An AI divide is growing in schools. This camp wants to level the playing field For years, research has shown a digital divide when it comes to schools teaching about new technologies. Educators worry that this could leave some students behind in an AI-powered economy. Lee V. Gaines
What's behind the Trump administration's immigration memes? White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes illustrate the administration's project of redefining who belongs in the United States. Shannon Bond
AI is driving a data center boom in rural America. Locals are divided on the benefits Artificial intelligence is driving a data center building boom across rural America, including in central Washington. But critics say the centers do not produce enough jobs — and drain resources. Monica Nickelsburg
Class-action suit claims Otter AI secretly records private work conversations The suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent. Bobby Allyn
Brain implants that decode a person's inner voice may threaten privacy A new brain-computer interface can decode a person's inner monologue. That could help paralyzed people communicate, but also suggests scientists are one step closer to reading a person's thoughts. Jon Hamilton
A summer camp aims to close the AI know-how gap for low-income high schoolers A free camp for low-income high schoolers aims to close the digital divide around AI know-how. Campers work on AI solutions to real-world environmental and medical challenges. Lee V Gaines
Anti-Trump podcast MeidasTouch is rivaling Joe Rogan. Does it have staying power? The left-leaning media outfit has surged in Donald Trump's second term, appealing to progressives outraged by the president. Still, the online streaming world remains dominated by right-wing voices. Bobby Allyn
Trump is tightening the screws on corporate America — and CEOs are staying mum Critics warn that Trump's demands for business leaders to step down, and for the government to take a cut of sales, threaten American-style capitalism. Maria Aspan
Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI The Boston Public Library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard University and OpenAI to increase public access to hundreds of thousands of historically significant documents. Chloe Veltman
Say bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL's dial-up internet service AOL debuted the service in 1991. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet. Ayana Archie