How Animators Are Using Artificial Intelligence For 'The Simpsons' Amit Katwala, senior editor at Wired UK, explains how animators are using technology to voice characters on long-running shows like The Simpsons.
5 Takeaways From Big Tech's Misinformation Hearing The leaders of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were not eager to admit fault when it comes to bad information on their platforms, but it's clear Congress is getting closer to regulation. Shannon Bond
'Howard The Printer' Makes An Impression On TikTok With Mini History Lessons A little-known hub of California history closed during the pandemic. But its in-house printing press expert, Howard Hatch, won millions of visitors for the Sacramento History Museum's TikTok account. Sam Yellowhorse Kesler
A Cautionary Tale For China's Ambitious Chipmakers Wuhan Hongxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was supposed to be one of China's most advanced chipmakers. Now it's bankrupt — a big flop at a time when the country seeks technological self-reliance. Emily Feng
Lordstown Motors Faces Skepticism From Investors Lordstown Motors, the startup that bought an old GM factory to build an electric pickup, has been accused of deceiving investors. But the company says it's on track for production. Camila Domonoske
Some Museums Have Found A New Audience Online One surprise from the pandemic: some small museums have found new audiences online for their programs. Christy Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Federation, talks about it.
Why SkySilk Came Out of Nowhere To Save Parler After Capitol Riot After Amazon took Parler down over violent messages on the site, no tech services firm would help it come back online. Then an obscure Los Angeles-based company offered to help. Bobby Allyn
NASA To Test Rocket In The Next Step Towards Returning To The Moon NASA is counting down to what should be the final major test of the massive rocket it is building to put the first woman and the next man on the moon. Nell Greenfieldboyce
High Stakes At A Warehouse: Amazon Fights Against Alabama Union Drive A vote by workers on whether to form Amazon's first unionized warehouse in the U.S. has the community, labor groups and the company on the edge of their seats. Alina Selyukh
Slick Tom Cruise Deepfakes Signal That Near Flawless Forgeries May Be Here When they're not lighthearted movie star cameos, the digital doppelgängers have scary disinformation potential. A deepfakes researcher hopes our wariness keeps up with the tech's quickening advances. Emma Bowman