The U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers. What happened when those rules were taken away...
https://npr.org/2024/04/26/1247393656/net-neutrality-explained-fcc
This wild case emphasizes the serious potential for criminal misuse of artificial intelligence that experts have been warning about for some time, one professor said.
https://npr.org/2024/04/26/1247237175/baltimore-ai-generated-racist-audio-crime
Intelligence officials and lawmakers describe the Chinese-owned social media app as a national security threat. But they haven't shared that evidence with the public.
https://npr.org/2024/04/26/1247347363/china-tiktok-national-security
This week, President Biden signed a law that could ban TikTok nationwide unless its Chinese parent company sells the media platform within a year. Brittany is joined by NPR's Deirdre Walsh and Bo...
Employees at video game companies are known for working long hours to meet product launch deadlines. This pressure, known in the industry as crunch, has only gotten more intense as games have gro...
https://npr.org/2024/04/25/1197964047/video-game-unions-crunch-sega-microsoft-04-25-2024
Federal officials threw out the first vote, ruling that Amazon improperly interfered. The results of the second vote remain inconclusive. The federal government now determines what happens next.
https://npr.org/2024/04/25/1246423390/amazon-warehouse-alabama-union-vote
Tennessee just passed the first U.S. law regulating generative AI in music. But the technology, adept at copying real artists' voices and styles, is moving too quickly for one law to keep up with...
https://npr.org/2024/04/25/1246928162/generative-ai-music-law-technology
The Micron project comes after the White House has announced massive investments for Intel, TSMC and Samsung in recent weeks using funds from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.
https://npr.org/2024/04/25/1246888804/biden-chips-syracuse-micron
The measure was included in a foreign aid package providing support to Ukraine and Israel. TikTok vowed to challenge the law in federal court.
Tesla's sales are down. It's slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon Musk remains bullish on a future that's self-driving and battery-powered.
https://npr.org/2024/04/23/1246643864/tesla-earnings-elon-musk-robotaxi