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A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (449+ words) Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude assistant, has created an interactive tool to show how AI might affect the U.S economy a little or a lot in the next few years. Imen Ben Youssef/AFP hide caption In…...
Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?: Throughline
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (244+ words) Calling someone a "Luddite" is usually an insult – shorthand for someone who is behind the times. But the real Luddites weren't just afraid of change; they were a labor movement fighting to save their jobs from being replaced by machines....
Which jobs are future-proofed?: The Indicator from Planet Money
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (163+ words) With AI disrupting the workplace, is your job going to exist in ten years? The Bureau of Labor Statistics has just the handbook for that. Today on the show, we flip through the Occupational Outlook Handbook and answer your questions…...
Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (959+ words) A person holds signs during a nationwide protest against AI data center expansion in New Port Richey, Florida on July 18, 2026. Thomas Simonetti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption In campaign ads airing everywhere from Georgia to Iowa, Republicans and Democrats…...
The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (544+ words) LAGOS, Nigeria — The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution aimed at changing the way Africa and other regions are represented on world maps. The "Correct the Map" resolution, introduced by Togo on behalf of the African Group…...
How schools are handling AI, screen time and slashes to the Department of Education
1+ week, 3+ day ago (533+ words) How will changes at the U.S. Department of Education affect schoolchildren this year, what's happening with screentime limits in classrooms, and how are schools adjusting to AI? Fifty-four million students across America are headed back to K-12 schools this month and next....
Why the U.S. Treasury is buying back double the government bonds it normally does
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (550+ words) The U.S. Treasury is planning to buy back at least double the long-dated government bonds it usually does. Will the plan pit the Treasury secretary against both the bond markets and the Fed? Next week, the U.S. Treasury plans to buy back…...
Kissing apes, anti-splash urinals: This year's Ig Nobels showcase surprising science
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (973+ words) Audience members toss paper airplanes during the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Boston, Mass. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption This year's Ig Nobel Prizes — which are awarded for humorous, yet thought-provoking research — have been announced, but not on their…...
New lawsuits claim OpenAI execs put image ahead of safety in Canadian mass shooting
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (661+ words) Community members attend a vigil to honor the victims of one of Canada's deadliest mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on February 13, 2026. Paige Taylor White/AFP via Getty Images hide caption New lawsuits brought against OpenAI on Wednesday…...
AI wealth is creating a 'mansion shortage' and upending San Francisco's housing market
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1505+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — On a recent Sunday, 30-year-old Collin Russell was desperately visiting open houses, looking to buy a place in the city that his wife is from. They left two years ago so he could go to graduate school, and…...