May 05 Watch 8:26 ‘Godfather of AI’ discusses dangers the developing technologies pose to society By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas This has been a week where concerns over the rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence resonated loudly in Washington and around the world. Geoffrey Hinton, one of the leading voices in the field of AI, announced he was quitting Google… Continue watching
May 04 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as administration turns attention to AI risks By Josh Boak, Associated Press The popularity of AI chatbot ChatGPT — even Biden has given it a try, White House officials said Thursday — has sparked a surge of commercial investment in AI tools that can write convincingly human-like text and churn out new… Continue reading
May 03 Scientists catch glimpse of star swallowing planet in one big gulp By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Scientists for the first time have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet. And it's not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 3:35 Communities along Mississippi River struggle with highest floodwaters seen in decades By William Brangham, Courtney Norris While flooding along the Mississippi River happens every year, water levels are surging this year thanks to record snow across the Midwest that's been followed by a sudden thaw. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
May 02 Loneliness poses health risks as deadly as smoking, U.S. surgeon general says By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. Continue reading
Apr 30 Analysis: Why protecting very large swaths of land matters for wildlife conservation By David Jachowski, The Conversation Conserving grassland wildlife in the U.S. Great Plains and elsewhere will require public and private organizations to work together to create new, larger protected areas where they can roam. Continue reading
Apr 28 In drought-stricken Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi Arabia-owned farm’s water use By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources. Continue reading
Apr 27 U.S. adult cigarette smoking hits new all-time low By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Cigarette smoking dropped to another new all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers. Meanwhile, e-cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 9:19 Demand for electric vehicles is growing, but can charging networks keep up? By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman Demand for electric vehicles is growing and a new report forecasts that one out of every five vehicles sold worldwide this year will be electric. But charging those vehicles and getting the power you need when you want it can… Continue watching
Apr 25 Tokyo private company loses contact with moon lander moments before touchdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown. Continue reading