Foeke Postma

3 weeks ago | bellingcat.com | Foeke Postma |Nathan Patin

An ambiguous city street, a freshly mown field, and a parked armoured vehicle were among the example photos we chose to challenge Large Language Models (LLMs) from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Mistral and xAI to geolocate. Back in July 2023, Bellingcat analysed the geolocation performance of OpenAI and Google’s models. Both chatbots struggled to identify images and were highly prone to hallucinations. However, since then, such models have rapidly evolved.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Foeke Postma |Nathan Patin

20 hours agoHow to Scan a QR Code Using Any Android Phone or iPhoneYour Android or iPhone can probably already scan QR codes. Here's how to do it no matter what phone you have.

Feb 12, 2025 | bellingcat.com | Foeke Postma

For more than a decade, one anonymous wildlife dealer has been advertising rare and endangered animals to thousands of followers online. But despite posting a prolific number of videos every year, they have remained almost impossible to trace. In 2022, with the help of Bellingcat contributors Darcy White and Chris Osieck, we managed to establish that they were operating out of Malaysia. We also had a name. But to be certain of their identity, we needed more proof.

Oct 22, 2024 | bellingcat.com | Kolina Koltai |Foeke Postma

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been accused of trespassing on land owned by US game company, Cards Against Humanity, for more than six months as per a lawsuit filed and announced on September 19, 2024. However, satellite imagery shows that the land has been in use for more than 12 months. At time of writing, SpaceX had not replied to our request for comment. We have no evidence SpaceX knowingly trespassed on Cards Against Humanity’s land.

Sep 20, 2024 | bellingcat.com | Foeke Postma |Logan Williams |Jake Godin

Dozens of people were killed and thousands more injured after two consecutive days of explosions across Lebanon this week that the Shia militant group Hezbollah has blamed on Israel. Pagers used by Hezbollah members detonated simultaneously on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least 12 people dead, including two children. On Wednesday, another wave of coordinated explosions affecting handheld radios killed at least 25 people.