Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe new $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits
Citing a chronic shortage of financial backing for independent publishers and nonprofits dedicated to writing and reading, a coalition of seven chari…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Character.AI is banning minors from interacting with its chatbots
Character.AI is banning minors from using its chatbots amid growing concerns about the effects of artificial intelligence conversations on children. …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites
One viral video shows what appears to be four sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel's pool as floodwaters allegedly brought on by Hurricane Melissa swa…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors
The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients—revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. Pe…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent the development of life-threatening allergies, new …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump administration pledges to speed up some student loan forgiveness after lawsuit
The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain federal rep…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights
Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali in October as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
A mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building
A large mushroom farm near the Kenyan capital of Nairobi is one of a kind. It grows fungi on an industrial scale—not as food for restaurants but as a…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Waymo plans to bring its driverless taxis to London in 2026
Robotaxi pioneer Waymo plans to expand to London next year, marking the company’s latest step in rolling out its driverless ride service internationa…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
OpenAI launches Atlas browser to compete with Google Chrome
OpenAI introduced its own web browser, Atlas, on October 21, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely …
11 months, 3 weeks ago