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Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, seated in an armchair, speaks at the National Association of Music Merchants convention in Anaheim, California, in June 2022.

Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, seen here in June 2022, is asking for his performance of the song "Danger Zone" to be deleted from an AI-generated "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday. Jerod Harris/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's fake video featured 'Danger Zone.' Musician Kenny Loggins wants it scrubbed

The "Danger Zone" singer is asking for his performance to be deleted from a fake "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday.

Why the internet sucks (and keeps getting worse)

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Why the internet sucks (and keeps getting worse)

Do you ever feel like the internet just doesn't work as well as it used to?  

Why the internet sucks (and keeps getting worse)

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The video posted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee shows an AI-generated version of Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer repeatedly saying "Every day gets better for us" and grinning.

The video posted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee shows an AI-generated version of Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer repeatedly saying "Every day gets better for us" and grinning. @NRSC/Annotation by NPR hide caption

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Politics

A GOP attack ad deepfakes Chuck Schumer with AI

The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated deepfake attack ads.

The families of some deceased celebrities and public figures, including Martin Luther King Jr., have criticized OpenAI for allowing depictions of vulgar, unflattering or incriminating behavior on its Sora app.

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OpenAI blocks MLK Jr. videos on Sora after 'disrespectful depictions'

OpenAI is preventing people from making AI videos of King on its Sora app after the estate of the civil rights leader complained about the spread of offensive and vulgar portrayals.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is launched.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in March of this year, carrying multiple Starshield satellites into orbit. National Reconnaissance Office/NRO via X hide caption

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A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal

An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal, which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.

Starshield Transmissions

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We may be in an AI bubble. What does that mean?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the Snowflake Summit in San Francisco in June 2025. He is one of many tech leaders recently to caution that the AI market may currently be overvalued. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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We may be in an AI bubble. What does that mean?

Is the AI boom an AI bubble? Wall Street and Silicon Valley increasingly think so.

We may be in an AI bubble. What does that mean?

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured as he attends the start of the production at Tesla's "Gigafactory" on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. - US electric car pioneer Tesla received the go-ahead for its "gigafactory" in Germany on March 4, 2022, paving the way for production to begin shortly after an approval process dogged by delays and setbacks. (Photo by Patrick Pleul / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK PLEUL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Business

How much can Tesla pay Elon Musk? Delaware's Supreme Court will decide

On Wednesday, the Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit over Tesla's record-setting compensation package for Elon Musk.

How much can Tesla pay Elon Musk? Delaware's Supreme Court will decide

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She posted about Charlie Kirk's death. Within eight hours, she was fired
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National

She posted about Charlie Kirk's death. Within eight hours, she was fired

Alexandra is among the people who lost their jobs for posting about the conservative influencer's death. She described the online mob that got her fired as "state-sponsored censorship."

KIRK TARGETS SPEAK UP

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Online safety experts say something else that is happening may be less obvious but more consequential to the future of the internet: OpenAI has essentially rebranded deepfakes as a light-hearted plaything and recommendation engines are loving it.

Online safety experts say something else that is happening may be less obvious but more consequential to the future of the internet: OpenAI has essentially rebranded deepfakes as a light-hearted plaything and recommendation engines are loving it. OpenAI hide caption

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Sora gives deepfakes 'a publicist and a distribution deal.' It could change the internet

OpenAI's new hit app has unleashed a new wave of AI slop across the internet. But what happens when there are no rules over hyper-realistic synthetic videos?

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Need a laptop? This retiree refurbishes laptops, gives them away to those in need

Craig Clark, 79, calls himself the "Tech Fairy." Clark spends his time refurbishing old laptops and giving them away for free to people who need them.

Need a laptop? This retiree refurbishes laptops, gives them away to those in need

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Wind turbines stand next at the Neurath coal-fired power plant on April 15, 2024, in Ingendorf, Germany.

Wind turbines stand next to the Neurath coal-fired power plant on April 15, 2024, in Ingendorf, Germany. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images hide caption

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Energy

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first

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Dotted prints were one of the trends predicted by Paris-based company Heuritech. They appeared on runways during Paris Fashion Week.

Dotted prints were one of the trends predicted by Paris-based company Heuritech. They appeared on runways during Paris Fashion Week. Kiran Ridley; Olga Gasnier; Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images; Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Culture

Here's how the fashion industry is using AI to predict the next big trend

Once the province of elite fashion editors and forecasters, the art of figuring out what's likely to fly off future racks is getting an assist from AI algorithms.

Here's how the fashion industry is using AI to predict the next big trend

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A still showing an AI-created crowd at a big public event from OpenAI's publicity video for its new video generation platform Sora 2. AI crowd scenes have traditionally posed a big technical challenge for companies like OpenAI and Google. But their models are improving all the time.

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AI's getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern

Odd fingers and faces in the crowd of a recent Will Smith concert video led to suspicions of AI. But AI is improving fast, and there are serious implications for how "fake" crowds might be coopted.

AI’s getting better at faking crowds. Here's why that's cause for concern

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Screenshots of AI-generated videos show the moon landing, NPR reporter Geoff Brumfiel on a boat and a dog driving a car.

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Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived

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A new study found that artificial intelligence could design DNA for all kinds of dangerous proteins, and do it in such a way that DNA manufacturers' biosecurity screening measures would not reliably catch them.

A new study found that artificial intelligence could design DNA for all kinds of dangerous proteins, and do it in such a way that DNA manufacturers' biosecurity screening measures would not reliably catch them. Malte Mueller/fStoap/Getty Images hide caption

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Science

AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows

Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study shows how AI could help malevolent actors get the stuff anyway.

AI and dangerous proteins

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An illustration of a teacher standing at the front of a college classroom, teaching about AI. Meanwhile, throughout the classroom, an image of the same teacher, but with bits of code on her clothing, is seen throughout the classroom, performing different tasks.
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Education

Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI

It's not just students, more professors are using AI in the classroom. But they say more guidance is needed on how to use the technology.

More college students are using AI for class. Their professors aren't far behind

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