Former Department of Defense official talks about Iran's military capabilities Former Department of Defense official talks about Iran's military capabilities Audio will be available later today. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Dana Stroul, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, what Iran's current military...

Oura launches a proprietary AI model focused on women’s health Oura announced on Tuesday that it’s launching its first proprietary AI model to enable its AI chatbot, Oura Advisor, to deliver personalized insights around women’s health. The company says the model supports questions spanning the full reproductive health spectrum, from early menstrual cycles through menopause.  The...

Why Rivian is holding the $45,000 base model R2 until ‘late 2027’ Rivian revealed the specs and pricing details for its pivotal R2 SUV on Thursday, and the company also finally answered a long-burning question: When will customers be able to buy the promised $45,000 base model? That answer is “late 2027,” according to the company’s press materials. And there’s a catch. The language Rivian uses...

Death of Mexican cartel leader sparks widespread violence across Mexico Death of Mexican cartel leader sparks widespread violence across Mexico Audio will be available later today. One of the world's most wanted drug traffickers — a Mexican cartel boss known as "El Mencho" — was killed by Mexican security forces. After his death,...

Samsung Needs to Learn a Big Lesson From XiaomiIn the last week, both Samsung and Xiaomi have taken the wraps off their latest superphones, but only one of them has properly impressed me. I've spent weeks testing the Leica Leitzphone by Xiaomi ahead of its launch at MWC 2026 and I concluded that it's the best camera phone I've ever used. I even gave it a CNET Editors' Choice award because it...