Chinese companies offer to 'resurrect' deceased loved ones with AI avatars
Startups are catering to mourners who want a way to communicate with their lost loved ones — or at least digital likeness of them.
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Disruptions continue after IT outage affects millions around the globe
Airports, hospitals, and banks said they were recovering after a failed software update delivered by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to Microsoft’s Windows systems.
A worldwide IT outage disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals and businesses today
One of the biggest IT outages ever caused mayhem around the world today, hobbling airlines, businesses and government agencies. A faulty update from the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is to blame.
What we know about the computer update glitch disrupting systems around the world
A tech meltdown left workers at airlines, banks and hospitals staring at the dreaded “blue screen of death” as their computers went inert in what is being described as a historic outage.
Major Microsoft outage disrupts flights and banking around the world
A global computer glitch apparently triggered by software distributed by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused widespread global outages late Thursday and into Friday morning.
You can now ask Salvador Dali questions (sort of), as part of an AI installation
Visitors to the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla., can ask the famed Catalan artist, who died in 1989, questions. The Ask Dali installation uses generative AI to bring his consciousness to life.
Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires
Vance, who has become a darling to the Silicon Valley elite, made inroads in tech and venture capital circles during a stint in San Francisco. Now, Vance is tapping that network to supercharge the Trump re-election bid.
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.
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.
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.