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Articles by Caroline Haskins
They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started
For Luis DeSantiago, a substitute teacher in Los Banos, California, it started with a few text messages. On March 12, as he was working his other part-time job at a coffee shop, his phone lit up. A fellow barista said there was an AI photo circulating on social media. Her cousin wanted to know if it was DeSantiago. At first, DeSantiago wasn’t worried—he figured that inappropriate photos violated TikTok’s community guidelines and were usually quickly removed.
How an Atlanta Suburb Ended Up Sharing Flock Data With More Than 2,000 Organizations
Alpharetta, a prosperous suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, is home to about 67,000 people, served by about 120 local police officers. It also hosts several dozen cameras sold by Flock Safety, the increasingly controversial surveillance company that collects license plate data and other information and makes it searchable by police.
A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend
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A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend
In recent months, there has been a surge in reports of police officers misusing automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) sold by Flock Safety to stalk former romantic partners—but details about these incidents are often scarce. Now, with documents obtained via a public records request, WIRED can reveal specific details about one extensive Flock-fueled surveillance campaign and the subsequent investigation and fallout.
Welcome to the Everywhere Economy
The internet was supposed to make geography irrelevant. And in many ways, it did. An entrepreneur in Ohio can launch a company serving customers in Singapore. A student in California can earn a degree in London. A software engineer in Texas can work for a company headquartered in Berlin. This is the everywhere economy, a world in which work, education, investment, and opportunity are no longer tied to a single place.
They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started
For Luis DeSantiago, a substitute teacher in Los Banos, California, it started with a few text messages. On March 12, as he was working his other part-time job at a coffee shop, his phone lit up. A fellow barista said there was an AI photo circulating on social media. Her cousin wanted to know if it was DeSantiago. At first, DeSantiago wasn’t worried—he figured that inappropriate photos violated TikTok’s community guidelines and were usually quickly removed.
They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started
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They Dedicated Their Lives to Teaching. Then the Deepfakes Started
Google Keep 13 hours ago I flipped one toggle in Google Keep; it solved my cluttered note problem androidpolice.com - Parth Shah • 13h For years, Google Keep has been my reliable digital scratchpad.
The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions
What if, instead of typing the next silly question you have into Claude or ChatGPT, you asked a random guy instead? That’s the idea behind ChatTJB. It’s the creation of 32-year-old Tucker Bryant, a public speaker, artist, and former project manager at Google. A San Francisco billboard describes ChatTJB as “the leading chat interface powered by AI.” In this case, though, AI stands for “average individual.” Bryant didn’t train an LLM to respond based on how he writes.
「ChatTJB」の正体は、質問に答える“中の人”
質問をClaudeやChatGPTに入力する代わりに、見知らぬ人に聞いてみたらどうなるだろうか。 それが「ChatTJB」のコンセプトだ。これを手がけたのは、スピーカーで、アーティスト、元グーグルのプロジェクトマネジャーでもある32歳のタッカー・ブライアントである。サンフランシスコのある看板には、ChatTJBについて「人工知能（AI）を搭載した先進的チャットインターフェース」と書かれている。ただし、この場合の「AI」は「Average Individual（普通の人）」の略だ。 ブライアントは自身の回答を学習させた大規模言語モデル（LLM）をつくったわけではない。文字通り彼自身がPCの前に座り、送られてくるプロンプトに手動で返信しているのだ。サングラスをかけたスカンクの画像を描いてほしいと頼まれれば落書きを描いてくれ、目玉焼きの焼き方を聞かれればアドバイスを返す（かもしれない）。...
Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
The Albany Police Department did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment. Flock’s Savannah video centers on an interview with then major of police Robert Gavin, who praised how Flock facilitates data-sharing between different law enforcement agencies.
The ‘Guardrail Guy’ Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them
Major deputy chief Ryan Rogers of the Maryville Police Department confirmed to WIRED that Heimerman was arrested in connection with allegedly damaging the same cameras Eimers flagged. Heimerman did not respond to a request for comment, and his legal representation couldn’t immediately be identified. Eimers noted, to his dismay, that many of the comments on a Facebook post about the news appear to express support for Heimerman.
The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions
What if, instead of typing the next silly question you have into Claude or ChatGPT, you asked a random guy instead? That’s the idea behind ChatTJB. It’s the creation of 32-year-old Tucker Bryant, a public speaker, artist, and former project manager at Google. A San Francisco billboard describes ChatTJB as “the leading chat interface powered by AI.” In this case, though, AI stands for “average individual.” Bryant didn’t train an LLM to respond based on how he writes.
The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions
Now In iOS 26, Apple let you stretch the Lock Screen clock down your iPhone's display until it dwarfed everything else. In iOS 27, Apple has a new clock option that does the opposite, with the introduction of a compact mode that shrinks the time to roughly the size of the date and tucks it into the row …
Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company’s tech. Flock, the increasingly controversial automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, has previously highlighted at least four police departments on its YouTube page that have since faced allegations of misusing the company’s technology. The company featured the Savannah Police Department in a March 2022 YouTube video.
Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
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Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse
Flock, the increasingly controversial automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, has previously highlighted at least four police departments on its YouTube page that have since faced allegations of misusing the company’s technology. The company featured the Savannah Police Department in a March 2022 YouTube video. Four officers and two workers from the department were recently placed on administrative leave after an internal investigation found “potential misuses” of Flock’s ALPR system.
The ‘Guardrail Guy’ Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them
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He Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them
Steve Eimers has racked up hundreds of thousands of followers across platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and X. Under the moniker “The Guardrail Guy,” he posts about installation issues with guardrails lining roadways across the country. He began posting about guardrails in 2022, a few years after his 17-year-old daughter Hannah was killed when she collided with a guardrail that pierced through her car rather than guiding it back to the road.
The ‘Guardrail Guy’ Went Viral for Posting About Flock Cameras. Then Someone Destroyed Them
Turning these 6 iPhone camera settings on that are switched off by default will transform how you use it Your iPhone camera is capable of taking seriously impressive photos, but some of its most useful features aren’t switched on by default. A few simple …
Meta eligió una canción sobre el fin del mundo para promocionar su IA
A finales de la semana, Meta publicó un anuncio en su cuenta oficial de Instagram con el mensaje de que la IA no "nos hará estar menos conectados" ni "nos dejará atrás". El anuncio iba acompañado de la canción de David Bowie de 1972 "Five Years", que trata, entre otras cosas, del fin del mundo.
Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending
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Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending
On Thursday morning, Meta published an ad to its official Instagram account with the message that artificial intelligence will not “make us less connected” or “leave us behind.” It was set to the 1972 David Bowie track “Five Years,” which is about, among other things, the end of the world.
AWS Billing Glitch Hits Customers With Billion-Dollar Fees
A glitch with Amazon Web Services’ billing operation led some customers to believe they owed the world’s fifth most valuable company billions of dollars. Oops! Bill Radjewski, who runs CollegeFootballData.com, was one of the affected customers. This morning, he woke up to a jarring email alert from AWS: He had racked up more than $1.5 billion in usage fees, and his August 1 bill was on track to be upwards of $3 billion.
ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’
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ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’ Original
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intends to renew its contract with a subsidiary of data broker giant Thomson Reuters at a rate of up to $25 million per year for up to five years in order to accommodate an urgent, “multiplied” demand for data that can identify “unaccompanied minors” as well as anyone involved with “any type of fraud of government funds,” according to a document published in a federal contract register on Tuesday.
Estos electricistas piensan que construir centros de datos es vender el alma al diablo
A medida que las big tech invierten miles de millones de dólares en la construcción de centros de datos en Estados Unidos, se han abierto un sinfín de oportunidades para los electricistas que se encargan del cableado de estas enormes instalaciones. En algunos casos, la magnitud de los proyectos y los exigentes plazos de construcción están avivando la guerra por el talento para conseguir a los mejores y más brillantes profesionales del sector.
Some Electricians Think Building Data Centers Is for Sellouts
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Some Electricians Think Building Data Centers Is for Sellouts
As Big Tech dumps billions of dollars into America’s data center buildout, a slew of opportunities have opened up to the electricians wiring these massive facilities. In some cases, the scale of the projects and the demanding construction timelines are fueling talent wars for the industry’s best and brightest.
El misterio de las personas que están entrando en alcantarillas de Nueva York por la noche
En los últimos días, una pregunta insólita ha acaparado la atención de los neoyorquinos y los periódicos locales: ¿Quién entra y sale de las alcantarillas por toda la ciudad y qué hacen en el sistema de alcantarillado? El 5 de mayo, las cámaras de seguridad mostraron a tres personas con botas altas entrando en una alcantarilla en Queens. Luego, en la madrugada del 29 de mayo, otra cámara captó a un grupo de personas saliendo de una alcantarilla en Brooklyn.
‘Doo Doo Water and a Few Needles’: Inside the Mystery of the New York City Manhole Prowlers
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‘Doo Doo Water and a Few Needles’: Inside the Mystery of the New York City Manhole Prowlers
In recent days, a fantastical question has captured the attention of New Yorkers and local tabloids: Who is popping in and out of manholes across the city, and what are they doing in the sewer system? On May 5, security footage showed three people wearing hip waders entering a manhole in Queens. Then, in the early morning hours of May 29, another camera captured a group of people exiting a manhole in Brooklyn.
Norse Atlantic Airways Offers Dirt-Cheap Tickets. There’s a Catch
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Norse Atlantic Airways Offers Dirt-Cheap Tickets. There’s a Catch
On March 31, I received an email from Norse Atlantic Airways. The $940 flights for my upcoming round trip to Rome had been canceled, it said, and I had 14 days to request a refund. At first, I didn’t panic. That began to change when the company’s refund request page wouldn’t load on two browsers across three devices. After Norse didn’t respond to several emails, I looked for a phone number. There wasn’t one. On Reddit, I found dozens of posts about Norse’s allegedly haphazard customer service.
