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AI song generator startups Suno and Udio angered the music industry. Now they're hoping to join it
2+ hour ago (947+ words) Suno CEO Mikey Shulman pulls up a chair to the recording studio desk where a research scientist at his artificial intelligence company is creating a new song. The flute line sounds promising. The percussion needs work. Neither of them is…...
The owners want to close this Colorado coal plant. The Trump administration says no
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (839+ words) Updated February 23, 2026 at 6:58 AM EST President Trump ran for office promising to restore a future for coal in the U.S. He now has new hardware confirming his status as a top industry ally: a trophy hailing him as the "Undisputed Champion…...
This week in science: Mental health and chatbots, ultrarunning and intermittent fasting
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (300+ words) NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about how ultrarunning affects the body, the trend of intermittent fasting and how to protect people's mental health when they talk with chatbots. This week in science: Mental health and chatbots, ultrarunning and intermittent…...
Michael Pollan says AI may 'think' — but it will never be conscious
1+ week, 1+ day ago (259+ words) After writing a book about how using psychedelics in a therapeutic setting can change your consciousness, that's the question journalist Michael Pollan found himself struggling to answer. "There's nothing any of us know with more certainty than the fact that…...
Do the people building the AI chatbot Claude understand what they've created?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (866+ words) And Gideon, welcome to FRESH AIR. GIDEON LEWIS-KRAUS: Thank you so much for having me, Tonya. MOSLEY: The Wall Street Journal is also reporting that Claude was deployed through Anthropic's partnership with the data firm Palantir Technologies, which you have…...
Stein’s Energy Task Force considers data center protections for residents and businesses
1+ week, 3+ day ago (946+ words) A task force of policymakers, state regulators, local officials and energy experts has spent the past six months developing recommendations for North Carolina to meet rising electrical demand driven by energy-hungry data centers. The 49-page report released Monday identifies risks…...
AI complicates proof of life in the search for Savannah Guthrie's mother
2+ week, 3+ day ago (282+ words) The FBI says AI is complicating the idea of a proof of life message in the search for Savannah Guthrie's mom. Experts say AI needs just a few short clips of a person to render a convincing fake. AI complicates…...
A new social media platform creates buzz – but it's just for AI bots
2+ week, 6+ day ago (444+ words) JOHN RUWITCH, BYLINE: On the platform Moltbook, you'll also find AI bots debating their existence, cracking jokes, discussing cryptocurrencies and sports predictions. Ethan Mollick is an associate professor who researches AI at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania....
Town of Canton is the latest to consider banning crypto mining, data centers
3+ week, 2+ day ago (464+ words) This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The town of Canton could be the latest North Carolina municipality to ban cryptocurrency mining and data centers. Last month, the town board…...
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (511+ words) The Washington Post moved Wednesday at the behest of owner Jeff Bezos to make deep cuts to every department in the newsroom. In a newsroom zoom call, Executive Editor Matt Murray called the move "a strategic reset." The changes, he…...