Podcast Episodes

Physical media's comeback

Move over, streaming services. Physicial media is making a comback. A Consumer Reports survey finds that nearly half of people in the US are watchin…

8 hours ago

AI meets the search for a BA

As teenagers decide whether to go college, and where, more of them are turning to artificial intelligence to help make that decision. According to a …

1 day, 8 hours ago

Here's how to prep for a job interview with AI

Imagine you're getting ready for a job interview. What do you do to prepare? You may have your sibling do a mock interview. You might also panic-buy …

2 days, 8 hours ago

AI makes it easier to code websites — including ones that scam consumers

Thanks to AI coding agents, basically anyone can program their own software without much technical knowledge. But lowering the barrier to sophisticat…

3 days, 8 hours ago

Bytes: Week in Review — Google to make links more prominent, Palantir moves to Florida and Ring reportedly had plans to use "Search Party" for more than finding lost dogs

This week, Palantir announced on X it’s relocating its headquarters to Miami. Plus, we look at the controversy around Ring's Search Party feature.

But…

6 days, 8 hours ago

Meta's big bet on "superintelligence"

Meta anticipates up to $135 billion worth of capital expenditures this year, nearly double the company’s outlay in 2025. One driver of that expenditu…

1 week ago

Can software companies survive the AI boom?

As artificial intelligence companies roll out more sophisticated agents, many analysts and investors raised concerns that AI could replace traditiona…

1 week, 1 day ago

Fewer students are enrolling in computer science classes and majors

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the number of students enrolling in computer and information science decreased this …

1 week, 2 days ago

High-tech data centers get a powerful assist from a century-old company

Caterpillar, which manufactures heavy duty equipment like asphalt pavers, diesel engine locomotives, and industrial gas turbines, has been around for…

1 week, 3 days ago

Bytes: Week in Review — Alphabet takes on debt to pay for AI projects, the social network where humans aren't allowed, and Spotify reports record user growth

This week, we look at Spotify's stellar quarter. Plus, there's a new AI-only social network called Moltbook. But first, Alphabet, parent of Google, w…

1 week, 6 days ago