Went on Wicked Words to talk all about DARK WIRE, my book on the incredible true story of the biggest sting operation ever in which the FBI secretly ran a tech company for organized crime. Years later still nothing has come close
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Podcast Episode · Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson · 04/14/2025 · 1h 1m
New from 404 Media: the US Army says it had a lot of success using AI to “process targets” during a recent deployment. Used AI to identify 55 targets a day but could get that number up to 5,000 a day with “advanced artificial intelligence tools in the future.”
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U.S. Army Says It Could Acquire Targets Faster With ‘Advanced AI’
The Pentagon is working to incorporate AI into everything and it has given investigators a status update.
New from 404 Media: 'Elon Musk' was a prolific money launderer for drug traffickers & hackers. It was secretly the FBI. I've found the FBI ran one of the biggest online money laundering rings for a year. The full story of the takeover here:
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‘Elon Musk’ Was a Prolific Money Launderer for Hackers and Drug Traffickers. It Was Secretly the FBI
In 2023 the FBI quietly arrested a notorious money launderer called ElonmuskWHM. Then the FBI secretly ran his operation for nearly a year to catch...
Framework is going to stop selling some of its laptops in the U.S. due to tariffs. The company is one of the few that makes truly upgradeable and repairable laptops. Expect a lot, lot more of this
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Framework Stops Selling Some of Its Laptops in the U.S. Due to Tariffs
The manufacturer says it would now have to sell its laptops at a loss.
New from 404 Media: a site called 'Dogequest' claims to be doxing Tesla owners across the U.S. Verified that at least some of the people in there are Tesla/Musk supporters. Comes as Trump has said that violence against Tesla would be domestic terrorism.
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‘Dogequest’ Site Claims to Dox Tesla Owners Across the U.S.
The site also has information on Tesla dealerships and members of DOGE. “At DOGEQUEST, we believe in empowering creative expressions of protest t...
New: TSA confirms to 404 Media that the agency has a credit card freeze for its bomb-sniffing dogs. Comes after an alleged internal email said that requests for dog food and vet visits were on hold.
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TSA Says Its Credit Cards for Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Are Cut Off
The statement follows an alleged internal email which said requests for dog food and vet visits had been put on hold.
This is crazy interesting: Super Nintendos are getting *faster* as the hardware ages. We spoke to the person who discovered this and has been collecting more data. They even put a SNES in the freezer to test a hypothesis
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Super Nintendo Hardware Is Running Faster as It Ages
Why is this speedrunner putting his Super Nintendo in the freezer? Science.
New from 404 Media: scientists from NASA, Yale, Stanford are already considering "scientific exile" by moving to a French university. French university says it has already gotten interest about the idea. We spoke to one researcher at a leading US university who has considered it "We are witnessing a new brain drain."
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NASA, Yale, and Stanford Scientists Consider 'Scientific Exile,' French University Says
“We are witnessing a new brain drain.”
Saudi Arabia just bought Pokemon Go, and probably all of your location data. Niantic (Pokemon Go creator) now spinning off their AI mapping business which was using Pokemon Go data to build an AI model
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Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location Data
A company owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund just bought the most popular AR video game of all time.
New: we've obtained a leaked list of the more than 200 sites, services, apps an ICE surveillance contractor monitors. Bluesky, OnlyFans, many more. Used to track targets. Highly relevant with the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE. We've published the full list here:
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The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the...