6 unsettling thoughts Google's former CEO has about artificial intelligence Neither the public or the tech giants pushing artificial intelligence understand its long-term implications, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Steve Inskeep
Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions The billionaire's campaign to radically upend federal agencies is stunning former White House officials, even in a political moment when many things are described as unprecedented. Shannon Bond
Seattle woman has lived her whole life without a smartphone. She recommends it Patti Gorman is becoming a rarity. According to the Pew Research Center’s latest “Mobile Fact Sheet,” 98% of Americans now own a cellphone of some kind. Stephen Howie
The shady business of mass texting: Probe into hateful texts after Trump win continues Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened. Jenna McLaughlin
International regulators probe how DeepSeek is using data. Is the app safe to use? The Chinese chatbot took the world by storm and rattled stock markets. But lost in all the attention was a focus on how the company is collecting and storing data. Bobby Allyn
OpenAI touts new government partnership and support for A.I. infrastructure NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Chris Lehane, chief global affairs officer of OpenAI, about Stargate, DeepSeek and the future of AI development. Kathryn Fink
Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook and Instagram suspensions Meta agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations after his suspension from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack. Bobby Allyn
Step inside the secret lab where America tests its nukes A thousand feet beneath the desert, the United States conducts experiments to verify that its weapons work. But some fear a live test could come soon. Geoff Brumfiel
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI? Buzz around DeepSeek built into a wave of concern that hammered tech stocks on Monday. John Ruwitch
At one-quarter way through the 21st century, we look back on some amazing advances The year 2025 puts us one quarter of the way through the 21st century. We'll spend the year looking back at some of the amazing advances we've experienced. In this episode: privatized space travel. Steve Inskeep
