In this episode: OpenAI slows model development and tightens safety after risky test behavior. Also: Near Paris, three new parks will be built, including one inspired by manga.

Oggi: OpenAI rallenta i modelli di IA · Nascerà un parco manga vicino Parigi.

Today’s Italian focus: sta rallentando lo sviluppo = is slowing down development. Vocabulary: l'area (area), rallentare (to slow down), la pausa (pause).

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In this episode: New York identifies a 9/11 victim using genetic genealogy after 25 years. Also: China delays its Chang'e 7 Moon mission, likely because of difficult weather.

Oggi: Vittima dell’11 settembre identificata · Cina rimanda missione lunare.

Today’s Italian focus: ha detto = said. Vocabulary: vittima (victim), legame (link), corrispondenza (match).

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In this episode: Mice enter a hibernation-like state and lose more than half their synapses, yet they seem to keep their memories. Also: Serena Williams teams up with Carlos Alcaraz for the US Open mixed doubles after both return from injuries or a break.

Oggi: Topi e memoria · Serena e Alcaraz in doppio misto.

Today’s Italian focus: è stato rivisto, was revised = was revised. Vocabulary: cervello (brain), ricordo (memory), battito (heartbeat).

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In this episode: Japan hanged Sunao Takami, convicted of killing five people in a 2009 Osaka pachinko parlor fire, while debate over the death penalty continues. Also: Australia passed a law forcing big tech platforms to make deals with news publishers or pay a levy on advertising revenue.

Oggi: Giappone impicca Sunao Takami · Australia fa pagare le piattaforme.

Today’s Italian focus: fare accordi - to make deals = to make deals. Vocabulary: accordo (agreement), prelievo (levy), redazione (newsroom).

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In this episode: Brazil pours billions into AI while splitting its tech partnerships between the US and China. Also: DR Congo receives 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses as the outbreak grows and researchers test whether they can help against Bundibugyo.

Oggi: Il Brasile investe nell’IA · Il Congo riceve 70.000 dosi.

Today’s Italian focus: non si sa ancora, not known yet = not known yet. Vocabulary: dosi (doses), zone (areas), squadre (teams).

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In this episode: Amazon plans to expand Prime Air delivery drones to nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, but more flights may also mean more noise for residents. Also: Nearly 270,000 Israelis have left the country in three years, as political uncertainty, security fears, and conflict reshape the future.

Oggi: Droni Amazon verso quasi 500 città · Israele vede più emigrazione.

Today’s Italian focus: deve arrivare, must reach = must reach. Vocabulary: emigrazione (emigration), incertezza (uncertainty), conflitto (conflict).

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In this episode: Unitree's stock market debut in Shanghai sent shares up more than 600%, showing how robotics is becoming a serious business and a major China–US competition. Also: AI music platforms are challenging the old rule of who gets paid, as Suno and Udio raise new questions about permission, credit, and fair compensation.

Oggi: Unitree sale oltre il 600% · Chi guadagna con la musica AI.

Today’s Italian focus: è salito = has risen. Vocabulary: azioni (shares), quotazione (listing), listino (market).

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In this episode: Petlibro explains a cloud server outage that disrupted smart pet feeders and left some pets waiting for food. Also: Cities are changing data center rules as protests and higher electricity costs grow.

Oggi: Guasto Petlibro per il distributore smart · Nuove regole per i data center.

Today’s Italian focus: si è detto, it was said = it was said. Vocabulary: distributore (pet feeder), guasto (breakdown), bolletta (utility bill).

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In this episode: Lala weakens to tropical storm, brings heavy rain, wind, flooding to Hawaii. Also: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in country's history.

Every episode ends with a Italian language recap: three vocabulary words and one grammar point, explained in Italian with examples you can repeat.

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In this episode: In Nigeria, riders are switching to electric motorcycles as petrol prices rise, cutting fuel and maintenance costs. Also: Liechtenstein changes its royal succession rule so the first-born child can inherit, regardless of sex.

Oggi: Moto elettriche a Gombe · Nuova regola per il trono.

Today’s Italian focus: costa circa = costs about. Vocabulary: la benzina (petrol), il risparmio (savings), il costo (cost).

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In this episode: Zambia's vote counting resumes after a nationwide pause over reported attacks on polling staff and stolen marked ballots, with results due by Sunday. Also: A battery-electric aircraft completes its first test flight, lasting nearly half an hour and using only $5 of electricity, though the company is still focused on a hybrid model.

Oggi: In Zambia riprende il conteggio · Primo volo per aereo elettrico.

Today’s Italian focus: ha detto, said = said. Vocabulary: seggio (polling place), ballottaggio (runoff election), conteggio (counting).

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In this episode: Investors in South Korea's Kospi face sharp losses after a fast market correction, with one trader saying he lost $14,000 in a month. Also: Millions of people across Spain crowd cities to watch the country's first total solar eclipse in more than a century.

