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• The Story: The Man Testing Out the Future of Prosthetics

  This week, we dive deep into the future of prosthetics. Karah speaks with Jim Ashworth-Beaumont, who lost his arm in a traumatic bike accident. Most people upon recovery would be given a traditional prosthetic arm, but Jim is something of an expert in prosthetics and his peers have outfitted him with an experimental, high-tech device. He talks about how his work in orthotics influenced his own rehabilitation, the limitations of traditional prosthetics, and how the science fiction fantasy of restoring healing to lost limbs might be closer than you think.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• The Story: Will NVIDIA Save or Ruin the World?

  This week, Oz sits down with Stephen Witt, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip. They’ll discuss what's made NVIDIA the most valuable chip company in the world — and the most valuable publicly traded company, period. And how a single piece of hardware changed the world forever, and its journey to existence — from a sketch on a Denny’s napkin to powering data centers the size of Central Park. Then, Stephen demystifies why data centers are shrouded in so much secrecy and what lies ahead in our AI future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Week in Tech: Who’s Behind the First Hit AI Artist?

  Do school cell phone bans actually work? This week, Oz tells us why Europe is investing so heavily in defense tech and why one company is investing in cockroaches… Karah introduces us to Billboard’s first charting AI musician, Xania Monet — and the humans that make her possible. Google dreams of data centers in space, school phone bans are making libraries more popular, and France’s DNA database catches the Louvre thieves. Then on Chat and Me, the National Women’s Soccer League gets comfortable with ChatGPT. Additional Reading: The Science Behind the “Bird Theory” Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts on Adult R&B Airplay — a Radio Chart Breakthrough Google wants to build solar-powered data centers — in space After schools banned phones, students checked out more library books: 'We're reclaiming attention' Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes Seattle Reign coach Laura Harvey says she used ChatGPT for team tactics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• The Story: How Is Tech Driving Deportations?

  404 Media’s Joseph Cox joins Oz to discuss his extensive reporting on the technology ICE is using in the agency’s mass deportation efforts. Joseph sheds light on how widespread ICE’s reach is, from facial recognition to location tracking to information databases. And the shift in how major tech companies are interacting with this current Trump administration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Week in Tech: Anti-Party Tech, Rigged Card Shufflers and ‘Mad Max’ Mode

  Do you find facelifts frightening? This week, we celebrate sp0o0ky Halloween by NOT having a party at an AirBnB. Oz unpacks the gadget-filled poker scandal, and Karah contemplates the importance of international accents. Tesla’s new full self-driving profile,“Mad Max” mode, breaks traffic laws. And the scariest thing of all: AI has its own will to survive. Finally, on Chat and Me, Fortune’s Eva Roytburg shares her experience with an AI wearable — the ‘Friend’ pendant. Additional Reading: AirBnB Rolls Out Anti-Party System for Halloween How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA | WIRED AI and the End of Accents | WIRED AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian Why Tech Bros Are Getting Face Lifts Now | Wall Street Journal US investigates Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ high-speed driver assistance mode I tried the viral AI ‘Friend’ necklace everyone’s talking about—and it’s like wearing your senile, anxious grandmother around your neck | Fortune See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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