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404 Media is an independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.

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• Jason Koebler

These Are the Worst ChatGPT Flyers You've Sent Us

These Are the Worst ChatGPT Flyers You've Sent Us

Welcome to the AI-generated poster hall of shame.

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• Becky Ferreira

Scientists Solve Mystery of Bizarre ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

Scientists Solve Mystery of Bizarre ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

For more than a decade, the strange light patterns emitted by “Tabby’s Star” have sparked speculation about alien megastructures and exotic natural explanations. The discovery of a giant planet is a new twist.

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• Matthew Gault

AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It's Stupid and Bad, Research Finds

AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It's Stupid and Bad, Research Finds

ChatGPT uses too many dream sequences and Gemini won’t stop describing characters.

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• Samantha Cole

Behind the Blog: The Promise of the Internet

Behind the Blog: The Promise of the Internet

This week, we discuss mobile podcasting, participating in the meme, and vertigo.

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• Samantha Cole

Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators' Work for AI Training

Patreon Blocks Crawlers From Stealing Creators' Work for AI Training

“Creators deserve credit, compensation, and consent. If that's not on the table, the crawlers can stay the fuck off Patreon," CEO Jack Conte wrote on Thursday.

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• Jason Koebler

Farmers Finally Get a John Deere Right to Repair Agreement That Doesn’t Screw Them Over

Farmers Finally Get a John Deere Right to Repair Agreement That Doesn’t Screw Them Over

The FTC's settlement with John Deere actually has teeth, unlike previous settlements that largely maintained the status quo.

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• Jason Koebler

LinkedIn and X Are Flooded With AI Spam, Browsing Data Suggests

LinkedIn and X Are Flooded With AI Spam, Browsing Data Suggests

An AI detection company found that amount of AI content that users actually see in their day-to-day browsing is shockingly high.

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• Matthew Gault

Meta Patents AI Device That Tracks Your Emotions, Watches You Take Your Meds

Meta Patents AI Device That Tracks Your Emotions, Watches You Take Your Meds

Imagine a wearable device that records every moment of your day and makes suggestions based on your mood.

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• Samantha Cole

Porn Platform Gives Sex Workers Stake in the Company's Profits

Porn Platform Gives Sex Workers Stake in the Company's Profits

One of the co-founders of MintStars, a subscription site used by adult content creators, announced she's giving 20 percent of her stake in the company to a pool for the platform's creators.

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• Jason Koebler

We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’

We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’

"Hey if this is your flyer, I’m not going, I’m not donating, I’m not sharing. Don’t ask me."

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• Jason Koebler

'Knockoff' Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon

'Knockoff' Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon

"Sorry to brands like WNPETHOME, EHEYCIGA, YXYL, LU&MN, JOYIN, TOMY, GODONLIF, YOOJEE, LINGTENG, LANEIGE, VISCOO, BIODANCE, COOFANDY, BALENNZ, TOSY, and LUENX."

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• Jason Koebler

LARPING: How Influencers Fake Being Rich

LARPING: How Influencers Fake Being Rich

How companies are burning through their AI tokens; and the fake AI-generated flowers all over Etsy, eBay, and Amazon.

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• Samantha Cole

Cops Say Waymo Snitched on Teens for Allegedly Drinking and Shooting a Toy Gun

Cops Say Waymo Snitched on Teens for Allegedly Drinking and Shooting a Toy Gun

The San Mateo Police Department posted on Facebook: “Parents do you know where your teens are? Waymo does!"

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• Becky Ferreira

Scientists Gave Mice Cocaine. This Is What It Did to Their Brains

Scientists Gave Mice Cocaine. This Is What It Did to Their Brains

Researchers found that a single dose left persistent changes to the genomes of neurons, a discovery that could have implications for treating addiction.

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• Jason Koebler

Footage Shows Cop Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader

Footage Shows Cop Stalking Woman He Met on a TV Set After Surveilling Her With a License Plate Reader

A Florida police officer met a woman on a TV set, surveilled her for weeks, stalked her, and nearly caused a head-on collision while chasing her to pull her over.

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• Becky Ferreira

SOLVED: The Case of the Missing Megalodon

SOLVED: The Case of the Missing Megalodon

A short-statured human relative that lived on a lush island probably didn’t wield fire or hunt big game, but it did walk in the footsteps of dragons, according to a new study.

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• Samantha Cole

Behind the Blog: With Blogs Like These, Who Needs a Private Jet

Behind the Blog: With Blogs Like These, Who Needs a Private Jet

This week, we discuss the Supreme Court, the private jet, and AI on the TV.

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• Joseph Cox

Companies Are Throttling Employees’ AI Use Because It’s Too Expensive

Companies Are Throttling Employees’ AI Use Because It’s Too Expensive

Sources and leaks from Amazon, Adobe, Atlassian, Citi, and more show what is really happening with AI right now: companies are trying to reign in AI use as costs spiral out of control.

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• Joseph Cox

Podcast: The AI Tokenpocalypse Is Here

Podcast: The AI Tokenpocalypse Is Here

How companies are burning through their AI tokens; and the fake AI-generated flowers all over Etsy, eBay, and Amazon.

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• Becky Ferreira

Scientists Asked AI to Impersonate 112 Public Figures. What Happened Next Is a ‘Dire’ Warning

Scientists Asked AI to Impersonate 112 Public Figures. What Happened Next Is a ‘Dire’ Warning

Researchers discovered that people found AI impersonators to be more authentic, coherent, and relevant than the real politicians, raising alarm bells around the potential for public deception.

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• Joseph Cox

Apple ‘Hide My Email’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real Email Addresses

Apple ‘Hide My Email’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real Email Addresses

”Hide My Email users deserve to know that it may be possible for attackers to discover their hidden email addresses,” the person who reported the issue said.

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• Samantha Cole

I Have Thoughts About That Kylie Jenner Meta Glasses Ad

I Have Thoughts About That Kylie Jenner Meta Glasses Ad

Meta's new Starfire AI glasses, made in partnership with Kylie Jenner, are giving me the creeps.

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• Matthew Gault

County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’

County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’

Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computers to make up for it.

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• Emanuel Maiberg

Scammers Sell Seeds for Exotic AI-Generated Flowers That Don’t Exist

Scammers Sell Seeds for Exotic AI-Generated Flowers That Don’t Exist

Ebay, Amazon, and Etsy are unable to stop the flood of AI-generated seed scams.

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• Joseph Cox

Companies Are Making Claude and Codex Talk Like Cavemen to Stop AI’s Soaring Costs

Companies Are Making Claude and Codex Talk Like Cavemen to Stop AI’s Soaring Costs

A senior OpenAI employee has contributed code to the project, simply called 'caveman.'

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• Jason Koebler

How I Bought a Private Jet By Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 Media

How I Bought a Private Jet By Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 Media

My journey inside the world of LARPing, where hustlebros pretend to be rich for TikTok.

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• Matthew Gault

Tidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music

Tidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music

Spotify competitor Tidal built a reputation by collaborating with musicians and focusing on audio quality. How will it handle the era of AI-generated slop?

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• Jason Koebler

Inside Cannes, the Advertising Industry’s Biggest Party

Inside Cannes, the Advertising Industry’s Biggest Party

Reporting from Microsoft Gardens, next to Salesforce Beach, Amazon Port, and the Canva Creative Cabana.

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• Becky Ferreira

Scientists Think They’ve Uncovered the 15-Million-Year-Old Origin of Laughter

Scientists Think They’ve Uncovered the 15-Million-Year-Old Origin of Laughter

Recordings of laughter from humans and other great apes suggest that the distinctive rhythm of "ha ha ha" emerged in a common ancestor that lived at least 15 million years ago.

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• Samantha Cole

Behind the Blog: Salesforce Beach

Behind the Blog: Salesforce Beach

This week, we discuss talking aloud to computers, Cannes, and “Engineering Creativity: Guac Is Extra."