What happens when law enforcement wants to break into someone's smartphone? NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to David Gee of Cellebrite, a company that sells tools to law enforcement to help them access locked smartphones. The FBI is a customer. Sacha Pfeiffer
The best games of 2024 so far, picked by the NPR staff NPR staff and contributors share their favorite video games of 2024 so far. James Perkins Mastromarino
How will AI play into the Olympics? China's Alibaba Group Holding is using its AI to help Paris reduce electricity consumption as the host city tries to pull off the first carbon-neutral Olympic Games.
The music industry is coming for AI A new lawsuit filed by record labels Universal, Sony and Warner says their catalogs have been ripped off by two AI music generators. But there’s a twist: It’s not clear the courts are on their side. Bobby Allyn
EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads The European Union has charged Elon Musk’s X with violating new regulations for social media platforms. Musk faces hefty fines over delivering misinformation. Bobby Allyn
The music Industry is coming for AI A new lawsuit filed by record labels Universal, Sony and Warner says their catalogs have been ripped off by two AI music generators. But there’s a twist: It’s not clear the courts are on their side. Bobby Allyn
Research shows AI can boost creativity for some, but at a cost Amateur writers using AI tools produced stories that were deemed more creative, but the research suggests the creativity of the group overall went down. Geoff Brumfiel
AT&T says hackers stole 2022 call and text data from 'nearly all' cell customers AT&T believes the data, which was stolen in April, is no longer publicly available. Affected current and former customers will be notified by the company but can also check their status online. Rachel Treisman
AI brings soaring emissions for Google and Microsoft, a major contributor to climate change The tech giants both report surges in greenhouse gas emissions as they double-down on adding artificial intelligence to all of their products. Dara Kerr
How Russia is using artificial intelligence in its propaganda operations This week, U.S. officials said they disrupted a Russian propaganda operation that used fake social media accounts posing as Americans. Artificial intelligence is making the Kremlin's efforts easier. Shannon Bond