Politics The FCC says AI voices in robocalls are illegal The federal agency's ruling follows concerns over how the cutting-edge technology is being used to scam people and mislead voters. Shannon Bond
Arts & Life How a world cruise became a 'TikTok reality show' — and what happened next They boarded a nine-month cruise around the world. Then they went viral. Here's what some of the "Ultimate World Cruise" TikTokers want viewers to know about the reality of life on board. Rachel Treisman
Arts & Life TikTok Shop is taking on Amazon — one viral video at a time TikTok has surged into the e-commerce space, positioning itself as a kind of Amazon for the social media age. Analysts say it might work, but users and sellers are asking: At what price? Emma Klein
Politics What a robocall of Biden's AI-generated voice could mean for the 2024 election A robocall in New Hampshire's primary that urged people not to cast ballots appeared to be an AI-generated clone of President Biden's voice. What does that signal for the 2024 election? Miles Parks
Business Booming: Gen la(Z)y, vacant stores, pop-up shop quiz Young people get a bad rap for refusing to go above and beyond at work. Is this just the latest battle in an endless generational war, or do young people really have less work ethic? Joshua McNichols Monica Nickelsburg Lucy Soucek
Technology Meta will start labeling AI-generated images on Instagram and Facebook Meta will start labeling images created with leading artificial intelligence tools in the coming months, amid growing worries about the potential for AI to mislead. Shannon Bond
Science Meet 'Dr. Tatiana,' the professor getting people on TikTok excited about physics Videos of Tatiana Erukhimova's enthusiastic teaching style have gone viral on social media. The secret to her success? It didn't happen overnight. Emma Bowman
Politics Sen. Tom Cotton repeatedly grills Singaporean TikTok CEO if he's a Chinese Communist TikTok faced scrutiny Wednesday along with other social media sites over child safety. But its Singaporean CEO was grilled over his nationality when a senator repeatedly asked whether he has CCP ties. Diba Mohtasham
Politics Lawmakers grilled the CEOs of top social media companies in a hearing today During a contentious hearing, lawmakers demanded that social media companies do better to protect children online. Dara Kerr
Arts & Life Elmo takes a turn as a therapist after asking 'How is everybody doing?' When the beloved red Muppet asked people how they were doing, they responded with honesty — and in some cases, despair. Elmo replied to many messages with encouragement and empathy. Bill Chappell
