Can the power of a star lower our electric bills? Electric bills are rising. AI data centers are gobbling up power. In Everett, two fusion companies are racing to invent the world’s first economically viable nuclear fusion reactor. And investors are opening up their wallets to fund it. Joshua McNichols
Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group. Chloe Veltman
Cloudflare outage exposes reliance on a handful of Internet companies NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Betsy Cooper, a cybersecurity expert at the Aspen Institute, about this week's major Internet outage and the world's reliance on a handful of web services companies. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Is the future of trucking a better truck? Technology can make big rigs more comfortable and easier to drive. But will new tech improve drivers' jobs, or eliminate them? Camila Domonoske
Judge sides with Meta in antitrust trial, will not spin off WhatsApp and Instagram A federal judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit alleging that Meta had stifled competition by buying up its rivals. John Ruwitch
With increasing AI popularity, how can you make your emails sound more human? Artificial intelligence email assistants are crafting perfect, tailor-made messages with minimal human input.
Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers Ever gotten a text saying you forgot to pay a nonexistent road toll or need to pick up a mystery package? Google's going after the scammers behind those messages. John Ruwitch
Inside the unofficial movement to save the em dash — from A.I. The extra-long hyphen known as the em dash is common in AI-generated text. While some writers have responded by choosing to avoid the punctuation mark, others are fighting back. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans. Jude Joffe-Block
Recruiting companies are starting to hold job interviews using AI Companies have begun using AI to interview potential employees, and a new study shows a number of job candidates may prefer being interviewed by AI. Wailin Wong