Oggi: Corea del Sud: forti perdite in borsa · Spagna guarda un’eclissi totale.

Today’s Italian focus: andare a + infinito, to be going to / to do something soon = to be going to / to do something soon. Vocabulary: correzione (correction), margine (extra money asked by a broker when risk rises), rimbalzo (bounce back).

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In this episode: WHO says Ebola in Congo could become the deadliest outbreak ever, with more than 4,300 cases, over 2,000 deaths, and efforts to keep the spread under control. Also: Physicists report strong new evidence for glueballs, tiny particles made only of gluons, from the BES III experiment.

Oggi: Ebola in Congo, nuovi numeri preoccupano · Nuove prove sui glueball.

Today’s Italian focus: tenere sotto controllo = to keep under control. Vocabulary: la diffusione (spread), il contagio (infection), la sopravvivenza (survival).

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In this episode: Zambia votes as people judge reforms by daily prices, debt, and jobs. Also: A midwife in Alabama travels far to help Black moms and babies in care deserts.

Oggi: Il voto in Zambia e i prezzi · Una levatrice aiuta mamme e bambini.

Today’s Italian focus: conta per l'economia del Paese, matters for the country's economy = matters for the country's economy. Vocabulary: debito (debt), inflazione (inflation), prezzo (price).

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In this episode: Nvidia raises $500bn from major investors to fund AI infrastructure, including data centres, factories, and cooling systems. Also: Chinese courts back some workers replaced by AI, but job fears remain as people try to adapt.

Oggi: Nvidia raccoglie soldi per l’AI · I tribunali proteggono i lavoratori.

Today’s Italian focus: ha detto, said = said. Vocabulary: la sentenza (court ruling), il licenziamento (dismissal), il lavoro (job).

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In this episode: Demi Vollering wins the Women's Tour de France for the second time, after a strong final stage and a bigger overall lead. Also: Divers off Sicily discover an ancient Roman shipwreck filled with preserved amphorae, and experts begin studying it.

Oggi: Vollering vince il Tour per la seconda volta · Scoperto relitto romano vicino alla Sicilia.

Today’s Italian focus: essere usate per trasportare, to be used for transporting = to be used for transporting. Vocabulary: anfora (amphora), relitto (shipwreck), profondità (depth).

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In this episode: A solar eclipse is coming on Wednesday, with a total eclipse in parts of Europe and a partial one in parts of the United States. Also: Paris is tightening e-scooter rules, requiring helmets and high-visibility vests or riders may face fines.

Oggi: Eclissi di Sole in arrivo · Parigi stringe le regole per i monopattini.

Today’s Italian focus: si vede, is visible / can be seen = is visible / can be seen. Vocabulary: multa (fine), casco (helmet), giubbotto (high-visibility vest).

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In this episode: Ebola cases in the DRC pass 4,000, and WHO experts ask for a full human trial of the only approved vaccine to see if it can also protect against the Bundibugyo strain. Also: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign a defense agreement in Mecca, saying an armed attack on one should be treated as an attack on all.

Oggi: Ebola in Congo: nuovi numeri e vaccino · Accordo di difesa tra tre Paesi.

Today’s Italian focus: è stato dichiarato, was declared = was declared. Vocabulary: l'epidemia (the epidemic), il numero (the number), la scorta (the stockpile).

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In this episode: A thrift chain uses AI to set prices more clearly and keep them low. Also: A New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567 million over harm to young users.

Oggi: Prezzi nuovi nei negozi dell'usato · Meta deve pagare 567 milioni.

Today’s Italian focus: lancia = launches. Vocabulary: prezzo (price), negozio (store), vendita (sale).

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In this episode: The FDA approves Moderna's new seasonal flu vaccine for adults 50 and older, and the episode explains how it performed in trials. Also: Seven more rescued beluga whales reach Texas as the relocation from Marineland continues, with caretakers monitoring their new home.

Oggi: FDA approva nuovo vaccino Moderna · Sette balene bianche arrivano in Texas.

Today’s Italian focus: ha approvato, approved = approved. Vocabulary: vaccino (vaccine), dose (dose), effetti collaterali (side effects).

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In this episode: The EU backs Spain after the Ceuta migrant crisis and talks about a united response. Also: Wildfires in southern France uncover hundreds of old World War Two shells in Le Porge.

Oggi: L’UE sostiene la Spagna a Ceuta · Incendi scoprono vecchi ordigni in Francia.

Today’s Italian focus: sono stati rimandati, were sent back = were sent back. Vocabulary: confine (border), crisi (crisis), solidarietà (solidarity).

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In this episode: Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja after an avalanche killed an expedition in Pakistan. Also: Michigan reports the first two deaths linked to a cyclospora outbreak spreading across the US.

Oggi: Nepal piange Nirmal Purja · Primi morti nel focolaio negli USA.

Today’s Italian focus: ha reso omaggio, to paid tribute = to paid tribute. Vocabulary: valanga (avalanche), omaggio (tribute), coraggio (courage).

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