The internet made it possible for anyone to turn creativity into income, and millions are trying.

But what happens when our ideas, our language, even our culture, are shaped by what's monetizable?

This week, TED Radio Hour explores the rise of the creator economy and how new tech, like AI, could define what we value next. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your pie.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. It may take several days before commercial aviation returns to normal following the government shutdown.

Federal aviation officials say temporary flight reductions will remain at 6% because more

air traffic controllers are coming to work. NPR's Joel Rose reports. The reductions in air traffic

at dozens of major airports had been slated to rise to 10% by Friday. Instead, the Department of

Transportation says they will stay at 6% because more air traffic controllers are showing up for work.

The Federal Aviation Administration has said the cuts were necessary to keep the airspace safe

as the agency grappled with a staffing shortage of air traffic controllers during the federal

government shutdown. Some air traffic controllers took on second jobs and many called in sick.

With the shutdown now over, airlines are preparing to ramp back up to full

schedules. Aviation regulators say that will happen when safety data improves, but they have not given

any timetable. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. The State Department is designating four European-based

groups as terrorist organizations. It's part of the Trump administration's efforts to

combat far-left-wing groups. NPR's Jackie Northam reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the

four groups from Germany, Italy, and Greece are part of the Antifa movement, which opposes

fascism. Rubio calls the four organizations, quote, violent Antifa groups and says these types of organizations

ascribed to revolutionary anarchist or Marxist ideologies, including anti-Americanism. He said one group,

in particular, the German-based Antifa Ost, carried out numerous attacks against those it

perceives as fascists. The move to designate the European groups as terrorists

comes after President Trump in September designated the Antifa movement here in the U.S. as a terrorist

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