evy kwong
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鄺文詠 | contributor @404media.co —evy@404media.co | formerly @wired.com and vice news | moving between the hellscape and food | THOUGHTS/OPINIONS MY OWN
Data centers have become one of the U.S.'s most potent political flashpoints, uniting coalitions on the left and right like few issues do. We sent @mollytaft.com on a journey into the data center resistance. The Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders made appearances along the way:
How Data Centers Broke American Politics
What the Unabomber, Steve Bannon’s tech guy, and Bernie Sanders taught me about the great data center backlash of 2026.
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been over half a year working with the @404media.co team and i can tell you it’s the most rewarding and impactful ive felt as a journalist. we may be small, but constantly astounded by the team’s scoops and real life impact. if you can, subscribe here: www.404media.co/membership
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404 Media@404media.co · 5d agoA company offering printed books to AI companies to train on because they’re free of AI slop has stopped after our reporting. Thanks to 404 Media subscribers, we’re able to continue reporting stories that bring real life impact. Read now: www.404media.co/ai-company-t...
UPDATE: After the publication of this piece, Google sent 404 Media a statement saying it was “rolling back this feature in Google Earth while we work on implementing stronger guardrails.” www.404media.co/google-earth...
Google Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images
"Tonight I typed just one sentence into Google Earth and put refugees near the Mexican border. Then I planted a nuclear plant in Iran. Then I put a fatal crash on a street in Amsterdam."
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Took me seconds to make an image showing 'protesters' around Google buildings, using Google Earth's new AI generation tool. You can make bomb blasts, protesters, drone strikes, nuclear plants. How on earth did Google think this was a good idea www.404media.co/google-earth...
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
The way this has been handled is just... wow.
404 Media@404media.co · 5d agoGoogle Earth's new AI feature lets anyone fabricate inaccurate satellite imagery, from making it look like a place has been drone striked to manifesting a nuclear plant in Iran. What could go wrong? @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/google-earth...
thank you so much google for destroying our environment for a tool that lets anyone make satellite images of fake disasters in real places at a time when governments are spamming AI slopaganda and we have people who can’t tell AI apart from real life!! woohoo !!
404 Media@404media.co · 5d agoGoogle Earth's new AI feature lets anyone fabricate inaccurate satellite imagery, from making it look like a place has been drone striked to manifesting a nuclear plant in Iran. What could go wrong? @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/google-earth...
Google Earth's new AI feature lets anyone fabricate inaccurate satellite imagery, from making it look like a place has been drone striked to manifesting a nuclear plant in Iran. What could go wrong? @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/google-earth...
been over half a year working with the @404media.co team and i can tell you it’s the most rewarding and impactful ive felt as a journalist. we may be small, but constantly astounded by the team’s scoops and real life impact. if you can, subscribe here: www.404media.co/membership
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404 Media is an independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.
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404 Media@404media.co · 5d agoA company offering printed books to AI companies to train on because they’re free of AI slop has stopped after our reporting. Thanks to 404 Media subscribers, we’re able to continue reporting stories that bring real life impact. Read now: www.404media.co/ai-company-t...
Seattle Storm co-owner suspended for 5 home games. The WNBA has chosen a side. Now, transphobic protesters have an incentive to goad players, team staff, and fans into reacting to get them kicked out or suspended. sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article...
Storm minority owner Celeste Keaton reportedly suspended from 5 home games, fined after incident with Sophie Cunningham fans
The Storm's majority owner released a statement apologizing for the incident.
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imagine living life and twirling and then knowing there are dudes out there making this their whole personality
Playboy@playboy.com · 6d agoWhat are the incel men up to over on X? Focussing on a quirk of women’s bodies most of us have never even thought about before now. Our take? "Making women mad and getting likes from fellow incels is all they have going for them." Read now: www.playboy.com/read/sex/the...
After laying out his “plan” for the officials before him, he revealed that it was all satire in protest of Flock. “I would never do this to you,” he said to the council. “Could I? Probably. But I wouldn't because it's wrong.“ Read @samleecole.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/casa-grande-...
Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
A Canadian lawmaker is facing backlash online after delivering a speech in New Brunswick's Legislative Assembly that seemingly included an AI prompt. "I'm Ron Burgundy?" some commenters reacted on Reddit.
A face that fits the pattern gathers followers, brand deals, and visibility. Femininity starts to look less like something discovered and more like something extremely, meticulously calibrated. These women are poking holes in AI art by making us rethink beauty, tech, and how we see ourselves.
The Women Artists Fighting the Algorithm
These women are poking holes in AI art by creating, making us rethink beauty, technology, and how we see ourselves.
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AI is rapidly reshaping our standards on beauty and sex. Playboy speaks to the women artists who are flipping that narrative with their art. and fighting the algorithm. www.playboy.com/read/enterta...
The Women Artists Fighting the Algorithm
These women are poking holes in AI art by creating, making us rethink beauty, technology, and how we see ourselves.
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"The city council members looked its residents in the face. They maintained eye contact and appeared shocked when citizens talked about their concerns," 404 Media's @mjgault.bsky.social writes. Despite all that, his town will now have more Flock cameras than cops. www.404media.co/what-happene...
It is rare for the public to see such a large list of ICE’s technology capabilities in a single document. 404 Media has published the whole document, called “ICE Wide Analytical Tools," here: www.404media.co/leaked-docum... @josephcox.bsky.social reports:
The emails give insight into the process cities face while deFlocking themselves after voting not to renew a contract with the AI surveillance company. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read the full story by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/flock-object...
Street drugs are cheaper and stronger than they’ve ever been, and they’re far more likely to kill you. The government’s advice hasn’t changed much since Nancy Reagan, but drugs have. Now, scientists are writing their own rules and we have a guide here. Read more: www.playboy.com/read/politic...
Men of Bluesky, would you take a male birth control pill? Why or why not?
evy kwong@evystadium.bsky.social · 2w ago“A World Health Organization trial of a hormonal male contraceptive injection was notably halted in 2016 after men reported side effects like mood changes and acne. Porter is concerned that the bar might be too high for the modern man: “My fear is … they won’t be able to tolerate any side effects.”
LIVE NOW: 404 Media’s @josephcox.bsky.social and @jasonkoebler.bsky.social are answering all your pressing questions about Flock. Join our AMA on r/pwnhub here: www.reddit.com/r/pwnhub/com...
From the pwnhub community on Reddit: We're Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox of 404 Media. We broke the story on Flock leaking cops' license plate searches. Ask us anything about surveillance, ALPRs, and i...
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Today at 12 pm ET: 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social are taking your questions about Flock. Recently, 404 reported on how cops use Flock cameras to track people, how the company leaked cops' license plate searches, and pushback from communities. Join our AMA 👇
From the pwnhub community on Reddit: We're Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox of 404 Media. We broke the story on Flock leaking cops' license plate searches. Ask us anything about surveillance, ALPRs, and i...
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yes i am in fact holding them hostage this hour so please join
404 Media@404media.co · 2w agoTOMORROW: 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @josephcox.bsky.social are doing an AMA all about Flock on r/pwnhub. Get your questions in early at the link below 👇 ! Starts at 12 pm ET. www.reddit.com/r/pwnhub/com...
