{"id":298,"date":"2024-12-16T11:46:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.10.18\/arslan\/Demo\/GeekyBot\/?p=298"},"modified":"2025-06-19T05:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T05:54:04","slug":"techonology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/techonology\/","title":{"rendered":"Techonology"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/newsletter\/body-electric\">Subscribe to NPR&#8217;s Body Electric Challenge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3000x1688+0+182\/resize\/700\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc1%2Fc5%2F5e6adedb41a48bc7ea08b8356408%2Frap-20241115-robopalooza-npr-0508.jpg\" alt=\"The Helelani rover getting ready for the competition at Peterman Hill in Lucerne Valley.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Raymond Alva for NPR<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/16\/g-s1-37936\/mojave-desert-festival-testing-robots-next-space-age-mars\">A desert festival where robots are the headliner<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/16\/g-s1-37936\/mojave-desert-festival-testing-robots-next-space-age-mars\">Scientists are using the Mojave Desert to test robots for the next space age.<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/atc\/2024\/12\/20241205_atc_at_a_desert_festival_for_space_robots_engineers_envision_a_busy_future_in_space.mp3?size=7697599&amp;d=481057&amp;e=g-s1-37936&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/g-s1-37936\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2048x1152+0+107\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2F2b%2Fe765f2fa492aa8f7e221a187e0ee%2Funtitled-design-12.jpg\" alt=\"From left to right, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Dec. 4 at The New York Times Dealbook Summit; Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Feb. 27 in Tokyo; and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Dec. 4 at The New York Times Dealbook Summit.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Eugene Gologursky and JIJI Press\/Getty Images<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/business\/\">Business<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/13\/nx-s1-5227874\/trump-bezos-zuckerberg-amazon-facebook-open-ai-meta-inauguration-fund\">Tech moguls Altman, Bezos and Zuckerberg donate to Trump&#8217;s inauguration fund<\/a><\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/gaming\/\">Gaming<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/13\/g-s1-38032\/2024-game-awards-winners-reveals-astro-bot\">The 2024 Game Awards recap: All winners and most surprising reveals<\/a><\/h2><p>Sponsor Message<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3840x2160+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2F3c%2F736fce2e444aaa7ecfc0797ef7dd%2F2024-12-06t000000z-1049169952-rc2zjbaz0h3q-rtrmadp-3-alphabet-quantum.JPG\" alt=\"A person shows Google Quantum AI's &quot;Willow&quot; chip, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 6, 2024.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Google\/Handout via Reuters<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/11\/nx-s1-5223486\/google-new-chip-quantum-computing\">Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe&#8217;s deepest secrets?<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/11\/nx-s1-5223486\/google-new-chip-quantum-computing\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-11\">December 11, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>Google is unveiling a new quantum computing chip. Will it help unlock the secrets of the universe?<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2024\/12\/20241211_me_tech_titan_google_says_its_new_chip_will_revolutionize_the_future_of_computing.mp3?size=2674147&amp;d=167088&amp;e=nx-s1-5223486&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5223486\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3556x2000+0+185\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F8b%2Fd2c57a66415fbdbe820706208ee4%2Fap24345778772670.jpg\" alt=\"Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV, is seen on Jan. 16, 2019, in Detroit.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Paul Sancya\/AP<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/business\/\">Business<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/11\/g-s1-37700\/gm-to-retreat-from-robotaxis-and-stop-funding-its-cruise-autonomous-vehicle-unit\">GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/11\/g-s1-37700\/gm-to-retreat-from-robotaxis-and-stop-funding-its-cruise-autonomous-vehicle-unit\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-11\">December 11, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>The automaker will focus on development of partially automated driver-assist systems for personal vehicles like its Super Cruise, which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2268+0+172\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F62%2F8970ba854f4ea0e5eef715029af7%2Fap24341604110489.jpg\" alt=\"A no guns allowed sign is at the 54th Street entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Ted Shaffrey\/AP<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/national\/\">National<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/10\/nx-s1-5223368\/luigi-mangione-united-healthcare-ceo-ghost-gun\">Police say UnitedHealthcare&#8217;s CEO was likely killed with a ghost gun. What are they?