Episodes

  • How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world

    How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world
    Mar 25 2026
    Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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    11 mins
  • How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade

    How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade
    Mar 18 2026
    Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law enforcement’s nightmare scenario. A big one just came ashore. This story was written by Eduardo Echeverri López and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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    19 mins
  • America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.

    America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.
    Mar 11 2026
    The Mars Sample Return mission got off to a promising start, hunting for potentially humanity-changing space rocks. How did it fall off the rails? This story was written by Robin George Andrews and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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    35 mins
  • The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis

    The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis
    Mar 4 2026
    A new wave of theft is rocking the luxury car industry—mixing high tech with old-school chop-shop techniques to snag vehicles while they’re in transport. This story was written by Craig Silverman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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    31 mins
  • Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.

    Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.
    Feb 25 2026
    Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of the Com, a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target. This story was written by Kim Zetter and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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    31 mins
  • Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year

    Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year
    Feb 18 2026
    High-altitude platforms could help connect over 2 billion people around the world who are still offline. This story was written by Tereza Pultarova and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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    15 mins
  • How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint

    How next-generation nuclear reactors break out of the 20th-century blueprint
    Feb 11 2026
    From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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    10 mins
  • China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to deal with their aging batteries.

    China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to deal with their aging batteries.
    Feb 4 2026
    As early electric cars age out, hundreds of thousands of used batteries are flooding the market, fueling a gray recycling economy even as Beijing and big manufacturers scramble to build a more orderly system. This story was written by Caiwei Chen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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    10 mins