The Zuckerbergs Are Hiring a Lifeguard but Calling It a 'Beach Water Person'
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The Zuckerbergs Are Hiring a Lifeguard but Calling It a 'Beach Water Person'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are hiring a seasonal, on-call “Beach Water Person” based in Kauai, Hawaii, where the family owns a sprawling compound, according to a new job listing on Greenhouse associated with West 10, the Zuckerberg family office.
California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents Dinner
A 31-year-old engineer and computer scientist was identified by media reports and President Donald Trump as the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night. Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, was apprehended following the firing of shots at the Washington Hilton, where Trump was scheduled to deliver remarks to a ballroom full of journalists, cabinet officials, and Hilton staff.
California Engineer Identified in Suspected Shooting at White House Correspondents Dinner
The 31-year-old engineer and self-described indie game developer is suspected of firing shots at the annual event attended by President Donald Trump, …
Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir’s Role in Immigration Crackdown
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Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir’s Role in Immigration Crackdown
Thirty-four members of Congress are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement provide detailed information about how tools developed by Palantir and “a range of surveillance companies” are fueling Trump’s ongoing immigration crackdown, according to a letter shared exclusively with WIRED. On Thursday, the lawmakers sent the letter to DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin and acting ICE secretary Todd Lyons.
The FBI Didn't Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing
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The FBI Didn't Answer Texts From Minnesota Investigators for Days After Renee Good’s Killing
On Wednesday, January 7, federal immigration enforcement and deportation officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good at approximately 9:37 am local time. That same day, an official from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) texted a Federal Bureau of Investigation counterpart, repeatedly requesting access to the crime scene evidence. But according to records WIRED obtained through a public records request, the FBI did not respond for at least two days.
The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged
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The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged
The Internal Revenue Service paid Palantir $1.8 million last year to improve a custom tool designed to help the tax agency identify the “highest-value” cases for audits, collection of unpaid taxes, and potential criminal investigations, according to documents WIRED obtained via public record request.
Operazione di terra in Iran, ecco come Trump potrebbe realizzarla
Negli Stati Uniti, il presidente Donald Trump e gli alti funzionari del dipartimento della Difesa starebbero valutando la possibilità di inviare truppe di terra in Iran per impossessarsi dell'uranio altamente arricchito del paese. Finora però l'amministrazione americana ha condiviso poche informazioni su quali truppe verrebbero dispiegate, come recupererebbero il materiale nucleare o dove il combustibile andrebbe a finire.
Así sería la arriesgada operación militar de EE UU para capturar uranio iraní
Al parecer, el presidente Donald Trump y altos funcionarios de Defensa están sopesando la posibilidad de enviar tropas terrestres a Irán para recuperar el uranio altamente enriquecido del país. Sin embargo, la administración ha compartido poca información sobre qué tropas se desplegarían, cómo recuperarían el material nuclear o a dónde iría el material después.
How Trump’s Plot To Grab Iran’s Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work
President Donald Trump and top defence officials are reportedly weighing whether to send ground troops to Iran in order to retrieve the country’s highly enriched uranium. However, the administration has shared little information about which troops would be deployed, how they would retrieve the nuclear material or where the material would go next.
How Trump’s Plot to Grab Iran's Nuclear Fuel Would Actually Work
President Donald Trump and top defense officials are reportedly weighing whether to send ground troops to Iran in order to retrieve the country’s highly enriched uranium. However, the administration has shared little information about which troops would be deployed, how they would retrieve the nuclear material, or where the material would go next.
米政府は巨大テック企業と何の契約を結んでいるのか──パランティア、マイクロソフト、アマゾン、グーグル
米連邦政府の移民取り締まりが米国全土に拡大するなか、その政府活動は主要テック企業数社が提供するインフラに依存している。 防衛技術とITインフラの巨人であるパランティアは、米移民・関税執行局（ICE）との協働で特に注目を浴びている。とはいえ、連邦移民執行機関へ技術を売っているのは、パランティアだけではない。ICEと税関・国境警備局（CBP）は、マイクロソフト、アマゾン、グーグルのような企業に数億ドルを支払って製品やサービスを購入している。 『WIRED』日本版のポッドキャストでパランティアを解題。 『WIRED』は、2023年1月1日から現在までの米国のデータおよび記録を調査した。 対象としたのはふたつの連邦契約データベース、「System for Award Management」（SAM：入札管理システム）と「Federal Procurement Data System」（FPDS：連邦調達データシステム）で、テック大手との契約や、それらの企業名および関連する略称を明示的に記載した契約概要に焦点を当てた。...
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