Janus Rose
Senior Editor | Motherboard
senior editor, Motherboard
Elon Musk's Grok AI Is Pushing Misinformation and Legitimizing Conspiracies
Grok's selling point is real-time access to news, but Motherboard found that it generated inaccurate information about Israel-Palestine and lent credence to conspiracy theories.
Apple Just Confirmed Governments Are Spying on People’s Phones With Push Notifications
A U.S. senator warned that governments are spying on push notification data in a letter, which Apple confirmed.
Mod That Makes ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Less Gay Gets Nuked After Players Revolt
Nexus Mods has removed the mod, which erases a canon lesbian relationship by changing one character into a man.
Wikipedia Editor Who First Noted Henry Kissinger's Death Has Become an 'Instant Legend'
An editor named Asticky is receiving congratulations and accolades from other users on the site after becoming the first to update Kissinger's page.
ChatGPT Can Reveal Personal Information From Real People, Google Researchers Show
The popular AI chatbot is divulging sensitive information from its training data, according to a team of researchers at Google.
The Palestinian Internet of the 90s Is Being Preserved, One GIF at a Time
'Palestine Online' is reviving the history of Palestinian life at the turn of the millennium, amidst the ongoing siege on Gaza.
Gazans Are Trying to Stay Online Under Siege. New Tech Is Struggling to Help.
Amid blackouts and wrecked infrastructure, eSIMs are being used to try and stay in contact with the outside world.
A Century-Old, Debunked Theory Is Fueling the TikTok Moral Panic
Lawmakers claim that TikTok is "brainwashing" America's youth to support Palestine and share bin Laden's writings. It's a perfect storm of bad ideas.
Elon Musk’s ‘GrokAI’ Is Beating the Competition In Generating Cringe
A chatbot based on Elon Musk's sense of humor is about as funny as you'd expect.
Did Israel Finally Confirm It Has Nuclear Weapons by Threatening Gaza?
Israel will neither confirm nor deny the existence of its nuclear weapons program, but there's been slip ups before.
How Landlord Tech Is Squeezing Renters Who Can't Afford Security Deposits
Rhino advertises itself as a security deposit alternative, but it uses algorithms to charge well-off renters less and the fees are non-refundable.
I Found the Guy Behind a Lost 20-Year-Old 'Weather Channel' Banger
A viral tweet and a year of searching is what it took to find the composer of the Weather Channel's amazing "storm alert" theme.