Companies are deliberately making their AI tools speak like cavemen in an attempt to stop burning through AI tokens and curb their massive expenditure on AI, 404 Media has found. The tool turns the usually verbose outpost of LLMs like Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini into a much more to ...
Day: June 30, 2026
How I Bought a Private Jet By Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 MediaHow I Bought a Private Jet By Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 Media
Sitting on a white leather recliner on my private jet, I needed to decide how many millions of dollars to give myself, a process that was less about thinking and more about how many times to hit random number keys on my keyboard. I watched 404 Media’s revenue graph go ...
Starmer trims budgets to fund extra £15bn for defenceStarmer trims budgets to fund extra £15bn for defence
The plan outlines how billions will be spent on equipping the UK armed forces in the years ahead. ...
Will Starmer’s plan for defence help UK hit Nato’s spending target?Will Starmer’s plan for defence help UK hit Nato’s spending target?
BBC Verify looks at what the big numbers around the Defence Investment Plan mean for spending on the military and hitting the government’s pledges. ...
US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to TrumpUS Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump
The ruling is a major setback for Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, and has been welcomed by civil rights groups. ...
Government promises to act on maternity care failings which ‘shame our society’Government promises to act on maternity care failings which ‘shame our society’
An independent inquiry has found “unacceptable racism and discrimination” is affecting patient safety. ...
Manhunt after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch in MonacoManhunt after bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco
The blast was caused by an explosive device which appeared to contain bolts and pellets, the head of Monaco’s government said. ...
‘We thought we were safe here’: what New York queer community feels ahead of America’s 250th birthday‘We thought we were safe here’: what New York queer community feels ahead of America’s 250th birthday
While events celebrating America take place ahead of Fourth of July, the LGBTQ+ community faced a more complicated reality during their own month of celebration Most people know that the first Pride was a riot – a 1969 protest outside the New York City gay bar the Stonewall Inn – ...
Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’Doubt that Elon Musk ‘earned’ his trillion? Rightwing media says you’re in an ‘impotent envy cult’
The lovefest from Musk’s conservative fans completely overlooks the unscrupulous tactics behind his immense wealth For 12 glorious days in June, Elon Musk experienced something nobody else in the history of humankind has ever experienced: trillionaire status. Did all those zeros make Musk happy? Did the army of children he ...
Supreme Court’s birthright ruling is major blow to TrumpSupreme Court’s birthright ruling is major blow to Trump
The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue explains what the court’s landmark ruling means for the US president. ...