This Week on Americas Now: Inside Las Vegas's Biggest Tech Summit
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More than half the world's population has used AI in the last three years, per Stanford HAI. Americas Now traveled to Las Vegas to attend AI4, the largest AI conference in the U.S., to see where the technology is headed next.
Sci-Fi Made Real: Inside the First Human Brain-Chip Trial
In 2024, Noland Arbaugh became the first person to receive an experimental brain-computer interface chip — allowing him to control devices with his thoughts alone. Americas Now’s Elaine Reyes sat down with him to talk about life after the implant, and how it's helped him overcome the physical limitations of quadriplegia.
Amid Poverty and Violence, Haiti's Kids Find Hope in Football
Millions of Haitians face poverty, gang violence, and hunger — but for many kids, hope takes the shape of a football. Inspired by Haiti's national team reaching the recent World Cup, young players across the country dream of making it big. Jason Motlagh reports.
Beyond Machu Picchu: Peru Unveils a Massive Lost Citadel
Description: In the same Cusco region as Machu Picchu — but on the opposite side of the province — Peru has revealed a massive newly discovered archaeological citadel called T'aqrachullo. Dan Collyns reports from the site.
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