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Dotted prints were one of the trends predicted by Paris-based company Heuritech. They appeared on runways during Paris Fashion Week. Kiran Ridley; Olga Gasnier; Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images; Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption
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A still showing an AI-created crowd at a big public event from OpenAI's publicity video for its new video generation platform Sora 2. AI crowd scenes have traditionally posed a big technical challenge for companies like OpenAI and Google. But their models are improving all the time. OpenAI hide caption
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Screenshots of AI-generated videos show the moon landing, NPR reporter Geoff Brumfiel on a boat and a dog driving a car. Sora/Open AI/Annotation by NPR hide caption
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A new study found that artificial intelligence could design DNA for all kinds of dangerous proteins, and do it in such a way that DNA manufacturers' biosecurity screening measures would not reliably catch them. Malte Mueller/fStoap/Getty Images hide caption
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaking at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in January 2025. Pool/Getty Images hide caption
A selection of Kia EV6 electric sedans are displayed at a dealership in Manchester, N.H., in July. The EV6 is eligible for a federal tax credit worth up to $7,500 for buyers under a certain income cap. And like all electric vehicles, it's eligible for a $7,500 tax credit on a lease. But the tax credits are expiring on Sept. 30th. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
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The YouTube logo is seen outside the company's corporate headquarters in San Bruno, California, in April 2025. The company settled a lawsuit brought against it by President Trump before his re-election. Josh Edelson/AFP for Getty Images hide caption
What impact does AI have on the environment and your utilities bill? Getty Images hide caption
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Vice President Vance looks on as President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an order approving a partial sale of TikTok's U.S. operations, following a 2024 law requiring parent company ByteDance to divest or face a ban. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
The TikTok logo is displayed outside TikTok offices on March 12, 2024 in Culver City, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption
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The Anthropic website on a laptop arranged in New Hyde Park, New York, US, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise as much as $10 billion in a new round of funding, according to people familiar with the matter, a higher than expected sum and one of the largest megarounds to date for an artificial intelligence startup. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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The Anthropic website on a laptop arranged in New Hyde Park, New York, on Aug. 22. Anthropic is one of the leading artificial intelligence companies. The company's CEO was among those that signed a public statement in 2023 acknowledging the "risk of extinction from AI." Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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In the song "Family," users of the VR experience can move their hands in rhythm with the music to sew Björk's broken heart back together. PulseJet Studios hide caption
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Amazon and the U.S. government begin oral arguments in a case that focuses on how the company gets people to pay for its Prime membership program. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
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The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company's Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Lynn Milam says that a nerve-stimulating implant has dramatically improved her rheumatoid arthritis, allowing her and her husband, Donald, to regain the life they once enjoyed together. Lynn Milam hide caption
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Silent Hill f explores the trauma and terror of 1960's societal expectations in Japan. Konami hide caption
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People at BER airport as a cyber attack has caused delays, in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday. Carsten Koall/DPA via AP hide caption
Crime scene tape surrounds the perimeter of Utah Valley University after Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed , Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Orem, Utah. Social media is promoting different views of why the shooter acted. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption