In an August call with Ohio law enforcement and government officials, Flock’s CEO Garrett Langley repeatedly lied about his surveillance technology’s role in tracking a woman who had self-administered an abortion, the context around the tracking of the woman, and 404 Media’s coverage of that watershed incident. Langley claimed that ...
Day: August 26, 2026
Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI TrainingInside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training
Last week we published a story that revealed an Amazon warehouse where the company scans and destroys thousands of books for AI training data. The following is an interview with one of the Amazon employees at this warehouse. We granted this employee anonymity because they were not authorized to speak ...
Podcast: Cops Are Making Fake Flock Cameras and Amazon PackagesPodcast: Cops Are Making Fake Flock Cameras and Amazon Packages
We start this week with Jason’s piece on a cop making a fake Flock camera to catch a vandal. How can you be charged with destroying expensive property if… the camera wasn’t real? After the break, Sam tells us about how Darth Vader loves Flock. In the subscribers-only section, we ...
Dolly Parton’s flamboyant, fun style: ‘I’m not a fashion icon; I’m an eyesore’Dolly Parton’s flamboyant, fun style: ‘I’m not a fashion icon; I’m an eyesore’
With her gaudy rhinestones and ever mushrooming hair, the country star pioneered a new vision of femininity Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80 Dolly Parton – a life in pictures Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out Share your tributes and memories of Dolly ...
Modern cowboys are saddling up in the US West. And they’re on a whole new missionModern cowboys are saddling up in the US West. And they’re on a whole new mission
In states like Montana, range riders can play a key role in a wild landscape where livestock and predators navigate life together For most people, the word “cowboy” still summons a figure from Western folklore – a rough rider with a weathered face and a steely gaze, a self-reliant loner ...
Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton’s musical legacyHeart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton’s musical legacy
BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the “irreplaceable” late singer. ...
Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses sayDoor was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say
The hospital tells the BBC the ward door was not locked but manned with security guards, to protect the babies. ...
Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet borderVideo shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border
This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content. ...
DR Congo president warns $8.3B funding backlog undermines credibilityDR Congo president warns $8.3B funding backlog undermines credibility
The News DR Congo has failed to use $8.3 billion committed by global development partners for public projects due to administrative delays and poor management, a failure its president said is “undermining the state’s credibility” as it seeks to attract more foreign capital. Only 24% of an active portfolio worth ...
Pennsylvania records first measles deaths in 35 yearsPennsylvania records first measles deaths in 35 years
Two people died from measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s first deaths from the disease in 35 years, with experts warning that figure could rise because of falling vaccination rates in the US. While numerous academic studies have shown no connection between the measles vaccine and autism, anti-jab sentiment has festered ...