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The “farmers” are invertebrates and the “crops” are microbes and all of it is dead.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is wasting workers’ time and taxpayer dollars on “a witch hunt to find any content deemed ‘bad,’” according to a source familiar with the work and internal communications viewed by 404 Media. Specifically, people who

This week, we discuss the new Murderbot show, ChatGPT for journalism, and birdwatching from afar.

The company, which owns IGN, CNET, PCMag, and dozens more outlets and properties, took down specific information about its diversity commitment on multiple pages on its website over the past several weeks. 

A class-action lawsuit filed against the surgeon claims he also did nothing to protect his patients’ data, including their financial information and nude photos of them.

Hoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries.

Idriss Qibaa, a “professional when it comes to the banning and unbanning of Instagram accounts" who ran “Unlocked 4 Life,” claimed he made more than $600,000 a month.

In Loving Memory of Humane AI Pin (April 2024-Feb 2025).

DOGE left its website backend exposed; lawyers own up to using AI; and a YouTube true crime documentary channel where all the murders are AI-generated.

A worker resigned in protest rather than giving Thomas Shedd access to Notify.gov, which they said would allow him to see "all personally identifiable information moving through the Notiy system, including phone numbers," 404 Media has learned.

A contractor for the Air Force and other government agencies wanted to get a good deal on some Graykeys from us (we're journalists FYI).

This week: A tale of creative cryopreservation, Transylvania's 16th-century weather reports, and dancing turtles.

The list includes budget claims like "$3.4 million for Malaysian drug-fueled gay sex app" and "Disbursed $15,000 to 'queer' Muslim writers in India."

FDA and HHS sites now note that “The Trump Administration rejects gender ideology and condemns the harms it causes to children.”

This week, we discuss Apple's iCloud, Wikipedia as a miracle of humankind, and good soup.

"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."

The attorneys filed court documents referencing eight non-existent cases, then admitted it was a "hallucination" by an AI tool.

The creator of a viral "true crime" series where the murders were all invented by AI explains how he did it.

Musk told reporters all of DOGE's actions are "maximally transparent." The website tracking waste is currently about an imaginary architecture firm.

This week we discuss a new Microsoft study that finds using generative AI is "atrophying" people's cognition and critical thinking skills, the right's war on Wikipedia, and, in the subscriber's section, the idea of posting against fascism.