Segments From This Episode

• Chipmaker Nvidia steps into the spotlight as a barometer of the AI economy

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  It makes the chips at the heart of ChatGPT and other tools.

  ShareDownload

• Chinese animation house puts AI capabilities to the test

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  Base Media and iQiyi see potential for a creative edge in a competitive market. But U.S. clients worry about copyright infringement.

  ShareDownload

• Car prices are still stubbornly high

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  $20,000 used to be the starting point for a new car. Now there’s only one remaining model on the market that sells for around that figure … the Mitsubishi Mirage.

  ShareDownload

• For this fire lookout, home is a cabin 20 feet off the ground

  by Sean McHenry

  

  Brig Malessa spends fire season living in the tower and travels the rest of the year. “I can get by on very little money.”

  ShareDownload

• A nanoengineer teamed up with Rihanna’s tattoo artist to make smarter ink

  by Rae Ellen Bichell

  

  Tattoos are more popular than ever. About a third of Americans have at least one. The creators of this new vanishing ink hope it’s a first step toward smart tattoos that provide intel about our bodies.

  ShareDownload