<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/10\/nx-s1-5223368\/luigi-mangione-united-healthcare-ceo-ghost-gun\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-10\">December 10, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>Police say the suspect had a ghost gun, possibly made with a 3D printer, when he was arrested on Monday. Here&#8217;s what to know about the increasingly widespread weapons and efforts to regulate them.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2316x1303+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F02%2F20b85c8a49b1ad5e72de919e8856%2Fgettyimages-71199407.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Lindsay Lohan attends a Calvin Klein Collection toast to Francisco Costa's CFDA Women's Wear designer of the Year award at Chinatown Brasserie June 13, 2006 in New York City.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Evan Agostini\/Getty Images<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/culture\/\">Culture<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/09\/nx-s1-5209770\/gen-z-digital-compact-cameras-millennials-trendy\">Why Gen Z loves the digital compact cameras that millennials used to covet<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/09\/nx-s1-5209770\/gen-z-digital-compact-cameras-millennials-trendy\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-10\">December 10, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>Digital compact cameras are showing up on wish lists this holiday season. Here&#8217;s what to look for when buying one<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2024\/12\/20241210_me_why_gen_z_loves_the_digital_compact_cameras_that_millennials_used_to_covet.mp3?size=3628348&amp;d=226720&amp;e=nx-s1-5209770&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5209770\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1387x780+56+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2Fcc%2F4df009854455837f134af502d560%2Fscreenshot-of-ai-daisy.PNG\" alt=\"A screenshot of the AI-generated &quot;Daisy&quot; \u2014 a new program launched by British phone company O2 to combat phone scams.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Screenshot captured by NPR\/O2<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/10\/nx-s1-5220362\/daisy-ai-granny-o2-fraud-spam-prevention\">A phone company developed an AI &#8216;granny&#8217; to beat scammers at their own game<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/10\/nx-s1-5220362\/daisy-ai-granny-o2-fraud-spam-prevention\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-10\">December 10, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/12\/06\/12.9.24-ep-1-_wide-29b1a3259099cfa94051fc9b54d37214882ca1d5.jpg?s=400&amp;c=85&amp;f=jpeg\" alt=\"These robots could fix grape farmers' labor woes\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Allison Usavage\/Cornell University<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510351\/short-wave\">Short Wave<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/01\/1249800802\/wine-grape-disease-robot-climate\">These robots could fix grape farmers&#8217; labor woes<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/01\/1249800802\/wine-grape-disease-robot-climate\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-10\">December 10, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>If you crossed WALL-E with a floor lamp, it might look a little like the PhytoPatholoBot. These robots aren&#8217;t roving through space or decorating a living room \u2014 they&#8217;re monitoring the stems, leaves and fruit of Cornell AgriTech&#8217;s vineyards, rolling down each row and scanning for mildew.<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/138C95\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/play.podtrac.com\/npr-510351\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/NPR9205575695.mp3?d=819&amp;size=13106409&amp;e=1249800802&amp;t=podcast&amp;p=510351&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/1249800802\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5200x2925+0+271\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F96%2F62%2Fe7de28304736bdc5398544c2f81e%2Fgettyimages-159627312.jpg\" alt=\"Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Getty Images\/Image Source\/Connect Images<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/business\/\">Business<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/10\/nx-s1-5222574\/kids-character-ai-lawsuit\">Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/10\/nx-s1-5222574\/kids-character-ai-lawsuit\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-10\">December 10, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>Two families are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI for allegedly encouraging harm after the kids became emotionally attached to the bots. One chatbot allegedly exposed a child to sexualized content.<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2024\/12\/20241210_me_character.ai_lawsuit.mp3?size=3568998&amp;d=223023&amp;e=nx-s1-5222574&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5222574\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Sponsor Message<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5280x2970+0+425\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F20%2F88309e49484f824cef008451c368%2Fgettyimages-2177851471.jpg\" alt=\"Three Mile Island was closed because it wasn't economical to operate. Now Microsoft wants it restarted in the hopes it can supply carbon-free energy for its datacenters.