Politics An Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake Kamala Harris ads on Facebook Ads seemingly advocating for Vice President Kamala Harris on Facebook are really part of an effort by a dark money group to mislead voters. The messages have been viewed millions of times. Bobby Allyn
Politics A baseless voting claim is being amplified by a network of social media accounts It’s unclear who runs the network of social media accounts that has gotten millions of views amplifying trending claims about alleged voting fraud. Huo Jingnan
Politics Voting officials face an 'uphill battle' to fight election lies The deck is stacked against election officials online, maybe even more so than in 2020. Conspiracy theories can quickly get millions of views while debunks gather a fraction of the attention. Shannon Bond Miles Parks
Technology Hackers are putting lives at risk at hundreds of hospitals across the country Hackers are putting lives at risk at hundreds of hospitals across the United States. According to a new report from Microsoft, ransomware attacks on healthcare have gone up over 300% since 2015. Jenna McLaughlin
Technology What would be lost if the Internet Archive were no more? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Brewster Khale, the founder of Internet Archive, about the attack by hackers that put the archive offline for days -- and what may have happened if it had succeeded. Vincent Acovino John Ketchum Mary Louise Kelly Zazil Davis-Vazquez
Science Meet America's secret team of nuclear first responders For 50 years, a secretive group of government workers has been preparing for the worst. Here's a rare look inside the team that's ready to respond to a nuclear incident anywhere, anytime. Geoff Brumfiel
Technology Tech companies look to renewable energy to power AI AI is sucking up energy and tech companies are looking at ways to power it. There's been a lot of talk about nuclear, but those projects are years away and AI’s thirst for energy is happening now. Dara Kerr A Martínez
Politics Russia is behind fake video of ballots being destroyed, U.S. officials say Federal intelligence officials and the FBI say Russia is behind the video, which has spread widely on social media, including Elon Musk’s X. Shannon Bond
Politics U.S. intel officials says Russia is behind attempts to smear Tim Walz A video making lurid and false claims about the Democratic presidential candidate was spread by pro-Trump accounts. Intelligence officials say Russia was behind the video. Shannon Bond
Technology Ethical implications of making a chatbot using the voice or likeness of someone NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with philosopher James Brusseau of Pace University about the ethics of creating and using artificial intelligence chat bots using a person's voice. Leila Fadel
