Arts Oct 08 New documentary traces Elon Musk's rise and embrace of right-wing politics Elon Musk remains one of the more powerful and controversial figures in business, science, tech and politics. He played a central role in the early days of the second Trump administration. Now, a new documentary is chronicling Musk's rise to…
Economy Oct 02 What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy U.S. hiring slowed in September as employers added just 29,000 jobs. The disappointing jobs report has wide-reaching implications for consumer prices and interest rates, and it comes a month before Americans head to the polls for midterm elections. Amna Nawaz…
Nation Sep 28 What Trump's rollback of fuel economy standards means for drivers The Trump administration is rolling back federal fuel economy standards for new vehicles. The move reverses policies meant to increase fuel efficiency to encourage greater use of electric vehicles. The boost for gasoline-powered vehicles comes as the war in Iran…
Arts Sep 23 Marlon James explores how homophobia shaped life in Jamaica in 'The Disappearers' Marlon James’ new novel, "The Disappearers," was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It tells the story of a group of gay men trying to make their way, and stay alive, in the homophobic culture of Jamaica in the 1980s and…
Science Sep 17 As AI behavior raises concerns, ex-researcher Jacob Coxon warns what may lie ahead OpenAI announced it had discovered six new instances of “concerning or unexpected” behavior by its artificial intelligence models. It follows repeated warnings about how rapid advances in AI threaten to outpace the ability to develop the tech safely. One of…
Economy Sep 16 Interest rate hike a 'reassuring' sign Fed is acting independently, economist says The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a point, the first hike in three years. It comes as the war in Iran continues to put pressure on prices and is the first major move by Fed Chair…
Science Sep 15 Sen. Mark Warner says U.S. can strengthen AI safety without losing race to China The warnings about artificial intelligence are growing more urgent, and increasingly, they’re coming from inside the industry. AI researchers have resigned over safety concerns, while some of the field’s prominent leaders are calling for stronger government oversight. But Congress has…
World Sep 08 Lonnie Bunch on his legacy and protecting the Smithsonian from political pressure Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced that he is stepping down as the institution he leads faces an escalating battle with the Trump administration over how it tells the American story. Geoff Bennett spoke with Bunch about the political pressure, what’s…
Nation Sep 04 What's next for Lindsay Clancy after a mistrial in her murder case After five weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberation, the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who's charged with killing her three children, ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked. Clancy’s lawyers argued she was experiencing postpartum psychosis and should…
Science Aug 31 Artificial intelligence agents going rogue fuel calls for regulation Alarms are being sounded again about the risks of artificial intelligence after hundreds of OpenAI’s autonomous agents violated restrictions and hacked into another company without being told to do so. Anthropic and Meta have had similar events with their own…