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images North America<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/09\/nx-s1-5171063\/artificial-intelligence-wants-to-go-nuclear-will-it-work\">Artificial Intelligence wants to go nuclear. Will it work?<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/09\/nx-s1-5171063\/artificial-intelligence-wants-to-go-nuclear-will-it-work\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-09\">December 9, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>The nuclear industry and big tech companies think they can solve each other&#8217;s problems, but critics are skeptical the marriage can last.<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/atc\/2024\/12\/20241209_atc_artificial_intelligence_wants_to_go_nuclear._will_it_work.mp3?size=6635982&amp;d=414695&amp;e=nx-s1-5171063&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5171063\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4032x2268+0+210\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F09%2F51%2F932c144e42aa992f47025c5ff914%2Fap24341660467381.jpg\" alt=\"A surveillance camera is seen at the 54th Street entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York on Thursday, where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot on Wednesday.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Ted Shaffrey\/AP<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/national\/\">National<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/07\/nx-s1-5220241\/internet-sleuths-suspect-ny-ceo-brian-thompson\">Internet sleuths are trying to solve the New York CEO killing<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/07\/nx-s1-5220241\/internet-sleuths-suspect-ny-ceo-brian-thompson\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-07\">December 7, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>The public is racing to find evidence that might lead to the gunman who killed health insurance CEO Brian Thompson. When does crowdsourcing detective work help police, and when can it cause harm?<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2968x1670+0+187\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2F37%2F7b0757d24651bfe309e83db32d56%2F1996-gm-ev1-1.jpg\" alt=\"The General Motors EV1 pioneered technology you can still find in electric vehicles today. Just over 1,000 were built, and the cars were only available for lease in a few states.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>General Motors Co.\/GM<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/1218677915\/moments-in-history\">Moments in history<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/06\/nx-s1-5116270\/ev1-general-motors-electric-vehicle\">This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, GM stopped making it<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/06\/nx-s1-5116270\/ev1-general-motors-electric-vehicle\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-06\">December 6, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker \u2014 pioneering some technologies you can still find in today&#8217;s EVs. But the model was controversial, and short-lived.<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/atc\/2024\/12\/20241211_atc_this_little_electric_car_made_history._25_years_ago_gm_stopped_making_it.mp3?size=4293321&amp;d=268280&amp;e=nx-s1-5116270&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5116270\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5651x3179+0+294\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2b%2F34%2F9064db3744a386ff0f00d543102c%2Fgettyimages-1227952189.jpg\" alt=\"After President Biden signed a law banning TikTok unless it divests from its China-based owner ByteDance, the viral video app sued to block it, arguing the act violates the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Drew Angerer\/Getty Images<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/02\/g-s1-36113\/federal-appeals-court-ruling-tiktok-ban\">Court upholds a U.S. ban on TikTok<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/02\/g-s1-36113\/federal-appeals-court-ruling-tiktok-ban\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-06\">December 6, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>TikTok has been facing down a January divest-or-be-banned deadline. The company filed a lawsuit challenging the law, which was heard before a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1588x893+159+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F29%2F2e%2F53c82a0049bb97b2d84bfa8e774c%2Fgames-we-love-eoy.png\" alt=\"Screenshots or images of various games, arranged in a six-by-five grid.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/gaming\/\">Gaming<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/16\/g-s1-9554\/best-games-2024-picked-by-npr-staff\">The best games of 2024, picked by NPR&#8217;s staff<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/16\/g-s1-9554\/best-games-2024-picked-by-npr-staff\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-05\">December 5, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>2024 was a surprising year \u2014 games from small teams rocketed up the charts, while big releases from major companies slowed. Here are our favorites from a diverse year, sortable by platform and genre.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2400x1350+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F91%2Fba71abda4627a97bc84be2aabd2f%2F3-images-1.png\" alt=\"Teachers Emily Brisse, Mitchell Rutherford and Abbey Osborne say they've competed with smartphones for students' attention.