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Ndeya
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Queer, Black, Jewish mama who loves to crochet and play cozy games
Frightening
NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.

A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Elon Musk said he’d spend less on elections after a falling out with Trump.

He's now reportedly donating to Republicans again ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Musk pulled the strings early on in Trump 2.0.

It now appears that he wants even more influence within the GOP.
What Does Elon Musk Really Want?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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damn, I wish there was a way to produce interesting, high-quality journalism without this software that make things up
Literally anyone who has spent like one day in a newsroom could have predicted this. I'm just some guy and I predicted it a couple of days ago. How are these people running the Washington Post!?

www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
Exclusive: Washington Post’s AI-generated podcasts rife with errors, fictional quotes
Errors in the Post’s new AI-generated podcasts have frustrated the paper’s journalists.
www.semafor.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM