Environment The 'de-influencing' trend tackles overconsumption and its harm on the environment NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with sustainability expert Solitaire Townsend about the rise of de-influencers on social media, who spread awareness about the harms of overconsumption on the environment.
National Decades-old missing person case solved after relative uploads DNA to genealogy site Sandra Young was between 16 and 18 years old when she went missing in the late 1960s. Police in Oregon say an upload to the genealogy database GEDMatch helped them identify her remains. Juliana Kim
Technology Washington vs China: Why the NW could have the next generation of battery tech China makes most of the world's car batteries. Washington could play a big role in helping the U.S. surpass China. Joshua McNichols
Technology Chinese hacking scheme focused on harassing dissidents, leaked documents shows Cybersecurity researchers are poring over a massive new leak of sensitive documents about Chinese hacking operations. A Martinez Jenna McLaughlin
Business Meet RDDT: Popular social platform Reddit to sell stock in an unusual IPO Reddit's IPO will be the first time since 2019 that a social media company has premiered on the stock market. Bobby Allyn
Politics Leaked document trove shows a Chinese hacking scheme focused on harassing dissidents The large cache of more than 500 documents posted online anonymously last week details one Chinese tech company's hacking operations, target lists and marketing materials for the Chinese government. Jenna McLaughlin
Business AT&T cellphone service out for tens of thousands across the country Reports of outages spiked around 3:30 a.m. ET, reaching more than 71,000 within a few hours. AT&T says it is aware of the problem and "working urgently to restore service." Scott Neuman
Arts & Life 'Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth' review: Savor the story, skim the open world Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth excels when it builds on Remake's innovations. But its new open world distracts from its superb character development. Andy Bickerton
Technology Scary good or just plain scary? OpenAI's text-to-video tool amazes some, worries others Microsoft-backed OpenAI announced a new text-to-video tool that produces videos far more lifelike and high quality than anything we’ve seen before. Libby Denkmann Hans Anderson
Business First there were AI chatbots. Now AI assistants can order Ubers and book vacations A new batch of AI-powered devices known as AI agents are all the rage in Silicon Valley. They're devices with a voice assistant that can complete real-world tasks for you. Bobby Allyn