Vincent Acovino
Stories
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What happened at WNBA draft — and what the future of the sport could hold
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jemele Hill, contributing writer for The Atlantic, about the 36 new players who were drafted into the WNBA and the future of the sport.
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Remembering DJ Mister Cee, who changed New York hip-hop
Mister Cee's friend and fellow Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg remembers the longtime hip-hop DJ and radio host who regularly introduced his audience and the record industry to new talent.
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Previews and predictions for NCAA men's final four
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert Andy Katz about final four predictions, championship X-factors and indelible moments from this year's bracket.
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'Games made by soulless machines': Tech sparks debate over AI stories in video games
Is the future of artificial intelligence in video games playing out in a cyberpunk ramen bar? Tech companies would like you to think so, but game writers aren't so sure.
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Can AI create compelling video game stories? Writers have their doubts
Tech companies and game publishers are promising that artificial intelligence can write video game dialogue, making characters more dynamic and interactive. Video game writers are skeptical.
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What a Julian Assange conviction could mean for the future of press freedom
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University's Jameel Jaffer about arguments that prosecuting Julian Assange would threaten press freedom.
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Haley vows to stay in the race, regardless of what happens in South Carolina primary
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Matthew Moore, former chair of South Carolina's state GOP, about Nikki Haley's decision to stay in the presidential race ahead of the South Carolina primary.
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What layoffs in the video game industry mean for developers and the games we love
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with video game journalist Rebekah Valentine about the trends that are driving layoffs across the industry.
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Nintendo and Ubisoft revive overlooked franchises in their first games of the year
Gaming giants Nintendo and Ubisoft each released new takes on old series this week in Another Code: Recollection and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We review what makes each worth exploring.
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Democrats zero in on Speaker Johnson in effort to flip House control
Johnson plays key political role raising money and driving campaign strategy as speaker. Democrats say the new speaker's policies make him an issue, but his low national profile could make that hard.