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Emily Brisse, Mitchell Rutherford and Abbey Osborn\/Compiled by NPR<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/national\/\">National<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/03\/g-s1-36017\/teens-on-phones-during-school-solutions-schools\">Teens can&#8217;t get off their phones. Here&#8217;s what some schools are doing about it<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/03\/g-s1-36017\/teens-on-phones-during-school-solutions-schools\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-03\">December 3, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>Teens spend much of their days on their phones \u2014 many of them during school. Here&#8217;s how schools and teachers are trying to fix that.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/12\/02\/the-ick-4-_wide-df364d56446aa1dbe004a205eb400310a81448b3.jpg?s=400&amp;c=85&amp;f=jpeg\" alt=\"So you got dumped... should you post your breakup deets online?\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Getty Images<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/perspective\">Perspective<\/a><\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/510317\/its-been-a-minute\">It&#8217;s Been a Minute<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/03\/1216842310\/breakup-stories-posts-cuffing-season\">So you got dumped&#8230; should you post your breakup deets online?<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/03\/1216842310\/breakup-stories-posts-cuffing-season\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-03\">December 3, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>It&#8217;s cuffing season: the time of year where the weather cools down and folks look for a warm body to cuddle up with. But we&#8217;re getting into some of the<em> less<\/em> warm and fuzzy aspects of dating.<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/138C95\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/play.podtrac.com\/npr-510317\/traffic.megaphone.fm\/NPR9486369704.mp3?d=1110&amp;size=17764982&amp;e=1216842310&amp;t=podcast&amp;p=510317&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/1216842310\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5357x3013+0+279\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2F41%2F16cc0900443fab7d24d3137a7978%2Fap24108441577595.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Brain rot&quot; is the term of the year for 2024, referring to concerns that endlessly scrolling through social media videos and other content can cause harm. Here, TikTok's logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen showing a TikTok home screen. (AP Photo\/Michael Dwyer, File)\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Michael Dwyer\/AP<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/books\/\">Books<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/02\/nx-s1-5213682\/writer-thoreau-warned-of-brain-rot-in-1854-now-its-the-oxford-word-of-2024\">Writer Thoreau warned of brain rot in 1854. Now it&#8217;s the Oxford Word of 2024<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/12\/02\/nx-s1-5213682\/writer-thoreau-warned-of-brain-rot-in-1854-now-its-the-oxford-word-of-2024\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-02\">December 2, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau&#8217;s famous <em>Walden<\/em>, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it \u2014 and what might he have made of its modern meaning?<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3280x1845+0+694\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2Fb0%2F21dec2534b55a1ae8cd0c1177e15%2Fgettyimages-460523824.jpg\" alt=\"In this 2014 photo, Mariah Carey sings at a holiday concert in New York City. She's wearing a shiny silver dress and is holding a microphone in one hand, while her mouth is open as she belts out a song. The background is blurry red with lots of sparkling lights.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Maroon Ent<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/pop-culture\/\">Pop Culture<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/27\/nx-s1-5200065\/earworm-eraser-christmas-songs\">All I want for Christmas is &#8230; help getting this song out of my head<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/27\/nx-s1-5200065\/earworm-eraser-christmas-songs\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-29\">November 29, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish &#8220;Jingle Bells,&#8221; &#8220;All I Want For Christmas Is You&#8221; and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/atc\/2024\/12\/20241203_atc_all_i_want_for_christmas_is_..._help_getting_this_song_out_of_my_head.mp3?size=3075806&amp;d=192199&amp;e=nx-s1-5200065&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5200065\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5326x2996+0+278\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2Fe1%2F823634044fa3bdebd1a20c3ee405%2Fap24325315639478.jpg\" alt=\"A teenager uses his mobile phone to access social media in Sydney on Nov. 13.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Dean Lewins\/AAP Image\/AP<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world\/\">World<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/28\/g-s1-36142\/australia-social-media-ban-children\">A social media ban in Australia for children under 16 is first in the world<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/28\/g-s1-36142\/australia-social-media-ban-children\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-28\">November 28, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>A social media ban for children under 16 will be the first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2434x1369+0+127\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2Fd0%2Fa692b9b2442da16044194a29343a%2Fap24303677873258.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg wears a pair of Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conference on Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez\/AP<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/28\/g-s1-36123\/zuckerberg-dines-with-trump-in-mar-a-lago\">Zuckerberg dines with Trump in Mar-a-Lago<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/28\/g-s1-36123\/zuckerberg-dines-with-trump-in-mar-a-lago\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-28\">November 28, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>A spokesperson for Meta confirmed that Zuckerberg and Trump met on Wednesday, saying he was invited for dinner with the president-elect to talk about the incoming administration.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x3375+0+313\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F63%2Fb6%2F08b03ad740ccad045d6142458aa9%2Fgettyimages-2081068441.jpg\" alt=\"TikTok's future in the U.S. remains uncertain, with a divest-or-ban law about to take effect on Jan. 19. If TikTok's legal team is not able to defeat the law in court, one possibility that is being increasingly discussed among TikTok experts involves the sale of the service to a group of American investors.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images North America<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/27\/g-s1-36071\/tiktok-sale-trump-justice-department\">A TikTok sale under Trump? Experts say it could actually happen this time<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/27\/g-s1-36071\/tiktok-sale-trump-justice-department\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-27\">November 27, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>Will TikTok be sold? The question has been asked before, during Trump&#8217;s first term. But now, the situation has changed considerably.<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4774x2685+0+497\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F4d%2Fd2833d334bf49430257663acd7ad%2Fgettyimages-169460928.jpg\" alt=\"Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt attends The Telegraph Hay festival at Dairy Meadows on May 25, 2013, in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.\" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>David Levenson\/Getty Images<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/22\/nx-s1-5199766\/eric-schmidt-interview-the-justice-department-google-ai\">Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/22\/nx-s1-5199766\/eric-schmidt-interview-the-justice-department-google-ai\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-22\">November 22, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>Michel Martin asks former Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the government&#8217;s move to separate Google from its Chrome browser and the future of artificial intelligence as envisioned in the book &#8220;Genesis.&#8221;<\/a><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2024\/11\/20241122_me_former_google_ceo_eric_schmidt_discusses_the_doj_move_to_have_google_sell_off_chrome.mp3?size=6586245&amp;d=411600&amp;e=nx-s1-5199766&amp;sc=siteplayer&amp;aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer\"><strong>Download<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5199766\"><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 840px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5184x2916+0+270\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2Fdd%2Fc7c8a26b4ebb8fbf4646d6c8ab1b%2Fap17109534026077.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks at Snap-on tools, April 18, 2017, in Kenosha, Wis. \" \/><\/figure><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>Kiichiro Sato\/AP<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/\">Shots &#8211; Health News<\/a><\/h3><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2024\/11\/21\/nx-s1-5187926\/u-s-science-could-suffer-if-trump-limits-h-1b-visas-again\">Foreign nationals propel U.S. science. Visa limits under Trump could change that<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2024\/11\/21\/nx-s1-5187926\/u-s-science-could-suffer-if-trump-limits-h-1b-visas-again\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-21\">November 21, 2024 \u2022 <\/time>The incoming Trump administration is likely to crack down on the H-1B visas used by tech companies and research institutions to hire top talent from other countries.<\/a><\/p><h3>Disclaimer<\/h3><p>This content has been reposted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">npr.com<\/a> for informational purposes only.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Raymond Alva for NPR A desert festival where robots are the headliner Scientists are using the Mojave Desert to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[126,109],"tags":[497,498,496,494],"class_list":["post-298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-technology","tag-gadgets-and-devices","tag-internet-of-things","tag-technology-news","tag-technology-trends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":341,"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298\/revisions\/341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.geekybot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}