Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using 'incognito mode' The class-action lawsuit said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn't track their internet activities while using 'incognito mode.' Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed. The Associated Press
A preview of what the internet could bring us in the new year A surge in people "dating" chatbots. That is among the predictions offered by experts that we asked to weigh in on what the internet might bring us in 2024.
Nike will lay off workers as part of $2-billion cost-cutting plan The company slashed its sales forecast and said it plans to cut up to $2 billion in costs over three years. Slowing sales in China are a big reason why. Alina Selyukh
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses the promise and potential perils of AI NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the opportunities and potential dangers of artificial intelligence. Steve Inskeep
Why Tesla's woes signal trouble for the electric car industry Last week, electric car company Tesla announced a massive recall impacting over 2 million cars. The recall comes at a time when other aspects of electric vehicle maintenance are under scrutiny. Libby Denkmann
Technology to stop drunk drivers could be coming to every new car in the nation Federal regulators have taken a first step toward making technology that prevents drunk driving standard in new cars. Their goal is to help end a problem that claimed more than 13,000 lives last year. Joe Hernandez
Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles to fix defective Autopilot monitoring system The recall comes after a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into a series of crashes — some deadly — that happened while the Autopilot system was in use. The Associated Press
Elon Musk allows controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones back on X Jones has been banned from most major social media platforms for spreading falsehoods, like saying school shootings are faked, and that survivors and parents of slain children are crisis actors. D. Parvaz
We made ChatGPT write a song for us We kept hearing that Artificial Intelligence is a threat to the creative arts. So we put ChatGPT to the test to see if it can, indeed, write a decent song. Stephen Thompson