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.
https://www.404media.co/solved-the-case-of-the-missing-megalodon/
This week, we discuss the Supreme Court, the private jet, and AI on the TV.
https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-with-blogs-like-these-who-needs-a-private-jet/
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.
https://www.404media.co/companies-are-throttling-employees-ai-use-because-its-too-expensive/
How companies are burning through their AI tokens; and the fake AI-generated flowers all over Etsy, eBay, and Amazon.
https://www.404media.co/podcast-the-ai-tokenpocalypse-is-here/
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.
”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.
https://www.404media.co/apple-hide-my-email-vulnerability-reveals-peoples-real-email-addresses/
Meta's new Starfire AI glasses, made in partnership with Kylie Jenner, are giving me the creeps.
https://www.404media.co/meta-smart-glasses-starfire-kylie-jenner/
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.
https://www.404media.co/henrico-virginia-datacenter-energy-cost-email/
Ebay, Amazon, and Etsy are unable to stop the flood of AI-generated seed scams.
https://www.404media.co/scammers-sell-seeds-for-exotic-ai-generated-flowers-that-dont-exist/
A senior OpenAI employee has contributed code to the project, simply called 'caveman.'
My journey inside the world of LARPing, where hustlebros pretend to be rich for TikTok.
https://www.404media.co/how-i-bought-a-private-jet-by-selling-10-subscriptions-to-404-media/
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?
https://www.404media.co/tidal-says-it-wont-pay-royalties-for-ai-generated-music/
Reporting from Microsoft Gardens, next to Salesforce Beach, Amazon Port, and the Canva Creative Cabana.
https://www.404media.co/inside-cannes-the-advertising-industrys-biggest-party/
Physicists theorize that a massive star could collapse into a different type of compact object, dominated by dark energy, which could trigger the birth of a mini-universe inside of it, according to a new study. https://www.404media.co/scientists-propose-black-holes-dont-exist-are-something-much-stranger/
The data contains a list of "talent," including former Knicks players and coaches, and whether other celebrities are considered "Low Risk" or "High Risk." https://www.404media.co/hackers-publish-knicks-and-madison-square-garden-data-online/
“The issue here is that these capabilities and claims thereof are very strongly tied to marketing—after all, a lot of these models are products."
https://www.404media.co/if-ai-is-sentient-then-so-is-age-of-empires-ii/
The document, titled “Facial Recognition Activists.docx,” includes specific activists’ comments about MSG's facial recognition program and tweets criticizing it.
https://www.404media.co/madison-square-garden-made-dossier-on-activists-who-opposed-facial-recognition/
These cases repeatedly show that, because there are few limits on what police can use Flock for, they are often able to abuse the system for months or years before being caught. https://www.404media.co/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using-flock-to-stalk-people/
“All he has done is try to start a right-wing/conservative pressure group within Wikipedia.”
https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-cofounder-larry-sanger-banned-from-site-for-canvassaing/
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.