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Google Finally Endorses Right to Repair
Episode 21
Well, that was a pleasant surprise: Google has formally endorsed right to repair! Jason not only broke this news but then had a long conversation with Google about why it made the change (spoiler: it…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Deepfaked Celeb Scam Ads Are All Over YouTube
Episode 20
Jason decided to publish our first story minutes before recording, so here is some hot off the presses material. That piece was about scam ads on YouTube involving deepfaked celebrities. After the br…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Inside a $7 Million Airbnb Scam
Episode 19
We are back for 2024! We hit the ground running this week with a story about charges against a man for allegedly orchestrating a massive, nationwide Airbnb scam. Then Sam speaks about how Pornhub is …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
These Companies Say They're Using Microphone Audio to Target Ads
Episode 18
In this week's show, we start with a couple of articles about how companies might *actually* be listening to conversations through smart device microphones to target ads. Plenty of questions remain, …
Published on 2 years ago
How Did a 'Russian Economist' Fly into LAX With No Ticket, No Passport, No Memory of How He Got There?
Episode 17
A really bizarre mystery this week. We broke the news that a man somehow flew into LAX without a ticket or passport and DHS is totally stumped. Who knows how he got there? No one, apparently. Then Sa…
Published on 2 years ago
a16z Funded AI Platform Generated Images That “Could Be Categorized as Child Pornography,” Leaked Documents Show
Episode 16
A content warning for the free section of this episode. Emanuel explains a massive investigation of his into how Civitai, the a16z funded AI platform, generated images that “could be categorized as c…
Published on 2 years ago
Male Tech Conference Founder Runs Popular Woman-in-Tech Account (???)
Episode 15
So much drama this episode but with an important message behind it all. For the first half, Sam and Jason break down their stories about Eduards Sizovs, a tech conference founder who listed a fake, "…
Published on 2 years ago
OpenAI, Harry Potter Fanfic, and Hackers Who Gamble
Episode 14
Well that was a lot of drama in the world of OpenAI. Fear not, we have a unique angle on how the person in the running to be OpenAI's new CEO was a character in a Harry Potter fanfic that was written…
Published on 2 years ago
Venture Capitalists a16z Fund Nonconsensual Deepfake Porn
Episode 13
We recorded this immediately after publishing some breaking news: we discovered that venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is funding Civitai, an AI marketplace we've repeatedly shown is an…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
How AI-Powered Cameras Took Over One Small American Town
Episode 12
This week goes in all sorts of directions. First, Joseph runs through his in-depth article on Fusus, a surveillance company that took over one small American town with AI-powered cameras. Now, they'r…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago