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@josephfcox
Hacking/crime/privacy journalist. Author of DARK WIRE. Co-founder of @404mediaco. Signal: joseph.404 Email: joseph@404media.co
Technology
Bitcoin slid as much as 2.8% to US$75,630.57 on November 4, 2026, before paring its losses.
Gaming
The launch overview lists more than 1,000 quests, account-wide progression, and new dungeons and raids.
Technology
In a reported Slack exchange, Andy Yen called a proposal for days of pre-release security testing “loser thinking.”
AI
404 Media reports employees feared public rebukes for raising security concerns as CEO Andy Yen pushed AI.
Technology
404 Media reports an internal Proton email schedules Nov. 4-11 re-interviews; not every employee will take part.
Technology
404 Media reports receiving dozens of apparently AI-generated tips, including requests about locked Instagram accounts.
Technology
404 Media reports Texas temporarily closed the portal so agency staff could check applications for data center projects.
Technology
The Verge describes bright display lines; MacRumors says the extent of launch-day screen damage is not known.
Technology
PHP urged users to prepare to upgrade; it plans to disclose affected and fixed versions with the release.
Technology
A post cites authorities saying the employee’s wife had been due to leave the U.S. on a different flight.
Technology
Employees exceeding the allowance must charge extra consumption to a project or team, 404 Media reports.
Technology
404 Media reports that advertisers can also target ChatGPT users by a unique phone identifier.
Technology
404 Media says a warrant it reviewed describes HSI’s unsuccessful attempt to install a tracking device on a Tesla.
Technology
A reporter says the tool uses Zillow and Airbnb data; Raven was previously called Geospy.
Technology
Neowin reports the license is non-exclusive and the platform will shut down if no buyer steps forward to maintain operations.
Technology
Joseph Cox cited a 404 Media report saying Meta scrambled to fix serious Muse vulnerabilities before launch, including a VM escape that could have exposed internal databases. A separate summary post said Muse runs agents in per-user VMs.
Technology
The court suppressed evidence after a deputy searched a driver’s monthlong location history without probable cause.
Technology
404 Media describes the GitHub-hosted setup as a “Saw-like torture chamber” for LLMs. It says GitHub took it down shortly before publication and had not said why.
Technology
The limited pilot was slated to start Sept. 21 and is expected to last several months, with USPS citing privacy safeguards.
Technology
A 404 Media writer says the email now includes a chunk of the day’s story, other work from the outlet and unusual things spotted across the web.
