A supporter of ousted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro carry his portrait during a rally outside the National Assembly in Caracas on Jan. 5, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty
America’s AI boom requires a lot of power. NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Jennifer Hiller about the workers who are building the electric grid one transformer at a time.
Misinformation after disasters is growing in part because AI-powered software makes it easier to create and spread lies on social media. Sponsor Message
From the advent of AI actress Tilly Norwood to major music labels making deals with AI companies, 2025 has been a watershed year for AI and culture. Sponsor Message
Idaho-based Micron Technology is one of the world’s top makers of RAM chips and it’s benefited from increase demand. Charlie Litchfield/ASSOCIATED PRESS/FR164915AP Charlie Litchfield/ASSOCIATED PRESS/FR164915AP The world has a memory problem, thanks to
This year Alaska Airlines joined the long list of airlines forced to ground their planes because of IT outages. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Tony Scott had already boarded his flight from
Governments and tech companies continue to pour money into quantum technology in the hopes of building a supercomputer that can work at speeds we can’t yet fathom to solve big problems. Sponsor Message
Three versions of Activision’s Call Of Duty games are seen on sale at a Best Buy store in Mountain View, Calif., in 2011. Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind the best-selling video
Cesium beam clocks (left) and hydrogen masers are among the types of atomic clocks used by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to determine official U.S. time. J. Sherman, R. Jacobson/National
With reported months-long consulate and embassy delays, Google and Apple say employees on H-1B visas should stay put in the U.S. right now to avoid the risk of getting stranded abroad. The latter
