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From the Archives: Energy Drinks Are Out of Control
Jun 09, 2024Highly caffeinated drinks have become a cultural staple. But following a death allegedly related to Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade, has our collective obsession with energy drinks become unsafe? ...
From the Archives: Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark Houseplants
Jun 08, 2024Startup Light Bio has created a bioluminescent petunia using mushroom genes and plans to start shipping the plants next spring. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
From the Archives: What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds?
Jun 07, 2024Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Marc Andreessen Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for His Kid
Jun 07, 2024Investor Marc Andreessen called tech ethics and safety teams “the enemy” in his “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” last year. Today he clarified he’s in favor of online guardrails for his 9-year-old son. ...
From the Archives: A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis
Jun 06, 2024We're bringing an extra episode from our show Science, Spoken. Christopher Columbus was blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe. New DNA evidence suggests it was already there. Maybe both stories are ...
An American Company Enabled a North Korean Scam That Raised Money for WMDs
Jun 06, 2024Wyoming’s secretary of state has proposed ways of “preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents” in the aftermath of the scheme’s exposure. Learn about your ad c...
AI Is Your Coworker Now. Can You Trust It?
Jun 05, 2024Generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are becoming part of everyday business life. But they come with privacy and security considerations you should know about. Lear...
The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning
Jun 04, 2024Data breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered. Learn ab...
Google's AI Overviews Will Always Be Broken. That's How AI Works
Jun 03, 2024Google rushed out fixes after its AI search feature made errors that went viral. Fundamental limitations of generative AI mean that it will still screw up sometimes. Learn about your ad choices: d...
What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement?
Jun 02, 2024We're bringing an extra episode from our show Business, Spoken. Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx....