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Science & Technology Archives - The World from PRX
A daily public radio broadcast program and podcast from PRX and WGBH, hosted by Marco Werman
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A multi-million dollar AI data center is slated for Armenia
Deutsche Welle’s Shant Shahrigian reports on a $500 million AI factory planned for Armenia in one of the latest projects from chip-making titan NVIDIA...
In China, the future of transportation is already here
Self-driving cars and electric vehicles tend to dominate global headlines, but some of the most consequential innovations in transportation are happen...
Lessons from the world’s most thriving megacity
Forty years ago, Shenzhen, China, was little more than a cluster of villages, home to a few hundred thousand people. Today, it holds roughly 20 millio...
Saving the Uyghur internet
Sean Powers, from the "Click Here" podcast, reports on the lone coder trying to bring back the Uyghur web.
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The disappearance of Ekpar Asat
Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the erasure of Ekpar Asat, who wanted to build a digital space for his Uyghur com...
The curious case of UyghurEdit++
Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the “Click Here” podcast, reports on the shift in China's surveillance tactics of its Uyghur population.
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Nobel laureates sound the alarm over artificial superintelligence
Last week, several Nobel laureates and high-profile celebrities cautioned that the threat of artificial intelligence is real, particularly regarding w...
Freeing victims from criminal enclaves in Myanmar, one TikTok at a time
The UN estimates revenues from scam centers in Southeast Asia, mostly Myanmar, to be nearly $40 billion. The sheer number of people being conned into...
Europe wants to attract American scientists
In the wake of federal funding cuts that threaten scientists’ jobs in the US, programs have emerged across Europe to attract those worried American sc...
These YouTube streamers have turned the stress of travel into a game
Especially these days, traveling can be chaotic. Now, a trio of American YouTubers has devised a fun way to make it all less stressful through a video...
An AI that speaks the languages of Latin America
Latam-GPT, a Chilean-led artificial intelligence project, promises to center Latin American languages and cultures.
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Meet the ‘Kyles’ — North Korea’s secret IT warriors
Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the "Click Here" podcast from Recorded Future News and PRX, reports on North Korean workers applying for remote IT job...
How Brazil became one of the epicenters of cybercrime
Almost 1 in 4 Brazilians have been victims of cybercrime, making the country number one in the world for phishing via WhatsApp.
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Estonia serves as a digital pioneer for European governments
Ben Bathke from our partners DW, Deutsche Welle, reports on what European nations can learn from Estonia's digital government services.
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In one of the world’s most secular countries, some Gen Z Christians are finding faith again — but not at church
The Netherlands, which was once a religious country, saw a dramatic decline in religiosity after WWII. Recently though, there’s been a small but signi...
Amid rising heat, Paris expands a network of pipes to keep cool
As record-breaking heat hits parts of Europe, France is trying to adapt. Paris is now expanding its district cooling system. The World's Host Carolyn...
Trump administration cuts funding to Barcelona library over DEI policies
The Trump administration has made it a priority to eliminate DEI programs across the United States and even overseas. It’s put some private companies...