Bald eagles become an internet sensation
A bald eagle couple in Southern California waiting on eaglets have become an internet sensation.
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Authors push back on the growing number of AI 'scam' books on Amazon
Amazon is crowded with copycat books that appear to have been written by AI — and they're attached to real authors who didn't write them. (Story first aired on Morning Edition on March 13, 2023.)
'Games made by soulless machines': Tech sparks debate over AI stories in video games
Is the future of artificial intelligence in video games playing out in a cyberpunk ramen bar? Tech companies would like you to think so, but game writers aren't so sure.
Just because your favorite singer is dead doesn't mean you can't see them 'live'
The upcoming immersive "Elvis Evolution" experience in London employs everything from cutting edge AI to a 200-year-old magic trick.
A House bill proposing a sale or a ban of TikTok has moved to the Senate
NPR's A Martinez talks to Jen Golbeck, a professor at the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland at College Park, about the app's ability to track its American users.
The House passed a TikTok ban bill. But is the app really a national security threat?
National security officials have long warned about the dangers TikTok poses as long as it is owned by a Chinese company, but the threat remains theoretical.
Waymo's robotaxi service set to expand into Los Angeles
Waymo, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is rolling out driverless cars to passengers in L.A. San Francisco and Phoenix already have them.
Virtual reality allows one Venezuelan torture survivor to share his experience
The story of one Venezuelan torture survivor who has recreated his brutal experience behind bars using virtual reality.
Starship, the largest rocket ever made, successfully launched
SpaceX's third launch attempt of Starship took the spacecraft farther and higher than ever before.
Can AI create compelling video game stories? Writers have their doubts
Tech companies and game publishers are promising that artificial intelligence can write video game dialogue, making characters more dynamic and interactive. Video game writers are skeptical.