Technology AI is predicting the world is likely to hit a key warming threshold in 10-12 years The world will likely breach the internationally agreed-upon climate change threshold in about a decade, artificial intelligence predicts in a new study that's more pessimistic than previous modeling. The Associated Press
Technology Robot joins the ranks at Spokane hospital Hospitals across Washington state continue to struggle with staffing levels, and some are getting creative with potential ways to lighten the load for nurses. A Spokane hospital has welcomed a robot named Moxi to its care team. Kate Walters
National Congress tightens U.S. manufacturing rules after battery technology ends up in China The Department of Energy allowed a taxpayer-funded breakthrough in batteries to transfer overseas with little oversight Laura Sullivan
Technology A Thai court sentences an activist to 28 years for online posts about the monarchy A court in Thailand sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison on for posting messages on Facebook that it said defamed the country's monarchy. The Associated Press
Business The Justice Department accuses Google of an advertising monopoly NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with University of Chicago professor Luigi Zingales about the federal antitrust case targeting Google's digital advertising business.
National 'Everybody is cheating': Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy An associate professor at the prestigious Wharton School is not only allowing his students to use ChatGPT, they are required to. Patrick Wood Mary Louise Kelly
Politics Former President Donald Trump can return to Facebook. Will he? Facebook parent company Meta is letting a two-year ban on Donald Trump, imposed after the then-president's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, expire. Shannon Bond
Technology Meta allows Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram The social media company is letting a two-year ban, imposed after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, expire. Shannon Bond
Technology A TikTok star who was functionally illiterate finds a community on BookTok Oliver James is a TikTok star who pledged to read 100 books this year. He has had a lot of difficulty with reading since he was a child and is now teaching himself at age 34. Lilly Quiroz
National Microsoft applications like Outlook and Teams were down for thousands of users Microsoft says it rolled back a network change that may have caused thousands to lose access to its apps Wednesday morning. Key workplace engines like Teams, Outlook and Sharepoint were impacted. Emily Olson
