features.

Regulation of immigration or work visas means "it could be more difficult to staff our personnel on customer engagements and could increase our costs," Palantir wrote.

Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.

We got leaked documents about Alpha School. We also talk about what happens when someone decides to make an AI OnlyFans in your name, and the AI tool cops are buying to geolocate photos.

Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that sometimes do "more harm than good."

The site, camgirlfinder, is explicitly built as a tool to let people find a model's presence on other streaming platforms. The creator says “If that is a problem for you then the sad reality is this job is not for you.”

A story about an AI generated article contained fabricated, AI generated quotes.

Scientists have recreated a miniature laboratory version of the massive cyclonic storms that rage at Jupiter’s poles.

This week, we discuss support and saying RIP to FPDS.

Roblox said it’s “committed to fully supporting law enforcement in their investigation.”

The companies have launched a pilot program in Atlanta, where “during the rare event a vehicle door is left ajar, preventing the car from departing, nearby Dashers are notified, allowing Waymo to get its vehicles back on the road quickly.”

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.

The tool presents users with a 3D model they can then manipulate to, the creator says, bypass Discord's age verification system.

A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.

A new study indicates that vast oceans of hydrogen are locked deep inside our planet, helping to explain a strange “density deficit” and shedding light on the origin of life.

Kylie Brewer isn't unaccustomed to harassment online. But when people started using Grok-generated nudes of her on an OnlyFans account, it reached another level.

Ring is back with a feature for scanning your neighborhood; we bought a Super Bowl ad; and how Lockdown Mode stopped the FBI.

Realfood.gov will happily give you the worst possible advice.

"Employees are going absolutely apeshit in internal Slack about how completely awful it was."

Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.

Patrick Klepek on the reality of parenting in the age of Roblox and YouTube.

Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”

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