A look at hCaptcha, a reCAPTCHA alternative used by Discord and others, which trains ML systems and generative adversarial networks using AI-generated images
Discord's captcha is asking users to identify a ‘Yoko,’ a snail-like object that does not exist and was created by AI. — Matthew Gault Tweets: @jeffjarvis , @lazerwalker , @gregegansf , @motherboard...
Some guests and hosts say Airbnb permanently banned them after background checks by third-party company Inflection revealed minor offenses or old misdemeanors
until @maxwellstrachan and @samleecole asked about it, which inspired a frantic unbanning spree and at least one cash payout: https://www.vice.com/... @vice : Airbnb users are being banned for complet...
A look at independent blockchain investigators like @zachxbt and YouTuber @coffeebreak_YT who uncover crypto and Web3 scams, often using pseudonymous identities
A handful of skilled independent investigators are uncovering high profile scams and hacks in the crypto and web3 world. Tweets: @honest_nft , @vice , @cryptoshields , @davidzmorris , and @lorenzofb T...
FTC study on the six largest ISPs finds that some fail to fully inform consumers on how their data is monetized, such as using browsing history to serve up ads
The importance of the internet in the daily lives of consumers cannot be overstated. Lily Hay Newman / Wired : Security News This Week: An International Operation Knocked a Notorious Ransomware Group ...
Report: since 2004, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Twitter have earned $43.8B in contracts with the Pentagon, mostly in relation to the War on Terror
Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE : Tweets: @greisamartinez , @nullvoidstar , @vice , @caradefabio , @munira_ , and @acrecampaigns Tweets: Undeniable Greisa / @greisamartinez : @ACREcampaigns ... Published a ...
Scammers are abusing Instagram's protections against self-harm and impersonation to purposefully target and ban Instagram accounts, some charging $60 per ban
An underground industry is abusing Instagram's mechanisms for removing self-injury and impersonating content to censor and harass people. Tweets: @josephfcox , @josephfcox , @audreyjcarleton , @joseph...
A look at the presence of crypto in hip-hop culture, beginning as early as 2013, including meme songs, rapper Nas's Coinbase investment, and illicit ICOs
Nas made a fortune with his Coinbase investment. Soulja Boy claims to be the first to make a song about Bitcoin. Big Sean is sending your girl Doge. Tweets: @shwinyo , @sirmichaelrocks , and @vice T...
A look at lip-reading AI, with development supported by Google, Sony, and Huawei, as startups begin deploying it in hospitals, public transport systems, more
First came facial recognition. Now, an early form of lip-reading AI is being deployed in hospitals, power plants, public transportation, and more. Tweets: @evanselinger , @vice , and @zenalbatross Tw...
NLRB docs show it filed a federal complaint against Amazon after a probe found Amazon illegally questioned and threatened a leader of Amazon walkouts in Queens
Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE : Tweets: @vice and @repmarkpocan Tweets: @vice : The state of New York is also suing Amazon for alleged health and safety violations at the same Queens warehouse where wor...
Staff at AI companies are training/testing gun detection algorithms by recording staged “active shooter” events in their homes, raising concerns from ethicists
Companies are using bizarre methods to create algorithms that automatically detect weapons. Tweets: @vice , @gallagherfergal , @mtrc , @hypervisible , @oliviasolon , and @akinunver Tweets: @vice : Com...