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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 …
2 years, 6 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 micro…
2 years, 6 months 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 k…
2 years, 6 months 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…
2 years, 7 months 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 Sizo…
2 years, 7 months 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 c…
2 years, 7 months 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 Civit…
2 years, 7 months 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 …
2 years, 8 months ago
YouTube Profiting from a Drug Market, and SIM Swappers Working with Ransomware Gangs
Episode 11
We're shaking things up with a new format! As well as the two stories available to all listeners, we have a third discussion at the end which is only…
2 years, 8 months ago
OSINT, Twitter, and a $30 Million Bitcoin Ring
Episode 10
For the first half of the show, we talk about a couple of stories around the Israel-Palestine conflict. First, Instagram "sincerely apologizes" to Sa…
2 years, 8 months ago