Think Shot Spotter, but for songs. There’s a “crappy Android phone” that’s set up in the Mission in San Francisco that’s just on Shazam all day. “This is culture surveillance. No one notices, no one consents. But it’s not about catching criminals. It’s about catching vibes.”
[walzr.com]
Tegan and Sara (pop stars, iykyk) were known for their online presence and cultivating a fan community. But a catfish hacked Tegan’s accounts, and clearly had access to an awful lot of her personal information... turning her life upside down.
The very-online shortsellers published a report about the AI server-making company. Among the allegations: selling products to Russia in violation of sanctions, accounting violations, and transactions with companies controlled by the CEO’s family. Now the DOJ wants to hear more.
Gates critic Tim Schwab says when he was approached by the production company for What’s Next: The Future with Bill Gates, the people he spoke to misrepresented what the documentary was about. He also notes that Jen Krajicek, one of the producers, appears to work for Gates Ventures.
[timschwab.substack.com]
Turns out the SEC doesn’t like it when you no-show on them. Now the regulator is seeking to penalize Musk for refusing to appear and testify in a probe into his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
More than 2,000 people’s unclaimed bodies in Dallas and Tarrant counties were given to the University of North Texas Health Science Center’s Willed Body Program. Some of the bodies were used to teach medical students; others were sold to for-profit companies.
