Matthew Gault was interviewing a ABC correspondent about new podcast on the murder of US solder Vanessa Guillén. When brought up Hesgeth's recent speech, ABC PR interrupted, asked not to talk about that. Then asked Matthew to cut that part. Wild, wild stuff
Vanessa Guillén and the Importance of Speaking Up
Hey there Angry Planet listeners, Matthew here.
Beloved writer Kaleb Horton passed away recently. Then suddenly, an AI-generated "biography" of Horton appeared for sale on Amazon. AI slop capitalizing on someone's death. "I cannot overstate how disgusting I find this kind of AI dog shit."
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AI-Generated Biography on Amazon Tries to Capitalize on the Death of a Beloved Writer Kaleb Horton
‘I cannot overstate how disgusting I find this kind of AI dog shit in the first place, never mind under these circumstances.’
People are already farming and selling Sora 2 invite codes on eBay. We bought a code, they work
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People Are Farming and Selling Sora 2 Invite Codes on eBay
Sora 2 code infinite money glitch.
New from 404 Media: for the first time in a decade, Kodak is selling its own film. This sidesteps a bizarre distribution agreement that has been in place since its bankruptcy. Now it's direct.
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Kodak Is Selling Its Own Film Again for the First Time in a Decade
Kodak announced two new types of film that it will sell directly to photography stores, sidestepping a bizarre distribution agreement that has been...
New: 404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation are suing DHS. We're seeking a copy of a data agreement that is giving ICE the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients. This is on top of our other lawsuit seeking ICE's $2 million spyware contract
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404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation Sue DHS
Both organizations are seeking a copy of a data sharing agreement that is giving the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients to ICE.
The 404 Media Podcast is up! This week: - landlords demanding workplace logins to scrape your paystubs - 18 lawyers explain why they used AI (after getting caught) - subscribers: the Ruby drama Apple/Spotify/YouTube:
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Podcast: Landlords Demand Your Workplace Logins to Scrape Paystubs
How companies working for landlords are scraping data inside corporate environments; lawyers explain why they used AI (after getting caught); and a...
New from 404 Media: ICE to buy tool that tracks locations of hundreds of millions of phones every day. Billions of pieces of location data. ICE previously stopped using data remotely harvested from smartphones. Now it's buying it again. Usually used w/o warrant
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ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated eve...
In an unhinged speech, Pete Hesgeth says he's tired of "fat troops" and says the U.S. military needs to go full AI
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In Unhinged Speech, Pete Hegseth Says He's Tired of ‘Fat Troops,’ Says Military Needs to Go Full AI
The Secretary of War lectured America’s generals on fitness standards, beards, and warriors for an hour.
New from 404 Media: Google just removed seven years of political advertising history from 27 countries. Google's Ad Transparency Center no longer shows political ads from any countries in the EU. Much harder for accountability now.
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Google Just Removed Seven Years of Political Advertising History from 27 Countries
Ahead of the European Union's Regulation on Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising, Google's Ad Transparency Center no longer shows po...
People pinging me about the FBI applying for 'remote access' to hack Telegram: I read the document itself last week (via CourtWatch) and it’s just a warrant to use the person’s phone to log into their Telegram account. Good and normal. 'Remote access’ makes it sound more interesting than it is.