Why critics say Meta's chatbot is 'digital blackface' NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Karen Attiah of the Washington Post about her experience with Meta's new AI chatbot "Liv," and what she calls "digital blackface." Ayesha Rascoe
How will Meta's decision to end fact-checking affect the profession around the world? Fact-checkers around the world are wondering how their work will change after Meta said it will end professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the U.S. Huo Jingnan
3D printing makes child prosthetics more affordable and flexible Prosthetics for children can be expensive because they need to adjust to their growth.
AI companies are preparing for the second Trump administration Trump has tapped Silicon Valley insiders to lead AI policy. There's talk of a "Manhattan Project" for military AI. Advocates are worried the risks and misuse of the technology will grow under Trump. Bobby Allyn
Man who exploded Cybertruck in Las Vegas used ChatGPT in planning, police say The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday. The Associated Press
Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's previous content moderation policies "censorship," repeating talking points from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. Shannon Bond
Meta taps Trump ally and UFC CEO Dana White to join its board White's election as a Meta director two weeks before Trump takes office comes as Silicon Valley is courting the incoming administration. Shannon Bond
Net neutrality is struck, ending a long battle to regulate ISPs like public utilities A U.S. Court of Appeals this week ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to revive the so-called net neutrality rules that were first introduced a decade ago under the Obama Administration. Emma Bowman
This year's list of breakthrough technologies that might shape the future NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Amy Nordrum of the MIT Technology Review about the magazine's list of breakthrough technologies for 2025. Christopher Intagliata