We start this week with Emanuel and Jason's big story on Massive Blue, a company that is selling AI-powered undercover bots posing as protesters and children to the cops. After the break, Sam tells us about visiting the millennial saint. In the subscribers-only section, we talk business and the state of 404 Media. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/E98i9OFJbW4<ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/this-college-protester-isnt-real-its-an-ai-powered-undercover-bot-for-cops/">This ‘College Protester’ Isn’t Real. It’s an AI-Powered Undercover Bot for Cops</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/visit-carlo-acutis-millennial-saint-assisi/">I Went to See ‘God’s Influencer,’ the Millennial Saint Carlo Acutis</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.404media.co/how-404-media-is-navigating-economic-headwinds/">How 404 Media Is Navigating 'Economic Headwinds'</a></li>
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