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VCs are investing in LA's defense tech startups
So far this year, LA defense tech companies have raised $4 billion in funding — more than double last year's haul, according to Los Angeles Times tech reporter Queenie Wong. She told Marketplace’s No…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Could AI ever be used safely for mental health support?
The role of artificial intelligence in mental health care is an unsettled issue. States including Illinois, Utah, and Nevada limit or ban the use of AI for therapy. And researchers say such conversat…
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Colleges turn to video essays to counter AI-written submissions
Colleges and universities are dealing with a growing problem of college admission essays being written by artificial intelligence. Rather than try to figure out which essays are AI-generated, some sc…
Published on 1 month ago
Can an AI chatbot change your political beliefs?
Researchers at several universities tested how successful artificial intelligence can be at political persuasion, and found some AI chatbots were 40-50% more successful than a static message at getti…
Published on 1 month ago
Bytes: Week in Review - Big Tech/small tech divide over $100K visa fee
On this week’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review, Nova Safo speaks with Axios tech policy reporter Maria Curi about the details and lingering unknowns of President Donald Trump's new, $100,000 f…
Published on 1 month ago
Car dealerships face new barriers to EV tax credits
The EV tax credit expires September 30, and Americans have been rushing to take advantage before the deadline. But according to reporting from Marketplace’s Henry Epp, many dealerships are facing new…
Published on 1 month ago
AI cyberattacks pose special risks for small and medium businesses
Tony Pietrocola, president of the cybersecurity company AgileBlue, says cybercriminals are using artifical intelligence to generate deepfake video and audio calls, making the cyber threats more sophi…
Published on 1 month ago
A golden opportunity for tech defense firms
There’s a race going on among tech firms — big and small — to join in the construction of what President Trump has dubbed the Golden Dome, a missile defense system similar to Israel’s Iron Dome. Tens…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
She fell in love with an AI chatbot. Now, she’s a ‘cyberspace widow.’
Here’s cautionary tale for you, out of China, about a young woman who says she fell in love with an artificial intelligence chatbot. There have been well-publicized instances of people seeking compan…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Bytes: Week in Review — ChatGPT vs. Claude, Nvidia in the hot seat, and Hollywood’s latest AI lawsuit
Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Nova Safo to break down all of these headlines. This episode was produced by Jesús Alvarado.
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago