Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTikTok and the Tech Oligarchy
We start this week with the TikTok ban: how we got here, what happened, and, most importantly, why it means we need more decentralized services. Jason runs us through it. After the break, Joseph brea…
Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago
Total Chaos at Meta
We've got much more on what is happening inside Meta with the company's recent speech policy changes. Jason runs us through it. After the break, Joseph explains how thousands of apps have been hijack…
Published on 11 months ago
Meta Goes Mask Off
We're back! And holy moly what a start to the year. We just published a bunch of stories. First, Jason talks about blowback inside Meta to its new board member, and Meta's subsequent censoring of tho…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
The 404 Media Year in Review
Here's a special year in review episode! We riff on the last year in AI, media, journalism, and more. We'll be back with a normal news show in the new year!
YouTube version: https://youtu.be/t5RuHgk52…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Why We Cover AI the Way We Do
This is a re-upload that was previously only for paying subscribers! It gives a lot more context on the how and why we cover AI they way we do. Subscribe at 404media.co for more bonus content like th…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
The New Jersey Drone Panic
This week Jason, as both a drones and aliens reporter, tells us what is most likely happening with the mysterious drones flying over New Jersey. After the break, Joseph explains how cops in Serbia ar…
Published on 1 year ago
3D Printed Guns and UnitedHealthcare
This week we start with Joseph's story about how the weapon found on the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO murderer was a particular 3D printed design. Then Jason tells us what he found about the alleged …
Published on 1 year ago
Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably Training AI
We start this week with Sam's stories about multiple people building big datasets of Bluesky users' posts. People are not happy! After the break, Jason talks all about reverse-engineering Redbox mach…
Published on 1 year ago
Pokémon Go to The Military Industrial Complex
This week we start with Emanuel's couple of stories about Niantic, the company that makes Pokémon Go, and its plan to build an AI model based on data collected by its users. After the break, Jason an…
Published on 1 year ago
Buzzfeed's AI Ads Are a Disaster
We start this week with Emanuel's story on how AI-powered ads on Buzzfeed are recommending people buy things like a hat worn by a person who died by suicide. After the break, Joseph talks about an un…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago