Big tech companies have invested hundreds of billions in AI infrastructure, including data centers that are popping up all over the country. Constructing the facilities brings in jobs to local communities, but what happens once the construction is finished? Former Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Pat Harker says tech companies owe a longer-lasting benefit to the communities that host data centers.
Marketplace tech host Nova Safo talked with Pat Harker about his proposal for a “digital AI land grant act.”
In 1950, the U.S. military sprayed bacteria over San Francisco as part of a biological weapons test. The test team thought the bacteria it used was harmless, but several people got sick and one person died. We explore the history and impacts of this clandestine operation, now known as Operation Seaspray, on U.S. military policy and one man's family.
This story was reported by Katherine Monahan. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Gabriela Glueck and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Olivia Allen-Price, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Alana Walker, Holly Kernan and everyone on Team KQED.
In which mail, cash, trash, passengers, burgers, and cats are sent zipping through vast networks on puffs of compressed air, and John would like to be sent a horny landscaper. Certificate #46257.
While flying over downtown Chicago on July 18, 2018, a World-War-II era single-engine Ercoupe airplane suffered “complete mechanical failure.”
“The throttle cable completely broke off of the carburetor,” said pilot John Ginley. “There was no way to control the engine.”
Still, Ginley and his co-pilot — his then-girlfriend and now-wife Ally Ginley — managed to land in the southbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, successfully avoiding cars, humans, and the 35th Street pedestrian bridge.
In our last episode, we heard about the history of forced plane landings on Chicago’s scenic, multilane expressway. Today, we hear Ginley’s story of escaping imminent disaster from the pilot himself.
California voters approve Proposition 50, giving Democrats new power to redraw congressional maps. Democrats notch major wins in New York, Virginia, and New Jersey, signaling strength ahead of the midterms. A UPS cargo jet crashes in Louisville, killing nine and halting operations overnight. The U.S. government shutdown stretches past its 36th day, leaving millions without pay and aid. Pope Leo urges compassion for detained migrants and warns of rising global tensions. In business, Tesla shareholders weigh Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, and Hyundai’s air taxi startup faces a gender discrimination lawsuit from a former executive.
Hunter's Point and Treasure Island. FDA transparency, the rise of a global right wing. Recalibration. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether President Trump had the authority to impose the highest tariffs that the United States has seen in a century.
Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The Times, explains why it seems that the justices might be prepared to say no to the president.
Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times.
With Democrats motivated by election results, the government shutdown hits a new record while consequences mount. Rescue workers are still looking for victims of a UPS cargo plane crash. And the Supreme Court sounds skeptical of President Trump’s constitutional authority to issue tariffs.
One of the most powerful forces in economics and finance is compound interest.
Not everyone understands compound interest, even though they may reap its benefits or suffer its consequences.
Compounding has the potential to build fortunes and wreck empires. The effects of compounding are also not limited to interest payments. It can apply to a great many things in and out of the natural world.
Learn more about compound interest, how it works and its awesome potential on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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