The Indicator from Planet Money

Meta’s new AI agent Muse is one of the fastest-growing apps ever. It’s a big bet from a company spending billions to win the AI race. But what is the real cost of using this powerful, free AI product? 

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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There are now more bots than humans online. What does that mean for how we experience the internet? Can bots and humans peacefully coexist online?  

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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This week’s notable indicators: A distressing credit warning for CoreWeave, a Pokémon heist, and depleted maple syrup reserves in Canada.  

Fact checking by Cooper Katz McKim. 

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Elections are more expensive than ever, but are campaign donations going to the races where they’ll make the most impact? Today, we talk to the startup co-founder of Oath who believes there’s a smarter way to allocate individual donations.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez.

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Should money and class figure more prominently in how we identify ourselves? Pulitzer Prize-winning data journalist Mona Chalabi thinks yes. Today on the show, a conversation with Mona, author of the forthcoming book Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are.

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. 

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