Intro

Do school cell phone bans actually work? This week, Oz tells us why Europe is investing so heavily in defense tech and why one company is investing in cockroaches… Karah introduces us to Billboard’s first charting AI musician, Xania Monet — and the humans that make her possible. Google dreams of data centers in space, school phone bans are making libraries more popular, and France’s DNA database catches the Louvre thieves. Then on Chat and Me, the National Women’s Soccer League gets comfortable with ChatGPT. 

Additional Reading: 

• The Science Behind the “Bird Theory”
• Drone start-up backed by Peter Thiel crashed and burned in armed forces trials
• AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts on Adult R&B Airplay — a Radio Chart Breakthrough
• Google wants to build solar-powered data centers — in space
• After schools banned phones, students checked out more library books: 'We're reclaiming attention'
• Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
• Seattle Reign coach Laura Harvey says she used ChatGPT for team tactics

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