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5 min readThe latest NPR News Now update covers a failed congressional deal on a key surveillance tool, a major study showing AI outperforming doctors on medical reasoning, and market reactions to big tech earnings. The episode also touches on Elon Musk’s ongoing testimony, a new Surgeon General nominee, and a tariff break for Scotch whiskey following a state visit.
Congress Stalls on FISA Reauthorization
Congress failed to pass a full reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the tool U.S. intelligence agencies use to collect communications from more than 300,000 foreign nationals outside the U.S. each year. The government argues that intelligence gathered under FISA 702 underpins a large share of the president’s daily intelligence briefings. However, reformers in both parties have long raised concerns about the government reviewing Americans’ private information swept up in the surveillance. They unsuccessfully pushed for a warrant requirement before agents could do targeted reviews of U.S. citizens’ communications in the database. Instead, lawmakers passed a stopgap measure to keep negotiating for 45 days. Republicans will now have to figure out how to reach consensus among themselves or rely on Democrats to put together a reform package.
AI Outperforms Doctors in Medical Reasoning
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- 1 (00:04) **FISA Reauthorization Stalls in Congress** - Congress failed to pass a full reauthorization of the key spy tool but approved a 45-day stopgap to continue negotiations.
- 2 (01:05) **Trump Nominates Wellness Influencer as Surgeon General** - Doctor Nicole Sapphire, a radiologist and wellness influencer, has been nominated as Surgeon General, replacing Dr. Casey Means.
- 3 (02:03) **Meta Stock Drops on AI Spending, Google Rises on Cloud Revenue** - Meta shares fell as much as 10% despite strong quarterly results, while Google saw gains from its cloud computing division.
- 4 (03:00) **AI Outperforms Doctors in Medical Reasoning Study** - A major study in Science finds that an AI reasoning model from OpenAI excels at diagnosing patients and managing care, often surpassing doctors.
- 5 (03:55) **Elon Musk Testifies in OpenAI Court Case** - Musk testified for a third day in a lawsuit that could reshape the future of a major AI company, alleging his co-founders prioritized profit over mission.
- 6 (04:15) **Trump Lifts Scotch Whiskey Tariffs After King Charles Visit** - President Trump announced he will remove tariffs on Scotch whiskey linked to Kentucky bourbon trade, following King Charles' state visit.
- 7 (04:42) **NPR News Now Sponsor-Free Access** - Amazon Prime members can listen to NPR News Now ad-free via Amazon Music, and listeners can support NPR's journalism through NPR Plus at plus.npr.org.
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