Technology

Supporters of former US President Donald Trump protest near the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 30, 2023.

Politics & Government

Trump's online supporters remain muted after his indictment

5:26pm March 31, 2023

by Huo Jingnan

Donald Trump's supporters on far-right social media platforms appear less enthusiastic about coming to the former president's aid. They're wary of ending in the same place of Jan. 6 rioters.

A computer screen shows the OpenAI website Friday in Manta, Italy.

ChatGPT is temporarily banned in Italy amid an investigation into data collection

5:06pm March 31, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Italian authorities are temporarily banning ChatGPT while it investigates the company behind the AI tool. Italy is considered the first government to take such a measure against ChatGPT.

Tchia, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, and Destiny 2: Lightfall

Arts

NPR staff review the biggest games of March, and more

5:01pm March 31, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

March 2023 took us places: from scary Spain in Resident Evil 4 to Tchia's colorful archipelago, to the Diablo IV beta's grim Sanctuary.

Teens share the joy, despair and anxiety of college admissions on TikTok

4:19pm March 30, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with New Yorker writer Jay Caspian Kang about his latest piece, "The Particular Misery of College Admissions TikTok."

The all time great Jackie Robinson, featuring his classic Monarchs uniform for MLB The Show 23's Storylines mode.

Arts

MLB The Show 23 Review: Negro Leagues storylines are a tribute to baseball legends

11:31am March 30, 2023

by Jamal Michel

The long-running baseball video game features a new mode that celebrates historical Black all-stars and offers a much-requested single-player experience.

Electric cars charge at a hub in downtown Milan on March 23. Starting in 2035, all cars sold in the European Union will be zero-emission vehicles.

All new cars in the EU will be zero-emission by 2035. Here's where the U.S. stands

10:09am March 30, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.

National

An open letter signed by tech leaders, researchers proposes delaying AI development

6:19pm March 29, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Peter Stone, computer science professor at the University of Texas, on an open letter calling for a temporary halt in development of advanced artificial intelligence.

Queue Listen Now

Panera has piloted handprint scanners in two locations so far. The company plans to roll out the technology in additional locations across the country in the coming months.

National

Panera rolls out hand-scanning technology that has raised privacy concerns

10:00am March 28, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Developed by Amazon, the technology will make it faster for Panera customers' to pay as well as give recommendations on what to order based on their order history.

Books line the shelves at the Rice University Library in April 2022 in Houston.

A judge sided with publishers in a lawsuit over the Internet Archive's online library

5:01am March 26, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The nonprofit, which has a mission to provide "universal access to all knowledge," says it will appeal the ruling.

Encore: The number of Black video game developers is small, but strong

5:21pm March 25, 2023

by Brianna Scott

Even though only 5% of those working in video game development identify as Black, Black gamers and developers have had a significant impact on the industry.