John Ruwitch

San Francisco

Tech Correspondent at NPR

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Anyone can use AI chatbots to 'vibe code.' Could that put programmers out of a job?

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | John Ruwitch

Chloe Samaha wasn't trained to write software. But she and her partner at their San Francisco-based startup BOND got a working version of a new online productivity manager and websiteup and running in less than a day. "He was on his way back from a ski trip and built the entire back end … in six hours. And I built the front end in, like, an hour-and-a-half, and we just had a functional product," Samaha said.
OpenAI forges deal with iPhone designer Jony Ive to make AI-enabled devices

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | John Ruwitch

OpenAI, maker of leading artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is about to get physical. The company announced that it is buying a device startup called io, launched by former Apple designer Jony Ive, in a deal worth just under $6.5 billion. It's OpenAI's biggest acquisition to date. The tie-up brings together two giants in the tech world: Ive, who designed the iPhone and other iconic Apple products, and OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman, who has been at the forefront of AI development.
50 years after the war ended, young Vietnamese reflect on life and choices

1 month ago | nhpr.org | John Ruwitch

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:Vietnam has been transformed since the end of what people there called the war of resistance against America and what Americans call the war in Vietnam. Life expectancy has soared. Poverty has plummeted. Economic opportunities abound. NPR's John Ruwitch visited and spoke with young people there. They reflect the generational changes that have come with development in the half-century since the war ended.
50 years after the war, a new generation in Vietnam reflects on their life and choices

1 month ago | wxxinews.org | John Ruwitch

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50 years after the war, a new generation in Vietnam reflects on their life and choices

1 month ago | kuow.org | John Ruwitch

50 years after the war, a new generation in Vietnam reflects on their life and choicesDevelopment has brought many changes to Vietnam in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War.
China says it’s considering trade talks with US, but demands canceled tariffs

1 month ago | opb.org | John Ruwitch

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province in April. China says it is “assessing the situation” after what it says have been multiple overtures from the United States seeking trade talks, a potential sign that the two sides may be inching closer to a breakthrough. In a statement, however, China’s Commerce Ministry indicated that the Trump administration’s tariffs stand in the way.
China says it's considering trade talks with U.S., but demands canceled tariffs

1 month ago | nhpr.org | John Ruwitch

SHANGHAI — China says it is "assessing the situation" after what it says have been multiple overtures from the United States seeking trade talks, a potential sign that the two sides may be inching closer to a breakthrough. In a statement, however, China's Commerce Ministry indicated that the Trump administration's tariffs stand in the way. "If the U.S. side wants to talk, it must show sincerity and be prepared to correct its erroneous actions and cancel its unilateral tariff increases," it said.
President Trump's Global Impact After 100 Days

1 month ago | wrvo.org | Michel Martin |Greg Myre |John Ruwitch |Jackie Northam

Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.
President Trump's Global Impact After 100 Days : State of the World from NPR

1 month ago | npr.org | Michel Martin |Greg Myre |John Ruwitch |Jackie Northam |Eyder Peralta |Greg Dixon

President Trump's Global Impact After 100 Days Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1248444377/1269239026" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Donald Trump has passed one hundred days in his second term as president of the United States. We look at how he is reshaping the US relationship with the rest of the world.
Seeking Closure 50 Years After the End of the Vietnam War : State of the World from NPR

1 month ago | npr.org | John Ruwitch |Greg Dixon

Seeking Closure 50 Years After the End of the Vietnam War Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1247777257/1269226675" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Fifty years ago this week Communist forces seized the city of Saigon bringing an end to the Vietnam war. It was a war that defined a generation with effects that reverberate today.