NPR News: Spotify Becomes Latest Tech Company To Hit On Pause Political Ads

Spotify Becomes Latest Tech Company To Hit On Pause Political Ads
Starting early 2020, the company says it will no longer sell paid political advertisements for its streaming service. The move follows similar decisions by Twitter and Google.

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NPR News: Engineering Designs For People With Autism

Engineering Designs For People With Autism
Engineering students in Connecticut are working on designs that could make everyday life easier for people with autism and their families.

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NPR News: The Global Stories of 2019 That You Probably Missed

The Global Stories of 2019 That You Probably Missed
The topics range from the way mangroves fight climate change to a pop-up pub in China where young patrons learn about the issue of sexual consent.

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NPR News: How Colleges Are Using Tech To Keep Track Of Students

How Colleges Are Using Tech To Keep Track Of Students
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell about how colleges are using technology to keep track of students.

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NPR News: Russia Claims It Has Successfully Tested An Alternative To The Internet

Russia Claims It Has Successfully Tested An Alternative To The Internet
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rodger Baker of Stratfor about the news that Russia has successfully tested a "closed" internet system.

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NPR News: How Pilots Interact With Automation

How Pilots Interact With Automation
Air travel is much safer today because of an increased reliance on automation. But experts say it's harder for pilots to take over when something goes wrong.

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NPR News: What Might Happen In Tech Over The Next Decade

What Might Happen In Tech Over The Next Decade
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with University of California Berkeley researcher Hany Farid about his vision for what will happen in tech over the next decade.

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NPR News: How Tech Has Changed Our Lives In The Last 10 Years

How Tech Has Changed Our Lives In The Last 10 Years
Several tech experts weigh in on the technologies of the past decade that had the greatest impact on society.

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NPR News: Would You Lend Your Voice To Our Experiment?

Would You Lend Your Voice To Our Experiment?
NPR is running an experiment in an effort to figure out how accurately voice-to-text algorithms interpret English speakers of all backgrounds.

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NPR News: Facebook Users Say Platform's Birthday Fundraisers Might Be Too Much Of A Good Thing

Facebook Users Say Platform's Birthday Fundraisers Might Be Too Much Of A Good Thing
Those birthday fundraisers on Facebook have brought in a billion dollars for charities, but some Facebook users think the ubiquitous appeals are getting to be too much of a good thing.

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NPR News: Apple Pulls ToTok App After Report That Emirati Government Uses It For Surveillance

Apple Pulls ToTok App After Report That Emirati Government Uses It For Surveillance
Apple pulled the messaging app ToTok from the app store after The New York Times reported that the app is used for surveillance by the government of the United Arab Emirates.

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NPR News: Esports Programs Plug Students Into Careers

Esports Programs Plug Students Into Careers
At Shenandoah University, students are learning the ins and outs of the esports business.

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NPR News: Boeing's Starliner Lands Safely Back To Earth After Aborted Space Station Mission

Boeing's Starliner Lands Safely Back To Earth After Aborted Space Station Mission
The journey is being hailed as a major achievement despite failing to complete a core objective: docking at the international space station. NASA hopes to launch U.S. astronauts in space in 2020.

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NPR News: Snopes, Facebook And Fake Accounts

Snopes, Facebook And Fake Accounts
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Snopes VP of operations Vinny Green and reporter Jordan Liles about how Facebook used their reporting to shut down 900 fake accounts without crediting them.

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NPR News: Home Security And Hacking

Home Security And Hacking
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to smart home expert Rachel Cericola of Wirecutter about ways to minimize the risk of home security and smart appliances getting hacked.

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NPR News: Scathing Report Puts Secret FISA Court Into The Spotlight. Will Congress Act?

Scathing Report Puts Secret FISA Court Into The Spotlight. Will Congress Act?
Critics inside and outside officialdom are calling for, at very least, the FBI to validate its practices in requesting surveillance. Will congressional action follow?

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NPR News: The Emotional Toll Of Content Moderation

The Emotional Toll Of Content Moderation
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Casey Newton, who's been writing about the working conditions of content moderators at large tech companies in a series of articles for The Verge.

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NPR News: Scrunchie Cat And Friends: Global Social Media Moments We Loved In 2019

Scrunchie Cat And Friends: Global Social Media Moments We Loved In 2019
They're sweet. And funny! And weird! Here's a sampling of viral videos, tweets and TikToks from around the world.

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NPR News: In Uncrewed Test, Boeing's Starliner Capsule Fails To Reach Space Station

In Uncrewed Test, Boeing's Starliner Capsule Fails To Reach Space Station
After a flawless launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the crew capsule, loaded with 600 pounds of cargo for the station, was unable to reach its intended orbit, Boeing says.

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NPR News: Uber To Pay $4.4 Million To Employees Who Were Sexually Harassed At Work

Uber To Pay $4.4 Million To Employees Who Were Sexually Harassed At Work
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has found Uber permitted a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation. The company will pay $4.4 million to employees who were harassed at work.

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