Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta:
The former Meta employee testified that the company culture prioritized user numbers over child safety measures.
Why tech companies are buying up tons of rare old books to train their AI models:
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with 404 Media cofounder and reporter Emanuel Maiberg about his investigation into a shipment of rare books which ended up at an Amazon AI training warehouse.
Trump administration launches $5B AI initiative aimed at advancing science:
The Trump administration has a new $5 billion initiative dedicated to using artificial intelligence to advance science. It's part of what the administration calls a new "golden age of science."
'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court:
Opening arguments are underway in a trial that pits four states against the company that owns Facebook and Instagram. They allege that Meta knew its products could hook kids — and lied about the danger.
Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren't so sure:
The unemployment rate for young adults with new degrees is higher than the rate for all workers, according to the New York Fed. Is AI the problem, or is it more complicated?
She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks:
A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?
Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction:
Four states are suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the platforms were designed to hook kids and that Meta hid the mental health risks.
Missed shifts were costly to this McDonald's. An app has fixed the problem:
Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.
Anthropic's new invisible watermark marks content generated by AI chatbot Claude:
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Fortune Magazine AI reporter Beatrice Nolan about the invisible watermark embedded in anything new models of Anthropic's AI assistant Claude processes.
Are robotaxis finally here?:
Fully self-driving cars for hire have been hailed as the technology of the future for years now. That future has finally arrived -- but only in some cities.
