In latest TikTok fad, creators make big bucks off "NPC streaming"
Content creators like PinkyDoll make thousands of dollars per day reacting to virtual gifts from users during livestreams.
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Amazon is failing to accommodate disabled workers, labor group claims
Some injured and disabled Amazon workers said they were placed on short-term disability or fired after requesting accommodations.
Captchas could be on their way out
Captchas, the time-consuming technology that's supposed to differentiate between bots and humans, could be on the way out as more secure alternatives emerge. Shira Ovide, tech reporter for the Washington Post, joined CBS News to talk about captchas and what could replace them.
How AI and deepfakes are changing politics
Artificial intelligence has entered politics, with candidates sharing artificial intelligence-generated images and audio of opponents. Some videos have depicted fabricated futures, and other deepfakes have played words that have never been spoken. Danielle Citron, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, joined CBS News to discuss how AI is changing the political landscape.
Why domestic EV battery production is surging ahead
Government funding could help the U.S. break free of its reliance on foreign-sourced electric car materials.
Examining Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand to "X"
Elon Musk is leading yet another change at Twitter, this time ditching the platform's iconic blue bird logo for an "X." It's the first step in a full rebrand for the company. Caroline Hyde, an anchor for Bloomberg Technology, joined CBS News to talk about the rebrand and Mark Zuckerberg's Threads.
Why Twitter's rebrand to X could create legal problems
Lawyers say the letter X may be too generic to trademark — and hundreds of companies are already using it.
Study: AI poses extinction-level threat
A new study published by Stanford University's Existential Risks Initiative has identified five major threats to humanity by the year 2075. Runaway artificial intelligence is considered one of them. Trond Undheim, research scholar at Stanford, joins CBS News to unpack the study's findings and what can be done to mitigate the risk of AI.
Twitter is now X. Here's what that means.
Elon Musk, who has long had a fascination with the letter X, is taking another step in turning the social platform into an "everything app."
Bye-bye birdie: Twitter jettisons bird logo, replaces it with "X"
Elon Musk says the rebranding will see Twitter evolving into payments, banking and commerce, to go along with messaging.
Bill Gates on next-generation nuclear power technology
Bill Gates and his energy company, TerraPower, are planning their first cutting-edge nuclear power plant.
Bill Gates on next-generation nuclear power technology
In Wyoming, where coal and natural gas power its electric generation plants, Bill Gates and his energy company TerraPower are planning their first cutting-edge nuclear power plant. He talks with correspondent Barry Petersen about building a more efficient power plant that creates significantly less nuclear waste.
Safeguards coming to some A.I. systems
As the use of artificial intelligence, or A.I., soars, regulators are working to catch up with the fast-moving technology. On Friday, President Biden and leading A.I. developers announced a series of voluntary safeguards that developers would use going forward. Christina Ruffini has more.
Start-up tests flying electric taxi
Could electric flying taxis soon be a reality? German startup Lilium is betting on it, and tested its experimental jet in the skies over Spain this week. CBS News' Ian Lee has more from London.
Paying with just the palm of your hand
Amazon says pay-by-palm technology will be at all U.S. Whole Foods stores by the end of the year. Customers just have to hover their hand over an Amazon One device to pay. Brian Heater, hardware editor for TechCrunch, joined CBS News to talk about the new payment method.
ABC pre-empts "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over Kimmel's Charlie Kirk comments
ABC's announcement came as media giants Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt the show indefinitely on all their stations over his remarks.
Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria
A federal immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil — a former Columbia University graduate student linked to pro-Palestinian protests — to be deported.
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Trump's U.K. state visit turns from royal pomp to trade and diplomacy
Trump's visit to Britain moves from royal spectacle to politics on day 2, with PM Keir Starmer expected to push him on trade and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
3 police officers killed, 2 wounded in York County, Pennsylvania, shooting; suspect dead
Three police officers were fatally shot and two others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday.
Possible military helicopter crash in Washington state
Authorities were responding late Wednesday night to the scene of an apparent military helicopter crash in the vicinity of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state
Trump announces he's designating antifa as a "major terrorist organization"
President Trump late Wednesday called for investigations into alleged funders of antifa.
Dallas community leader detained by ICE after traffic stop
On August 29, Omar Salazar was detained by ICE after a traffic stop while visiting his girlfriend in Lubbock.
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Suspect arrested for allegedly making threat against Utah college where Kirk was killed
On the same day that Tyler Robinson was formally charged with killing Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, a suspect was taken into custody for allegedly making threats against the same college.
Cygnus cargo ship set to rendezvous with space station after delay
This comes after two planned engine firings shut down prematurely, NASA said, putting the Cygnus cargo ship's approach to the space station on hold.