Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHawaii announces first recipients of student loan payment program for healthcare workers
The state has announced the first recipients of a program aimed at helping medical professionals pay off student loans in exchange for a two-year com…
2 years, 4 months ago
The secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent each year
Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don’t stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays. Americans were …
2 years, 4 months ago
As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
Generative artificial intelligence tools have made it far cheaper and easier to spread the kind of misinformation that can mislead voters and potenti…
2 years, 4 months ago
Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me — with some caveats
With several asterisks, qualifications, and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films, and books…
2 years, 4 months ago
Robot helps seniors fight loneliness; it converses, plays music and gives virtual tours
Some American senior citizens have a new companion to help them combat loneliness — a robot. Joyce Loazia lives alone, but when she returns to her a…
2 years, 4 months ago
Luxury chocolate factory provides employment for people with special needs
A luxury chocolate retailer is helping young people with special needs find employment and self-confidence at their factory in Eastern England. Harr…
2 years, 4 months ago
Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers
As the world’s demand for chocolate grows, cocoa farmers in Nigeria are moving into protected areas of a forest reserve that is home to endangered sp…
2 years, 4 months ago
Here’s what you need to know about the deadly salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupe
Hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada have been sickened in a growing outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to contaminated whole and pre-cut c…
2 years, 4 months ago
Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning
The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing …
2 years, 4 months ago
California lawsuit says Ralphs broke the law by asking job-seekers about their criminal histories
California sued the Ralphs supermarket chain on December 21, alleging that it violated state law by asking job-seekers whether they had criminal reco…
2 years, 4 months ago