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404 Media is a new independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.
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Our Galaxy May Contain a Mysterious Force. It Could Change Physics Forever.
âIf such a force is observed, it would be an incredible breakthrough in physics,â said one researcher.
The UN Made AI-Generated Refugees
The AIs are designed to teach people about atrocities in Sudan.
Trump Mobile Keeps Charging My Credit Card And I Have No Idea Why
I didnât sign up for the Trump Mobile cellphone plan. I still havenât received my gold plated Trump phone. But the company just charged my credit card again.
ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets
The database, called ISO ClaimSearch, is nearly all encompassing and contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills.
Podcast: How to Fight Back Against AI Bot Scrapers
The rise of Anubis; ICE's new facial recognition app; and a bunch of articles about LLMs.
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear.
Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon
LLMs donât read the danger in requests if you use enough big words.
Polymarket Gamblers Go to War Over Whether Zelenskyy Wore a Suit
More than $160 million in crypto is riding on the definition of 'suit.'
The Open-Source Software Saving the Internet From AI Bot Scrapers
Anubis, which block AI scrapers from scraping websites to death, has been downloaded almost 200,000 times.
Podcast: The Life Changing Power of Lifting
Jason speaks to Casey Johnston, author of A Physical Education.
Gone Fishin': 404 Media Summer Break 2025
404 Media is closed this week. School's out.
Killer Whales Make Their Own Tools, Scientists Discover
Itâs the first observed instance of a marine mammal manufacturing tools.
Behind the Blog: Chatbot 'Addiction' and a Reading List
This week, we discuss wrestling over a good headline, what to read this summer, and Super 8 film.
Fine-Tuning LLMs For âGoodâ Behavior Makes Them More Likely To Say No
Researchers took inspiration from r/AmITheAsshole to find out if chatbots are likely to demonstrate an exaggerated version of human beingsâ âbias for inaction.â
DNA from Prehistoric Proto-City Reveals 'Surprising' Signs of Female-Centered Society
An unprecedented study reveals maternal lineages, female-centered practices, and a âsurprising shiftâ in a 9,000-year-old settlement associated with a goddess cult.
Inside âAI Addictionâ Support Groups, Where People Try to Stop Talking to Chatbots
People are self treating themselves and other community members in subreddits like character_ai_recovery, ChatBotAddiction, and AIAddiction.
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by...
'My Bad:' Babyface Vance Meme Creator On Norwegian Tourist's Detainment
404 Media spoke to Dave McNamee, the original creator of the babyface Vance meme, about free speech, our rights, and how it feels to see the thing you created being...
Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to DHS Finally Registers as a Data Broker
Itâs a legal requirement for data brokers to register in the state of California. ARC, the airlines-owned data broker that has been selling your flight information to the government for...
A Deepfake Nightmare: Stalker Allegedly Made Sexual AI Images of Ex-Girlfriends and Their Families
An Ohio man is accused of making violent, graphic deepfakes of women with their fathers, and of their children. Device searches revealed he searched for "undress" apps and "ai porn."