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The latest in-depth coverage covering the intersection of technology and culture will help you make sense of a world in constant transformation. Join us as we explore the ways technology is changing our lives.

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8:11

Apple Proved That AI Is a Feature, Not a Product

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2024/06/14

Other tech companies want to sell you chatbots. Apple’s demos show the value of seeing the AI as an integrated, holistic experience rather than a stand-alone app or device.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:11

US National Security Experts Warn AI Giants Aren't...

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2024/06/13

Susan Rice, who helped the White House broker an AI safety agreement with OpenAI and other tech companies, says she's worried China will steal American AI secrets.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:19

From the Archives: The ‘Green’ Future of Furniture Is...

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2024/06/12

Foam rubber—like the filling inside your couch—produces an enormous amount of CO2. A Norwegian company called Agoprene thinks seaweed could be the solution.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:55

An AI Cartoon May Interview You For Your Next Job

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2024/06/12

As if trying to land a new gig isn't demoralizing enough, job seekers are meeting with characters powered by generative AI who are capable of meeting with infinite candidates to judge their skills.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:02

The Snowflake Attack May Be Turning Into One of the...

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2024/06/11

The number of alleged hacks targeting the customers of cloud storage firm Snowflake appears to be snowballing into one of the biggest data breaches of all time.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:05

The Case for MDMA's Approval Is Riddled With Problems

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2024/06/10

The FDA is considering approving MDMA alongside psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD. But evidence of the drug’s effectiveness isn’t clear cut.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12:24

From the Archives: Energy Drinks Are Out of Control

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2024/06/09

Highly caffeinated drinks have become a cultural staple. But following a death allegedly related to Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade, has our collective obsession with energy drinks become unsafe? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:58

From the Archives: Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark...

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2024/06/08

Startup Light Bio has created a bioluminescent petunia using mushroom genes and plans to start shipping the plants next spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:37

From the Archives: What Will Plants Be Like on Alien...

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2024/06/07

Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:20

Marc Andreessen Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy....

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2024/06/07

Investor Marc Andreessen called tech ethics and safety teams “the enemy” in his “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” last year. Today he clarified he’s in favor of online guardrails for his 9-year-old son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:20

From the Archives: A Medieval French Skeleton Is...

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2024/06/06

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. Christopher Columbus was blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe. New DNA evidence suggests it was already there. Maybe both stories are true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:10

An American Company Enabled a North Korean Scam That...

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2024/06/06

Wyoming’s secretary of state has proposed ways of “preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents” in the aftermath of the scheme’s exposure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:55

AI Is Your Coworker Now. Can You Trust It?

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2024/06/05

Generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are becoming part of everyday business life. But they come with privacy and security considerations you should know about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:22

The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning

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2024/06/04

Data breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:38

Google's AI Overviews Will Always Be Broken. That's...

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2024/06/03

Google rushed out fixes after its AI search feature made errors that went viral. Fundamental limitations of generative AI mean that it will still screw up sometimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:52

What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement?

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2024/06/02

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Business, Spoken. Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:12

DART Showed How to Smash an Asteroid. So Where Did...

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2024/05/31

2022’s NASA mission proved it was possible to knock an incoming near-Earth object off course. But that creates debris—which might also be a threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:24

'Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen...

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2024/05/31

The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:51

Why Some Animals Thrive in Cities

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2024/05/30

Why does some wildlife thrive in the city? Figuring this out is the first step to boosting urban biodiversity. And that's good for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:29

From Science, Spoken: Why Antidepressants Take So...

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2024/05/29

We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. A clinical trial reveals the first evidence of how the brain restructures physically in the first month on SSRIs—and the link between neuroplasticity and depression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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