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#150

How states are competing in the data center gold rush

Tech giants are estimated to have spent almost [$400 billion] (https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai... more

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#149

A case for AI models that understand, not just predict, the way the world works

Gary Marcus, professor emeritus at NYU, explains the differences between large language mo... more

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#148

Bytes: Week in Review - Apple's leadership departures raises concerns over its AI future

There’s been something of a critical mass of high-profile departures and retirement announ... more

12 Dec 2025

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12 Dec 2025

#147

The little-known regulatory bodies that can make or break AI data centers

The AI boom is propelling a once-obscure group of state regulators into key decision-makin... more

11 Dec 2025

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11 Dec 2025

#146

The latest TV innovations have their critics

The extended Black Friday sale season means a lot of people have been buying new TVs. The ... more

10 Dec 2025

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10 Dec 2025

#145

3D printing was supposed to disrupt prosthetic costs. It hasn’t.

Prosthetic limbs can be expensive, costing thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. ... more

09 Dec 2025

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09 Dec 2025

#144

Using AI chatbots for mental health support poses serious risks for teens, report finds

A new report from Stanford and Common Sense Media finds that more than half of U.S. teens ... more

08 Dec 2025

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08 Dec 2025

#143

Bytes: Week in Review - Amazon scales back AI anime dubs

The Trump administration has been trying for months to ban AI regulations at the state lev... more

05 Dec 2025

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05 Dec 2025

#142

Have we given up on data privacy?

Every day, consumers are confronted with the fragility of our personal data privacy — anot... more

04 Dec 2025

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04 Dec 2025

#141

What happens when all your coworkers are AI?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman [once speculated] (https://www.forbes.com/sites/markminevich/2025/08... more

03 Dec 2025

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03 Dec 2025

#140

How far away are we from humanoid robots doing our chores?

Robots are commonplace in factories, and increasingly in warehouses like those run by Amaz... more

02 Dec 2025

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02 Dec 2025

#139

What it's like to be in a relationship where wearable AI records your conversations

Marketplace's Matt Levin visits a couple in suburban Sacramento who both use an AI-enabled... more

01 Dec 2025

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01 Dec 2025

#138

AI's role in improving accessibility

Accessibility has long been aided by the advancement of technology. When it comes to artif... more

28 Nov 2025

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28 Nov 2025

#137

Can digital apps help solve Africa’s unemployment crisis?

Sub-Saharan Africa has a youth unemployment problem. The latest figures from the Internati... more

27 Nov 2025

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27 Nov 2025

#136

AI-enabled ed tech vendors fail to disclose capabilities and safeguards, report finds

Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, senior technologist at the Center for Democracy and Technology, ... more

26 Nov 2025

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26 Nov 2025

#135

The federal data and tools that "died" this year

In the Trump administration's efforts to shrink and realign the federal government, datase... more

25 Nov 2025

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25 Nov 2025

#134

AI-generated "letters to the editor" are flooding academic publications

Dr. Carlos Chaccour, physician scientist at the University of Navarra, noticed something f... more

24 Nov 2025

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24 Nov 2025

#133

Bytes: Week in Review — Meta wins antitrust case

The holiday shopping season is here, and AI companies are pushing new chatbot retail partn... more

21 Nov 2025

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21 Nov 2025

#132

The difference between Grokipedia and Wikipedia

Grokipedia, the AI-powered encyclopedia launched by Elon Musk's xAI last month, promises t... more

20 Nov 2025

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20 Nov 2025

#131

This school trains the workforce behind China's automated factories

China recently came out with its latest five-year plan for growth, which will guide the wo... more

19 Nov 2025

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19 Nov 2025

#130

For politicians, what makes a successful TikTok?

One thing almost everyone can agree on about Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City:... more

18 Nov 2025

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18 Nov 2025

#129

Bridging the uncanny valley of lab-grown meat

About a third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from our food systems, and livestock... more

17 Nov 2025

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17 Nov 2025

#128

Bytes: Week in Review – Wikipedia urges AI companies to pay for its data, again

This week we learned the Japanese investment firm Softbank sold all of its stake in the ju... more

14 Nov 2025

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14 Nov 2025

#127

How to train your humanoid robot

Tech firms are racing to develop robot assistants that can take over our dreaded household... more

13 Nov 2025

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13 Nov 2025

#126

Are there enough workers to build geothermal energy networks?

Combatting climate change will likely require a multi-pronged approach to renewable energy... more

12 Nov 2025

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12 Nov 2025

#125

The old technique that could power future nuclear reactors

Some AI companies are turning to nuclear power to meet demand for electricity. But traditi... more

11 Nov 2025

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07:13

11 Nov 2025

#124

Chocolate's high tech and climate-friendly pivot

Extreme weather caused by climate change is affecting agriculture and raising the cost of ... more

10 Nov 2025

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04:04

10 Nov 2025

#123

Bytes: Week in Review - Quantifying AI's impact on job cuts

On today's “Tech Bytes: Week in Review,” we discuss federal cybersecurity cutbacks that af... more

07 Nov 2025

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07 Nov 2025

#122

Former regional Fed president: We need an "AI land grant act"

Big tech companies have [invested hundreds of billions] (https://www.marketplace.org/story... more

06 Nov 2025

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06 Nov 2025

#121

Silicon Valley's tech bro culture is changing

Rya Jetha, tech culture reporter at The San Francisco Standard, spends a lot of time think... more

05 Nov 2025

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09:41

05 Nov 2025

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#150

How states are competing in the data center gold rush

#149

A case for AI models that understand, not just predict, the way the world works

#148

Bytes: Week in Review - Apple's leadership departures raises concerns over its AI future

#147

The little-known regulatory bodies that can make or break AI data centers

#146

The latest TV innovations have their critics

#145

3D printing was supposed to disrupt prosthetic costs. It hasn’t.

#144

Using AI chatbots for mental health support poses serious risks for teens, report finds

#143

Bytes: Week in Review - Amazon scales back AI anime dubs

#142

Have we given up on data privacy?

#141

What happens when all your coworkers are AI?

#140

How far away are we from humanoid robots doing our chores?

#139

What it's like to be in a relationship where wearable AI records your conversations

#138

AI's role in improving accessibility

#137

Can digital apps help solve Africa’s unemployment crisis?

#136

AI-enabled ed tech vendors fail to disclose capabilities and safeguards, report finds

#135

The federal data and tools that "died" this year

#134

AI-generated "letters to the editor" are flooding academic publications

#133

Bytes: Week in Review — Meta wins antitrust case

#132

The difference between Grokipedia and Wikipedia

#131

This school trains the workforce behind China's automated factories

#130

For politicians, what makes a successful TikTok?

#129

Bridging the uncanny valley of lab-grown meat

#128

Bytes: Week in Review – Wikipedia urges AI companies to pay for its data, again

#127

How to train your humanoid robot

#126

Are there enough workers to build geothermal energy networks?

#125

The old technique that could power future nuclear reactors

#124

Chocolate's high tech and climate-friendly pivot

#123

Bytes: Week in Review - Quantifying AI's impact on job cuts

#122

Former regional Fed president: We need an "AI land grant act"

#121

Silicon Valley's tech bro culture is changing