I spoke to the hackers who may end up supercharging car thefts, using a tool that can break into nearly 200 models of vehicles. And the tool might be public and free soon
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Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
“Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,” one person in the reverse engineering community said.
New from 404 Media: Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia could use AI. Wikipedia's editors aren't exactly thrilled about that, showed Wales that a ChatGPT-reviewed article was full of mistakes
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Jimmy Wales Says Wikipedia Could Use AI. Editors Call It the 'Antithesis of Wikipedia'
Wikipedia's founder said he used ChatGPT in the review process for an article and thought it could be helpful. Editors replied to point out it was ...
New: inside the underground trade of Flipper Zero tech to steal cars. Right now it's $$$, but people are cracking software to make it free. When this gets out, it will supercharge car thefts. So many modern cars vulnerable. "Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026"
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Inside the Underground Trade of ‘Flipper Zero’ Tech to Break into Cars
“Kia Boys will be Flipper Boys by 2026,” one person in the reverse engineering community said.
New from 404 Media: photos we were sent show the aftermath of a National Guard vehicle in DC t-boning a civilian vehicle. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicle was previously used in the Afghanistan War. Now bashing peoples' cars in U.S.
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A National Guard Tactical Vehicle T-Boned a Civilian Car in D.C.
Emergency workers sent a civilian to the hospital after an Afghanistan War era military vehicle smashed into their car.
New from 404 Media: M-17 is the military variant of the Sig Sauer P320, a handgun famous for accidental discharges. ICE recently told agents to not use it. Well, the DC National Guard is being trained to use them on the streets of DC.
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DC National Guard Is Being Trained to Carry Pistols Known to Fire at Random
The Sig Sauer P320 has a reputation for firing on its own. The National Guard is training to use them on the streets of D.C.
another peek inside the headline creation process at 404 media
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Podcast: The Inside Story of Tea
The inside story of how Tea undercut women's safety groups to get people to join its app; GPS trackers sold on TikTok; and Grok exposes its prompts.
The 404 Media Podcast is up! - the inside story of Tea, inc. with former employees - TikTok Shop selling GPS trackers - subscribers-only: Grok exposes the prompts for its AI personas Apple/Spotify/YouTube:
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Podcast: The Inside Story of Tea
The inside story of how Tea undercut women's safety groups to get people to join its app; GPS trackers sold on TikTok; and Grok exposes its prompts.
“I’m seeing a lot of friends coming into the livestream, hello this is Brother printer’s official flagship store,” the streamer says. But the streamer isn't real. AI-generated, 24/7 streamers are taking off, selling everything. And outperforming humans. More here:
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Chinese Livestreaming 'Virtual Human' Salespeople Are Outselling Their Human Counterparts
Built using AI technology from Baidu and DeepSeek, these virtual livestreamers sell everything from wet wipes to printers and work 24 hours a day, ...
New: the inside story of how Tea collected millions of women's secrets, then exposed them to the world. We've found Tea raided women safety groups to get users; paid influencers to undermine others, much more. The “motive is money, not actually to protect people.”
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How Tea’s Founder Convinced Millions of Women to Spill Their Secrets, Then Exposed Them to the World
A 404 Media investigation reveals how the man who started Tea, the ‘women dating safety’ app, tried to hire a female ‘face’ for the company...
New from 404 Media: TikTok Shop is selling viral GPS trackers marketed to stalkers. "If your girl says she’s just out with friends every night, you’d better slap one of these on her car."
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TikTok Shop Sells Viral GPS Trackers Marketed to Stalkers
"If your girl says she’s just out with friends every night, you’d better slap one of these on her car."