Inside the making of 'Starfield' — one of the biggest stories ever told Starfield's story shoots for the stars. How much players like it will have big consequences here on Earth. Juana Summers
'Super Mario Bros. Wonder' makers explain new gameplay — and the elephant in the room Nintendo's first new side-scrolling Mario game in a decade features Dark Souls-style phantoms, trippy flowers, and a pachyderm power-up that had the internet trumpeting. James Perkins Mastromarino
Bethesda's 'Starfield' is a fabulous playable space opera with a forgettable story In the massively-anticipated game Starfield, space exploration is its own reward. Good thing too, because the slow storyline isn't the star of the show. Swapna Krishna
An AI quadcopter has beaten human champions at drone racing The achievement marks the first time an artificial intelligence system has been able to regularly beat humans in a real-world competition and could lead to better drones in the future. Geoff Brumfiel
Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests Shannon Bond
AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that The White House is concerned that AI can perpetuate discrimination. So they helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas to help figure out some of the flaws. Deepa Shivaram
Young professionals are turning to AI to create headshots. But there are catches Generative artificial intelligence is helping some young professionals create realistic headshots for a fraction of the price. The results, however, raise questions about how AI is trained. Leigh Walden
New game by Elden Ring developer delivers ace apocalyptic mech combat Elden Ring developer FromSoftware revived its long-dormant giant robot series and delivered stunning omnidirectional mech combat. Justin Lucas
India joins an elite club as first to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole Scientists believe the south pole region might hold frozen water that could help future astronaut missions. The Associated Press
The biggest and best video game releases of the summer From long-awaited epics like Baldur's Gate 3 to indie darlings like Dave the Diver, NPR staff review this summer's surprise hits and more. James Perkins Mastromarino
