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A flyer in her name told migrants to vote for Biden. But she says she didn't write it

Viral images of the flyer were filmed in portable toilets of a migrant camp in Mexico, and they energized members of Congress. But NPR's reporting suggests the flyer is not what it purports to be.
Jude Joffe-Block
Business

ChatGPT maker OpenAI exploring how to 'responsibly' make AI erotica

The San Francisco-based AI juggernaut says it is re-evaluating its policies around "NSFW" content.
Bobby Allyn
Environment

Oil industry could help the Biden administration tap 'invisible' green energy

The White House wants a twenty-fold increase in geothermal energy production to fight climate change and it's counting on the oil and gas industry for help.
Kirk Siegler
Politics

A lawmaker with a brain disease used voice assist to back her bill on the House floor

Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia was diagnosed last year with rare disease that makes it hard to speak. She still advocated for a bill renaming a post office in her district – and the House passed it.
Rachel Treisman
Business

Could a major update to Apple's iPad be the reset that the company needs?

Apple unveils new versions of its iPad at a time when revenue from its devices are falling and it faces growing competition from places like China. Will this refresh help the company?
Dara Kerr
Business

TikTok challenges U.S. ban in court, calling it unconstitutional

The high-stakes legal battle could determine the future of the popular app in the U.S. TikTok's legal filing calls the ban law an unprecedented violation of First Amendment rights.
Bobby Allyn
Technology

FCC reinstates net neutrality policies after 6 years

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Gregory Rosston of Stanford University about the FCC's decision to reinstate net neutrality policies and what the last 6 years on the internet has been like without them.
Scott Simon
Business

A judge hears closing arguments in an anti-trust case against Google

Closing arguments have begun in the Justice Department's antitrust case against Google. At issue is whether Google has illegally monopolized the search engine market.
Michel Martin

Dara Kerr
National

Tesla hit an unexpected team with hundreds of layoffs

Tesla laid off hundreds of people. The company's supercharger network has been a striking success. So why did Elon Musk hit that team with devastating layoffs?
Camila Domonoske
Technology

What former Binance CEO's money laundering conviction could mean for crypto crime

This week a Seattle federal court sentenced Changpeng Zhao -- founder and former CEO of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance -- to four months in prison. In contrast to the high-profile case of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who used his crypto exchange to defraud billions of dollars from its users, Zhao pled guilty to not doing more to prevent money laundering on his exchange.
Diana Opong

Alec Cowan

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