Technology

Among the trove of games was an original version of the cult hit Chrono Trigger.

Arts

A forgotten trove of rare video games could now be worth six figures

5:39pm November 29, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

When a video game store closed in 1998, hundreds of sealed Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis cartridges were stored and forgotten. Now, a collection of the top-graded items has been appraised.

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National

'Sports Illustrated' is accused of posting articles by writers created by AI

5:14pm November 28, 2023

by David Folkenflik

A new report exposes stories by writers who don't seem to exist, with bio photos that are stock images, at the revered sports magazine.

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Books
Arts

'If you have a face, you have a place in the conversation about AI,' expert says

2:25pm November 28, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini warns that facial recognition technology is riddled with the biases of its creators. She is the author of Unmasking AI and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League.

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This picture taken from a position in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing in the the Palestinian territory after an Israeli strike on November 21, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.

World News

Civilian deaths are being dismissed as 'crisis actors' in Gaza and Israel

5:09am November 27, 2023

by Shannon Bond

As graphic images from Gaza flood social media platforms, many people are claiming those images are fake, in the latest iteration of a disturbing trope.

Health & Safety

Life Kit: How to log off

5:24pm November 25, 2023

by Mayowa Aina

Lots of people struggle to put their phone down. And lots of solutions say to just log off, but it's not always that easy. NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to log off.

A British Airways Concorde takes off from London's Heathrow Airport in 2001.

World News

20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time

6:30pm November 24, 2023

by Jack Mitchell

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.

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National

Workers are seeing how AI could change our jobs

5:43pm November 24, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

Every day in the workplace, people are discovering that artificial intelligence has the potential to change our jobs and our lives — for better or worse.

How to keep an eye out for cyber scams during this holiday shopping season

5:05am November 24, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

It's important to keep an eye out for cyber scams during the holiday shopping season. New research suggests companies could do more to protect consumers. (Story aired on ATC on Nov. 21, 2023.)

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, left, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrive to the White House for a meeting in May.

How OpenAI's origins explain the Sam Altman drama

5:00am November 24, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The company's non-profit board and for-profit arm have long been at odds. CEO Sam Altman's week-long ouster represents the culmination of that long-simmering tension.

National

With Sam Altman back as CEO, what's next for OpenAI

5:41pm November 22, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

With nearly the entire staff in open revolt against the board, Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI as CEO. The board that fired him last week has been dissolved and replaced with an interim board.

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