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Garrett Keene sits on the front steps of his home in Lake Elsinore, Calif. that was destroyed in the Airport Fire, one of three major Southern California Fires so far this September. After evacuating with his family, Keene said he monitored the Watch Duty fire app to see where airdrops of fire retardant were happening as the fire approached, but none dropped on his neighborhood.

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  • National

Trying to stay safe in a wildfire? There's an app that can help

Watch Duty, a free app for tracking wildfires, has taken off in the Western U.S. as more of the region experiences destructive wildfires and the overwhelming task of staying informed.

September 27, 2024
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  • Liz Baker
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Human reviewers can't keep up with police bodycam videos. AI now gets the job

AI can improve police "professionalism" by monitoring officers' body camera footage, according to the first independent study on the topic. Police aren’t so sure the benefits are worth the cost.

September 25, 2024
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  • Martin Kaste
GPB News NPR

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  • Video Game Reviews

Zelda review: 'Echoes of Wisdom' is a worthwhile remix, not a revolution

Nintendo's latest game is the first to truly star Zelda in the series that has borne her name since 1986. It boasts innovative mechanics but is still a little too linked to the past.

September 25, 2024
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  • James Perkins Mastromarino
A woman walks in front of the Kremlin on September 23, 2024. U.S. intelligence officials say Russia has embraced artificial intelligence tools to try to sway American voters ahead of the November election.

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  • Politics

U.S. officials say Russia is embracing AI for its election influence efforts

The cutting-edge technology makes it easier for Russia as well as Iran to quickly and more convincingly tailor polarizing content aimed at swaying American voters, intelligence officials said.

September 23, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond
 Sarah and Kaitlin Leung develop recipes with their parents for their blog, <em>The Woks of Life</em>.

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  • Technology

AI can generate recipes that can be deadly. Food bloggers are not happy

Apple, Google and Samsung are all working to integrate AI that can generate recipes into their virtual assistants, like Siri. People who work to develop recipes respond.

September 23, 2024
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  • Charlotte Engrav
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant is seen in March 2011 in Middletown, Pa.

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  • National

Three Mile Island nuclear plant will reopen to power Microsoft data centers

Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania power plant that was the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, will reopen and sell power to Microsoft.

September 20, 2024
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  • C Mandler
Light enters the compound eye of the fly, causing hexagonally arranged photoreceptors to send electrical signals through a complex neural network, enabling the fly to detect motion.

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  • Science

AI met fruit fly, and a better brain model emerged

A virtual version of a fruit fly’s visual system could help scientists understand how brain networks process information. The model could also lead to more efficient AI systems.

September 18, 2024
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  • Jon Hamilton
Gold Apollo's offices in northern Taiwan.

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  • World

Tracking the exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah

Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company called BAC Consulting which manufactured the devices.

September 18, 2024
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  • Emily Feng
Military musicians perform in Moscow's Red Square on Sept. 1, 2024. Researchers at Microsoft say Russia is pivoting its online influence operations to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, in the final stretch of the election.

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  • Politics

Microsoft says Russia’s election interference efforts have pivoted to Harris and Walz

The company identified a number of recent Russia-linked campaigns that have shifted focus to Harris, relying on videos to spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods about the Democratic nominee.

September 17, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond
TikTok asked a panel of federal appeal judges on Monday to overturn a law that would ban the app in the U.S. by January unless it fully divests from its Beijing-based parent company. ByteDance.

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  • News

TikTok argued against its U.S. ban in court today. Here's what happened

TikTok’s survival in the U.S. is riding on the outcome of the hearing. Federal judges peppered both the Justice Department and TikTok with skeptical questions about the ban, which takes effect in January.

September 17, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
 A view of what two features look like for Instagram's Teen Account, including the ability to set daily use limits and permitting parents to view with whom their teen kids are messaging.

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  • Technology

Instagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety

The social media app unveiled a new product for young users of the app that is intended to make the service safer for teenagers. The tools include making all teen accounts private and allowing parents to supervise activity.

September 17, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
AirPods are displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple headquarters on Sept. 9 in Cupertino, Calif.

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  • Health

FDA approves some Apple AirPods to be used as hearing aids

An upcoming Apple software update will allow some AirPods to double as over-the-counter hearing aids. Only 1 in 6 American adults with hearing loss wears hearing aids.

September 14, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Elon Musk's xAI took over this factory in Memphis, Tenn., earlier this year. This is where it's building a supercomputer to fuel artificial intelligence.

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  • Business

How Memphis became a battleground over Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer

A massive project headed by Elon Musk in Memphis, Tenn., to power AI has moved at breakneck speed. But it's stirring controversy around pollution emissions. The EPA says it’s looking into it.

September 14, 2024
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  • Dara Kerr
After buying Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk changed the company's name to X.

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  • Technology

What Musk's Twitter takeover could tell us about a possible government appointment

After buying Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk instituted sweeping changes — including rebranding the social media platform as "X." Authors Kate Conger and Ryan Mac recount the takeover in Character Limit.

September 11, 2024
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  • Terry Gross
The new iPhone 16 is displayed at Apple headquarters Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Cupertino, Calif.

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  • Technology

Everything to know about the new iPhone 16, AirPods and Apple's AI features

Apple unveiled new models of its iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch — most of which will be available in stores later this month.

September 10, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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