it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.cohttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mkddpbxepx2iThe webXray California Privacy Audit viewed web traffic on more than 7,000 popular websites in California in the month of March and found that most tech companies ignore when a user asks to opt-out of cookie tracking. https://www.404media.co/google-microsoft-meta-all-tracking-you-even-when-you-opt-out-according-to-an-independent-audit/25 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkddpbxepx2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mkd5km5w4y2eThe discovery of a bizarre golden object two miles under Alaskan waters flummoxed scientists, but a new study pins down the true nature of the “orb.” https://www.404media.co/a-mysterious-golden-orb-was-discovered-under-the-sea-we-finally-know-what-it-is/25 Apr 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkd5km5w4y2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mkbo6xkhw22uResearch like this shows that big tech is capable of making safer products. The problem they’ve created, and are now in some cases are attempting to iterate around, is literally life or death. @samleecole.bsky.social reports. https://www.404media.co/delusion-using-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok-safety-ai-psychosis-study/24 Apr 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbo6xkhw22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mkazny4gkd2xThis week, we discuss Tim Cook, Meta layoffs, and a very bad ad. https://www.404media.co/behind-the-blog-waiting-in-the-apple-store/24 Apr 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkazny4gkd2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mkaqhcru6c26Recently: - Anthropic has tightened access to Claude Code - Meta is laying off 10 percent of its workforce - GitHub is removing access to several more expensive AI models AI companies can’t endlessly subsidize their AI products by charging users less than it costs to actually run them. https://www.404media.co/the-ai-compute-crunch-is-here-and-its-affecting-the-entire-economy/24 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaqhcru6c26https://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mkaqaa3co226America’s nuclear scientists plan to break ground on an AI data center next week, but the Township where it’s being constructed just put a 365 day hold on providing it with water. https://www.404media.co/community-votes-to-deny-water-to-nuclear-weapons-data-center/24 Apr 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaqaa3co226https://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mkaptzodqq2sYou won’t go to jail for filming ICE with a drone, but the government may still shoot it down and it expanded the list of protected agencies to include the Department of Justice. https://www.404media.co/faa-scraps-civil-and-criminal-penalties-for-flying-drones-near-ice-vehicles/24 Apr 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaptzodqq2shttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mkapmfup572iVenture capitalists can't subsidize cheap AI forever, and the hunger for more compute is affecting the labor market, the gadget market, and electricity prices. https://www.404media.co/the-ai-compute-crunch-is-here-and-its-affecting-the-entire-economy/24 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkapmfup572ihttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk6wmae3gp2hAmerica’s nuclear scientists plan to break ground on an AI data center next week, but the Township where it’s being constructed just put a 365 day hold on providing it with water. https://www.404media.co/community-votes-to-deny-water-to-nuclear-weapons-data-center/23 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6wmae3gp2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk676jqw262zGrok and Gemini encouraged delusions and isolated users, while the newer ChatGPT model and Claude hit the emotional brakes. https://www.404media.co/delusion-using-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok-safety-ai-psychosis-study/23 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk676jqw262zhttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk4hh6vwak2iTrump’s proposed 2027 budget would almost double the budget for plutonium pits, the chemical filled metal sphere inside a nuclear warhead that kicks off the explosion in a nuclear weapon. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story by @mjgault.bsky.social: https://www.404media.co/trump-2027-budget-nuclear-weapons/22 Apr 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4hh6vwak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk3z66c6t22b𝕱 𝙇 𝓪 𝔰 𝘩 𝕊 𝓐 🅻 𝖊 404media.myshopify.com https://404media.myshopify.com/22 Apr 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3z66c6t22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk3veyi7gj2mThe new proposed budget slashes money for environmental cleanup and calls to double the production of cores for nuclear weapons. https://www.404media.co/trump-2027-budget-nuclear-weapons/22 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3veyi7gj2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk3n5whgfc22A new class of AI startups say they are taking money that would normally be used to hire people and are spending it on AI compute instead. https://www.404media.co/startups-brag-they-spend-more-money-on-ai-than-human-employees/22 Apr 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3n5whgfc22https://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk3mfbftxs2cNEW: Startup CEOs are bragging that they are spending more money on AI compute than it would cost to hire human workers. Astronomical AI bills are now, in a certain corner of the tech world, a supposed marker of growth and success. https://www.404media.co/startups-brag-they-spend-more-money-on-ai-than-human-employees/22 Apr 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3mfbftxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk3m65mdnk2bLost in the wedding algorithm sauce, "clean rooms" for AI, and founders obsessed with "tokenmaxxing" in this week's 404 Media Podcast. https://www.404media.co/podcast-how-algorithms-make-us-feel-bad-and-weird/22 Apr 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3m65mdnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mk3lyv27yk2bToday if you're planning to get married, get ready for the nightmarish wedding algo that will take over all your feeds and make you feel like you have to spend money to keep up with the hype. @samleecole.bsky.social breaks it down. Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NEjEaOp1tI22 Apr 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3lyv27yk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/404media.co/post/3mjzvodjvzm2xWas Tim Cook GOOD or BAD? https://www.404media.co/emergency-breaking-news-podcast-tim-cooked/21 Apr 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:vcepp6trx4vpe5ourxso4tjl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzvodjvzm2x