NASA paid for access to Clearview AI’s “Investigator Tool + Cloud Database,” according to a set of procurement documents obtained by 404 Media under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Clearview is a controversial facial recognition company which was the first to cross the rubicon of allowing third parties to search for someone’s face and…
🌘 Subscribe to 404 Media to get The Abstract, our newsletter about the most exciting and mind-boggling science news and studies of the week. Scientists have engineered tobacco plants to produce five psychedelic compounds that are normally found in a wide range of natural sources, including psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, and toads, according to a study…
Content warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of violence against people and animals. An “error” in Instagram Reels caused its algorithm to show some users video after video of horrific violence, animal abuse, murders, dead bodies, and other gore, Meta told 404 Media. The company said “we apologize for the mistake.” Sometime in the last…
Cybersecurity threats are on the rise across all industries. In fact, almost 90% of organizations experienced a breach in the last year, according to data by the Centre for Cybersecurity that was published by the World Economic Forum.
This article contains potentially disturbing graphics and descriptions that are nonetheless viral on Instagram and other major platforms. These are words I never thought I would type, and the people in my life who I have said them to have told me to immediately stop speaking. But here is how I would describe the type…
The Islamic State’s online warriors are still posting. It’s been almost a decade since the group lost the Battle of Raqqa and saw its IRL territorial ambitions thwarted. Unable to hold territory in the real world, the group renewed its focus on posting and has started using AI to resurrect dead leaders. And, because social…
DeepSeek R1, the surprisingly efficient and powerful Chinese AI model, has taken the technology industry by storm and is rattling nerves on Wall Street.
Box’s chief privacy officer Leah Perry discusses the expanded role of privacy professionals, and how to tackle AI data protection challenges
In a joint statement released Sunday, both countries backed an ‘effective, substantive’ Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.
/PRNewswire/ — Fenix24, an industry-leading cyber disaster recovery firm that is transforming the post-breach restoration process and impact, today announced…
