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- 2026-11-11
ArticleAmericans across the economic spectrum feel a 'panic' about finances, author says
Americans across the economic spectrum feel a 'panic' about finances, author says How much money would it take for you to feel financially secure? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mona Chalabi spent five years following 10 Americans, from those living paycheck to paycheck to those earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, in an effort to answer that question. Her new book, Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are, explores why financial security can feel so elusive.
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleShould you trust new AI agents with your money and data?
Should you trust new AI agents with your money and data? Tech companies want agentic AI to be the new way you shop. But should you trust AI when your money's involved?
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleThe scandal surrounding the head of Nvidia could have wide-ranging implications
The scandal surrounding the head of Nvidia could have wide-ranging implications NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Bloomberg tech reporter Ian King about the unusually overarching role of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at his company and within the American tech industry at large. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: He is the CEO of an American tech giant. She was a Chinese executive at a firm in Singapore.
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleInvestigation continues into Nvidia CEO's alleged relationship with Chinese spy
Investigation continues into Nvidia CEO's alleged relationship with Chinese spy Fallout continues at the chip giant Nvidia. Its powerful CEO is accused of having an affair with a Chinese spy. LEILA FADEL, HOST: News that the AI chipmaker Nvidia is investigating its own CEO is reverberating from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleTesting the new generation of AI-enabled fire-extinguishing drones
Testing the new generation of AI-enabled fire-extinguishing drones On a rare overcast day in late summer, red-and-white fire trucks pepper a grassy strip of land in the mountains of western Colorado. A persistent buzzing rises and falls as several uniformed staff from the Aspen Fire Protection District huddle around an iPad, watching one of their volunteer firefighters control a massive drone. This first-of-its-kind machine looks like a giant bug.
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- 2026-11-11
ArticleAI hoaxes are deceiving 911 dispatchers, and they're only getting harder to detect
AI hoaxes are deceiving 911 dispatchers, and they're only getting harder to detect In August, a caller made a bomb threat to Wheatland Union High School in Yuba County, Calif. Police responded overnight and classes were canceled. There was no bomb and no one was hurt.
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- 2026-11-11
▶ VideoIs It Too Late to Save Humans from AI? With Bill Gates
Bill Gates led the last technological revolution. Now he's warning that AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons, and that the next four years are critical. If you'd like to share your own great question, email us at greatquestion@cbsnews.com.
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- 2026-11-11
▶ VideoWould you let a drone fly inside your home for security?
Ring camera founder Jamie Siminoff joined Jo Ling Kent to show her how the company's in-home drone security could work.
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- 2026-11-11
▶ VideoNvidia's trillion-dollar bind: Can it afford to lose Jensen Huang?
Other CEOs have been ousted over undisclosed relationships, but Nvidia's inquiry shines a spotlight on how closely the chipmaker's fortunes are tied to its co-founder.