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- The Downstream Effects of China's Rare Earth Miningby Michael Sullivan on July 18, 2025 at 7:30 pm
China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today. But China sources some of those rare earths and other heavy metals from neighboring Myanmar. And the ramped up in production there is causing downstream environmental concerns in Thailand. We go to Thailand to understand the issue.
- Why more residents are saying 'No' to AI data centers in their backyardby Ryan Murphy on July 17, 2025 at 9:00 am
The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Many residents are not happy about that.
- How artificial intelligence is transforming the way people use the internetby Steve Inskeep on July 16, 2025 at 9:01 am
AI is transforming how people navigate the internet, and that has major implications for the web's business model. NPR speaks with Ashley Gold, senior tech and policy reporter at Axios.
- AI-assisted listening shows how effort to save California's red-legged frog is goingby Nathan Rott on July 15, 2025 at 8:59 pm
Years ago, scientists moved eggs of a federally threatened frog from Mexico to Southern California. Audio monitoring -- with an AI assist -- now shows the complicated conservation effort is working.
- I went on a date with my AI dream guy. Then I cried over shrimpby Windsor Johnston on July 14, 2025 at 9:00 am
It started as a one-off dinner with a chatbot — a night of shrimp, sarcasm — then veered into something unsettlingly human.
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- Sudoku Tipsby Barbara Feldman on May 24, 2023 at 2:02 am
Sudoku is a logic-based number puzzle that does not involve arithmetic. Although first published in an American puzzle magazine in 1979, Sudoku gained popularity in Japan in 1986 before becoming an international craze in 2005. The goal is to enter
- Memorial Dayby Barbara Feldman on May 17, 2023 at 12:00 am
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) was first observed in 1868 to honor the soldiers of the Civil War. Its origins can be traced back to General John A. Logan who proclaimed: “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated
- Mother’s Day Cardsby Barbara Feldman on May 10, 2023 at 12:00 am
The history of American Mother’s Day can be traced to 1870 when Julia Ward Howe (author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic) called upon mothers to put an end to war. But it wasn’t until 1912 that West Virginia
- Ludwig van Beethovenby Barbara Feldman on May 3, 2023 at 12:00 am
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) is one of the greatest composers in history. His work marked a turning point for composers, who had previously written primarily for religious services, to teach, or to entertain at social functions. But Beethoven’s
- Flowersby Barbara Feldman on April 26, 2023 at 12:00 am
“April showers bring May flowers.” Perhaps this is why May is National Flower Month. Indulge your green thumb with this week’s website picks about flowers.
- How a Video Studio Embraced A.I. and Stormed the Internetby Stuart A. Thompson on July 18, 2025 at 9:22 pm
The Dor Brothers are indie filmmakers whose viral videos are generated entirely by artificial intelligence.
- Daniel Kleppner, Physicist Who Brought Precision to GPS, Dies at 92by Dylan Loeb McClain on July 18, 2025 at 8:51 pm
He worked to develop an atomic clock that is essential to global positioning systems and helped confirm a rare state of matter predicted based on work by Albert Einstein.
- China Is Spending Billions to Become an A.I. Superpowerby Meaghan Tobin on July 18, 2025 at 3:55 pm
Beijing is taking an industrial policy approach to help its A.I. companies close the gap with those in the United States.
- X Hits Grok Bottom + More A.I. Talent Wars + ‘Crypto Week’by Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Jen Poyant, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Alyssa Moxley on July 18, 2025 at 11:00 am
“XAI had to apologize after Grok began praising Adolf Hitler, making antisemitic comments and referring to itself as MechaHitler.”
- Court Rules Trump’s Firing of F.T.C. Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter Was Illegalby David McCabe on July 18, 2025 at 12:35 am
A federal judge said Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, whom President Trump fired from the Federal Trade Commission in March, was still a “rightful member” of the agency.