Failing to appreciate the danger the killer posed led to “catastrophic consequences”, an inquiry finds. ...
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WebinarTV Secretly Scraped Zoom Meetings of Anonymous Recovery ProgramsWebinarTV Secretly Scraped Zoom Meetings of Anonymous Recovery Programs
WebinarTV, a site that scrapes Zoom webinars without permission, has downloaded and posted Zoom Webinars for anonymous addiction recovery meetings, support groups for caregivers and people who suffer from chronic illness, and a meeting of nudists. WebinarTV’s Michael Robertson told me that the company asks every single person for permission ...
How the Internet Became Hell (with Whitney Phillips)How the Internet Became Hell (with Whitney Phillips)
Why does the internet feel like it’s getting worse every single day, and why does it feel like the political landscape is getting worse in response? The answer might seem obvious, especially if you read 404 Media on a regular basis, where we’ve been documenting this decline, but it’s important ...
Hacker Compromises a16z-Backed Phone Farm, Tries to Post Memes Calling a16z the ‘Antichrist’Hacker Compromises a16z-Backed Phone Farm, Tries to Post Memes Calling a16z the ‘Antichrist’
A hacker has compromised a backend system for Doublespeed, an a16z-funded startup that uses a phone farm to flood social media with AI-generated TikTok accounts, and attempted to have those accounts post memes calling a16z the “antichrist,” according to screenshots seen by 404 Media. The hack is at least the ...
The world is gripped by 3am dread thanks to an unhinged US president. Can someone turn the history machine off? | Brigid DelaneyThe world is gripped by 3am dread thanks to an unhinged US president. Can someone turn the history machine off? | Brigid Delaney
Amid the daily horror show in the Middle East is the realisation the so-called adults in the room are insane or powerless or just as bewildered as you are That funny feeling is back – the one many of us felt at the start of the Covid pandemic, where we ...
US judge dismisses $10bn Trump defamation suit against Wall Street JournalUS judge dismisses $10bn Trump defamation suit against Wall Street Journal
Trump sued the newspaper and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, in a Florida federal court over a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein. ...
Henry Zeffman: Starmer seeks closer ties with EU – and doesn’t mind reopening Brexit divisionsHenry Zeffman: Starmer seeks closer ties with EU – and doesn’t mind reopening Brexit divisions
Keir Starmer’s approach has provoked anger from the Conservatives and Reform UK. ...
EasyJet passengers describe EU border ‘nightmare’EasyJet passengers describe EU border ‘nightmare’
Airlines warn of further disruption due to the introduction of a new EU digital border control system. ...
Five key failures of killer’s parents and agencies ahead of Southport attackFive key failures of killer’s parents and agencies ahead of Southport attack
Inquiry Chair Sir Adrian Fulford said the Southport attack could have been prevented if authorities and the killer’s parents had acted more quickly. ...
Data centers under fire test Gulf sovereign AI ambitionsData centers under fire test Gulf sovereign AI ambitions
Winston Ma’s view At the Future Investment Initiative summit in Miami in late March, geopolitics and technology investing collided in a single, blunt warning, when US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said the region faced a “risk premium” from the threat of infrastructure such as data centers being “blown up.” To ...