From the BBC World Service: There's mounting pressure on Grok — the AI chatbot that's part of Elon Musk's social media platform, X — over the generation of explicit images. The U.K. is rushing through a new law making it illegal to create nonconsensual intimate images; meanwhile, Indonesia and Malaysia have already blocked access to Grok. Then, the race is heating up to build the most powerful quantum computers. We visit one of the biggest players, Google's quantum lab in California
Native America Calling - Tuesday, January 13, 2026 – String of new affordable housing options offer hope for struggling urban Native Americans
Organizers in Chicago just broke ground on a 45-unit affordable housing project specifically for Native Americans that is scheduled to open this year. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians just cut the ribbon in October for 40 new affordable housing units in Salem, Oreg. And Oakland, Calif. is working on 76 new homes for low-income Native Americans attached to a Native health facility. The surge in projects specifically geared toward urban Native Americans is meant to offset barriers that disproportionately affect their ability to keep a roof over their heads. We’ll hear about the factors fueling the surge in new affordable housing projects in various cities.
GUESTS
Shelly Tucciarelli (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), executive director of Visionary Ventures NFP Corp. and vice president of the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative
Sky Waters (Osage), community development director at the Native American Youth and Family Center
Anthony Guzman (Northern Ute), chief cultural officer at the Native American Health Center
Bryan Singer (Crow), entrepreneur development specialist for the Montana Department of Commerce Indian Country Economic Development programs and member of the Mountain Shadow Association board
Break 1 Music: Journey Home (song) Susan Aglukark (artist) The Crossing (album)
Break 2 Music: Vipismal – The Hummingbird Song (song) Earl Ray (artist) Traditional Songs Of The Salt River Pima (album)
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S12 E1: Dylan Ratcliffe, Overmind
Dylan Ratcliffe lives in San Francisco (for less than a year), but grew up on a farm in the bush in Australia, riding motorbikes and playing video games. He fondly remembers the days whenever you could get a free version of Age of Empires from a cereal box. He was always into computers, and earned a scholarship to head into Melbourne for University. He left his first job as an auditor with KPMG to join a startup called Puppet. Outside of tech, he still rides motorbikes, and has a super small one now (it's actually meant for kids). He loves all food, but prefers Asian and Indian cuisine.
Dylan was deploying Puppet at a financial services company, and was pushing to get a win. When a late Friday afternoon deployment went haywire, he decided to leave his company and set out to build something to automatically discover dependencies on a network, to prevent deployment outages.
This is the creation story of Overmind.
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Marketplace All-in-One - AI is eating up the world’s computing memory
Much like graphics processing units, high bandwidth memory is essential for training and running AI. It's paired with all those NVIDIA chips that have been selling like hotcakes and only a small handful companies in the world make it. Now the surge in demand from data centers has created a global shortage for everything else — the PCs and smartphones and other consumer electronics that also use memory chips. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Tom Mainelli, vice president of device and consumer research at IDC, about how long this shortage could last.
WSJ What’s News - Trump Hits Iran’s Trading Partners With 25% Tariff
A.M. Edition for Jan. 13. President Trump is set to receive a briefing today on options for responding to anti-regime protests in Iran, but he’s not waiting for that meeting to act. Journal reporter Gavin Bade explains the likely effect of fresh 25% U.S. tariffs on Tehran’s trading partners. Plus, Minnesota sues the Trump administration over its immigration tactics. And Moody’s Ratings’ John Medina discusses the challenges and opportunities accompanying an expected $3 trillion in data-center spending over the next five years. Luke Vargas hosts.
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WSJ Minute Briefing - Trump to Meet Senior Officials to Weigh Strikes on Iran
Plus: Japan’s Nikkei 225 surges to a record close on hopes for a general election. And a federal judge rules that work on a major wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume. Daniel Bach hosts.
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The Daily - Can Trump Make Venezuelan Oil Great Again?
In the days since deposing Nicolás Maduro, President Trump has given several justifications for his dramatic actions in Venezuela. But perhaps most central to his ambitions is opening Venezuela’s oil fields to American companies.
Anatoly Kurmanaev, who covers Venezuela, explains the history behind Mr. Trump’s claims of ownership and what it would really take to get the oil back.
Guest: Anatoly Kurmanaev, a reporter for The New York Times who covers Venezuela.
Background reading:
- The United States detailed a plan for Venezuela’s oil sales after Mr. Trump claimed millions of barrels.
- Mr. Trump’s goals for reviving Venezuela’s oil industry will not come easily or cheaply.
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Up First from NPR - Trump Weighs Options In Iran, Minnesota Sues DHS, SCOTUS Trans Sports Cases
Minnesota officials sue the Trump administration, accusing federal immigration agents of unconstitutional conduct, as protests and enforcement intensify after an ICE officer killed 37 year-old Renee Macklin Good.
President Trump is weighing options, including military action, as Iran’s largest protests in years grow deadlier as the regime cracks down on nationwide demonstrations.
And the Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases over whether states can bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.
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President Trump is weighing options, including military action, as Iran’s largest protests in years grow deadlier as the regime cracks down on nationwide demonstrations.
And the Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases over whether states can bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.
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Start Here - Fed Man Walking: Washington Ponders Powell’s Future
Several GOP lawmakers express skepticism about a federal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Thousands of nurses go on strike in New York City. And the futures of transgender athletes hang in the balance in today’s Supreme Court hearing.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 1.13.26
Alabama
- Both US Senators for AL join Senate GOP in seeking answers from MN Governor on the massive fraud going on his state
- AG Marshall applauds appeals court ruling that sides with Amish in refusing immunization mandates in NY
- SoS Wes Allen reveals more details on the non citizens found on voter rolls
- AL Dept. of Human Resources now limiting use of EBT cards to in state purchases only
- AL Civil Appeals court rules in favor of ADPH and policies on birthing centers
- Former Director of 911 services sues Montgomery leaders for discrimination
- 19 counties given natural disaster status by USDA over recent drought effects
National
- President Trump signs EO that bans gain of function research and secret labs
- Trump talks about Iran and protests and potential action by US
- Trump admin eliminates Biden Era guidelines for banks and loan applicants
- AG for MN now suing Trump admin for the surge of ICE agents in that state
- US State Dept has now revoked 100K foreign visas for 2025
- DOJ fires top attorney in VA office for refusing to charge James Comey
- Grand Jury has issued subpoenas to Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
- VA Secretary reveals major changes in 2025 to better serve veterans