'I feel hope': Venezuelan opposition leader talks about being released from detention 'I feel hope': Venezuelan opposition leader talks about being released from detention Audio will be available later today. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Jesús Armas, a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader, who was – until recently – held at one...

The Washington Post is retreating from Silicon Valley when it matters most Proclaiming that we live in a tech-centric society understates its saturation.  Software, specifically machine learning and AI, coupled with advanced manufacturing has delivered technology to street corners, schools, offices, factories, and even farm fields. This tech, much of it created in Silicon Valley, sits on...

Russia strikes Ukraine killing four, including children, official saysRussian strike near Kharkiv kills four, including children, official saysEPAFirefighters at the site of a Russian strike in Ukraine's Donetsk region on 10 FebruaryA Russian strike has killed at least four people, including three young children, in a town west of Kharkiv, a Ukrainian official says.Oleg Synegubov, head of the...

 Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apesBernd Debusmann Jrat the White HouseGetty ImagesTrump and other administration officials routinely share memes and AI-generated imagery.US President Donald Trump has removed a social media video which included a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.The clip - set to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight - was at the end...

How AI is helping solve the labor issue in treating rare diseases Modern biotech has the tools to edit genes and design drugs, yet thousands of rare diseases remain untreated. According to executives from Insilico Medicine and GenEditBio, the missing ingredient for years has been finding enough smart people to continue the work. AI, they say, is becoming the force multiplier that lets...