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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Aug 02, 2026

NVIDIA is about to spend $750 billion on AI. Critics are calling it a bubble https://www.npr.org/2026/08/02/nx-s1-5913352/nvidia-is-about-to-spend-750-billion-on-ai-critics-are-calling-it-a-bubble

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NVIDIA is about to spend $750 billion on AI. Critics are calling it a bubble

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Bloomberg AI infrastructure reporter Dina Bass about concerns over circular financing in the AI sector.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Aug 01, 2026

For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts https://www.npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5912219/trump-truth-social-access-insider-trading #Technology #SocialMedia #Business

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For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts

The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 30, 2026

Massive demand from AI data centers drives up computer memory prices https://www.npr.org/2026/07/30/nx-s1-5909318/massive-demand-from-ai-data-centers-drives-up-computer-memory-prices #Technology #AI #Computing

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Massive demand from AI data centers drives up computer memory prices

Computer memory prices are skyrocketing and subverting a time-tested theory that says this should not be happening.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 29, 2026

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/g-s1-136072/ai-robot-teacher #AI #Education #Robotics

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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

A school district in upstate New York is pausing plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 28, 2026

AI executive calls OpenAI hacking event a wake-up call for the industry https://www.npr.org/2026/07/28/nx-s1-5908495/ai-executive-calls-openai-hacking-event-a-wake-up-call-for-the-industry #AI #Cybersecurity #TechNews

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AI executive calls OpenAI hacking event a wake-up call for the industry

NPR's HOST HOST speaks with Thomas Wolf, co-founder and chief science officer for Hugging Face, an AI company, discusses the recent hacking incident involving ChatGPT.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 28, 2026

AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/07/28/g-s1-135475/ai-tokens-could-become-the-kilowatt-hour-of-the-ai-age #AI #Technology #Future

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AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age

AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 27, 2026

Authors wary of content ownership despite court ruling on Anthropic case https://www.npr.org/2026/07/27/nx-s1-5904606/authors-wary-of-content-ownership-despite-court-ruling-on-anthropic-case #Tech #AI #Copyright

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Authors wary of content ownership despite court ruling on Anthropic case

The literary world is celebrating Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with authors. But AI firms may still train models on legally purchased books. What does that mean?

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 26, 2026

Sony says it will stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games https://www.npr.org/2026/07/26/nx-s1-5893491/sony-says-it-will-stop-producing-physical-discs-for-playstation-games #Gaming #Tech #Playstation

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Sony says it will stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games

Sony's Playstation games once ran solely on discs. But with advances in technology, physical discs are unnecessary, and the company will soon stop making them.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 23, 2026

OpenAI says AI models hacked into another AI company without being instructed https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5903083/openai-says-ai-models-hacked-into-another-ai-company-without-being-instructed #AI #Cybersecurity #OpenAI

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OpenAI says AI models hacked into another AI company without being instructed

NPR's A Martinez asks Nate Soares of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute how two experimental OpenAI models hacked their way onto the internet and into another AI company, without instruction.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 20, 2026

Who should regulate global AI? China makes a play for leadership https://www.npr.org/2026/07/20/nx-s1-5886477/who-should-regulate-global-ai-china-makes-a-play-for-leadership #AI #GlobalTech #Regulation

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Who should regulate global AI? China makes a play for leadership

The AI world is moving at lightning speed – and the world is trying to figure out how to regulate this technology. China just made a big play to be the global leader.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 18, 2026

Engineers develop a bird-scale flapping robot for aerial-aquatic travel https://www.npr.org/2026/07/18/nx-s1-5885040-e1/engineers-develop-a-bird-scale-flapping-robot-for-aerial-aquatic-travel #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation

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Engineers develop a bird-scale flapping robot for aerial-aquatic travel

Researchers have developed a new kind of robot that flies through the air, swims through the water, and transitions between the two realms.

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 17, 2026

China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5897285/chinas-xi-calls-for-step-up-of-global-effort-in-ai-as-us-curbs-squeeze-chinas-tech-access #AI #GlobalTech #Geopolitics

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China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access

American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies, spurring China's efforts to build its own know-how and intensifying the tech race between th

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 12, 2026

Getting campaign text messages ahead of midterms? There could be an AI bot behind it https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/nx-s1-5867763/ai-artificial-intelligence-data-texts-bots-voters-campaigns #AI #Politics #Technology

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 11, 2026

Shy on the dance floor? Virtual reality 'partners' aim to help you find your groove https://www.npr.org/2026/07/11/nx-s1-5882228/dance-virtual-reality-vr-app-augmented-world-expo-weddings #VirtualReality #Dance #Technology

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 09, 2026

Campaign staffers keep trying to bet on races despite push to curb insider trading https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5869569/kalshi-election-staffers-caught #Politics #Finance #Ethics

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 09, 2026

How South Korea's silicon belt is changing its society https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5872274/how-south-koreas-silicon-belt-is-changing-its-society #Technology #Society #Asia

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jul 03, 2026

A hot summer trend in the sharing economy? Rental swimming pools https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/nx-s1-5876505/swimming-pool-rental-sharing-economy-swimply #Technology #SharingEconomy #Business

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jun 30, 2026

Meta considered buying Kalshi before developing its own prediction market app https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5875468/meta-kalshi-prediction-market-acquisition-talks #Tech #Business #SocialMedia

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NPR Topics: Technology @npr_technology@robot.villas · Jun 29, 2026

Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5847944/red-white-and-glowing-blue-trumps-push-for-new-reactors-reaches-the-finish-line #Technology #Energy #Politics

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