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Technology

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander was carried into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 15. Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images
NPR
Science

Private company Intuitive Machines is set to land on the moon. Here’s what to know

The Houston-based company hopes to make the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It would also be America's first soft landing in decades.

1 year ago

FILE - A man uses a cell phone in New Orleans on Aug. 11, 2019.
Community

AT&T says its cellphone network restored after a widespread outage hit users across the U.S.

Outages began at about 3:30 a.m. ET and peaked at around 73,000 reported incidents. By 5 p.m. ET, the reports were down to fewer than 1,500.

1 year ago

An image taken by the Mars Perseverance rover.
NPR
Science

NASA is looking for people to test out its Mars simulator for a year

Applications are live for a four-person cohort to live and work from a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

1 year ago

Rabbit R1 device
NPR
Science

First there were AI chatbots. Now AI assistants can order Ubers and book vacations

A slate of tech startups are developing products that use AI to complete real-world tasks.

1 year ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania courts say no ransom was paid in cyberattack, and attackers never sent a demand

The attack didn't compromise any data or stop the courts from operating on a normal schedule, officials said.

1 year ago

advertisement for Temu
NPR
Lifestyle

What is Temu, and should you let your parents order from it?

Temu’s Super Bowl ads promise to let people “shop like a billionaire” — and they’ve helped the Chinese-owned online discount marketplace expand in the U.S. at a rapid pace.

1 year ago

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Education

Penn to become first Ivy League to offer AI degree, looks to ‘train the leaders’ in emerging field

Penn believes the undergraduate degree program will allow for “students to unlock AI's potential.”

1 year ago

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A man uses the dating app Tinder in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)
The Pulse
Science

Dating apps have a ‘gold mine’ of data on attraction, but does it lead to better matches?

Three in 10 U.S. adults have used a dating app, so what have researchers learned about human interaction, relationships and attraction from all of that data?

1 year ago

Listen 10:55
The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
NPR
Politics & Policy

The FCC says AI voices in robocalls are illegal

The federal agency's ruling follows concerns over how the cutting-edge technology is being used to scam people and mislead voters.

1 year ago

School science experiment
Education

Scientist ‘Grand Hank’ inspires Philly students to delve deeper into the world of STEM careers

On Tuesday at Allen M. Stearne School in Philly, eighth grade students were in awe as "Grand Hank" demonstrated different cool and innovative explanations of science.

1 year ago

Listen 1:30
A photograph taken during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2024, shows the logo of Meta, the US company that owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Meta will start labeling AI-generated images on Instagram and Facebook

Meta will start labeling images created with leading artificial intelligence tools in the coming months, amid growing worries about the potential for AI to mislead.

1 year ago

Scott Joachim tries out an Apple Vision Pro headset during the first day of sales at a Palo Alto, Calif., Apple store on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Studio 2

Our Virtual Reality Future, Super-Earth Space Discovery, Ballet Brothers

Will we all be walking around with our phones strapped to our faces? We'll talk about Vision Pro. Plus, NASA discovers a new planet - a super-Earth - that could support life.

Air Date: February 6, 2024 12:00 pm

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File photo: Sheriff Rochelle Bilal. (Sam Searles/WHYY News)
Politics & Policy

Philly sheriff’s campaign takes down bogus ‘news’ stories posted to site that were generated by AI

Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal's campaign is acknowledging that a series of positive “news” stories posted to her campaign website were generated by ChatGPT.

1 year ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Nov. 6, 2020
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania statewide court agency’s website hit by disabling cyberattack, officials say

The courts agency, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, did not immediately identify the attackers or a motive.

1 year ago

Buses travel through the main campus of the University of Vermont Medical Center, Friday Nov. 20, 2020, in Burlington, Vt.
The Pulse
Health

How U.S. health care providers deal with hundreds of data breaches every year

Cyberattacks on health care providers in the U.S. have gone up steadily over the last decade, exposing the personal health data of millions of patients.

1 year ago

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