Technologist Powell Garcia is using AI to create photos of people's most precious memories.

How her mother was dressed, the haircut that she remembered.

We generated tens of images and then she saw two images that was like, that was it.

Ideas about the future of memory.

That's on the TED Radio Hour podcast from

NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. A federal judge in New York

overnight blocked most members of the Trump administration from accessing sensitive

treasury data for at least a week.

And peers Amy Held reports it comes as Elon Musk's cost-cutting team moves to radically remake much of the federal government.

Hours after 19 attorneys general sued, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmeyer restricted access

to treasury data to civil servants who have passed all background

checks, security clearances, and information security training. Two people connected to Musk's

government efficiency team had access to Treasury's payment system, which handles Americans'

social security benefits, tax refunds, and more. They were called special government employees. In his ruling,

Engelmeyer specifically bars anyone with that designation from accessing the system, at least temporarily

until a hearing set for Friday. Engelmeier cites the risk of sensitive data being disclosed or the system

being hacked. Amy held and PR News. As the Trump administration looks to

downsize the federal workforce, a Maryland county that's home to tens of thousands of federal workers is

ready to help those who may soon be out of work. Emily Hofstetter of member station WIPR has more.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball says the county is reallocating funds into its existing aid programs

to accommodate federal workers who could soon be unemployed.

That includes expanded foreclosure prevention assistance, food assistance, and a career fair with free headshots and resume help.

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