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T-Mobile chief executive John Legere speaks to reporters as he leaves the courthouse in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Legere was in court to hear closing arguments in the case that could permit T-Mobile to merge with Sprint. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Courts & Law

Judge clears major hurdle in T-Mobile’s $26.5B Sprint bid

Though the deal still needs a few more approvals, T-Mobile expects to close it as early as April 1.

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Science

When bias is coded into our technology

Facial recognition systems from large tech companies often incorrectly classify black women as male, including Michelle Obama, Serena Williams and Sojourner Truth.

7 years ago

This photo provided by NASA shows the view from NASA's Andrew Morgan's helmet cam as Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano works outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk Saturday. (AP Photo)
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Science

Astronauts finish spacewalk for final fix of international Space Station device

Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station conducted the final spacewalk Saturday to finish a series of repairs on a cosmic ray detector attached to the spacecraft.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

They are watching you

We discuss advances in facial recognition and surveillance technology and what it means for our privacy and civil liberties.

Air Date: January 24, 2020 10:00 am

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Health

How psychology is just catching up with the effects of online hate

When online creators get hateful comments — who can help?

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Julio Corro, right, helps a passenger navigate one of the new facial recognition kiosks at a United Airlines gate before boarding a flight to Tokyo, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston. The Trump administration intends to require that American citizens boarding international flights submit to face scans, something Congress has not explicitly approved and privacy advocates consider an ill-advised step toward a surveillance state. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Face scanners are coming to PHL Airport next week

A pilot program at three international gates will test the new tech before it’s rolled out everywhere.

7 years ago

This Jan. 17, 2017, file photo shows a Facebook logo being displayed in a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F in Paris. (Thibault Camus/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Facebook again declines to limit political ad targeting

And it still won't fact check them, as it's faced pressure to do.

7 years ago

Stickers designed by Grebet depict a local musician (left), and a woman wearing a traditional head scarf. (O'Plerou Grebet)
NPR
Community

The emoji designer who’s bringing African culture to smartphone keyboards

O'Plerou Grebet, a graphic design student from Ivory Coast, created over 360 emojis depicting different facets of African life, from the djembe drum to a henna-dyed hand.

7 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

NORAD’s famous Santa tracker is powered by Philly tech

More than 15 million people use the 3D globe to track St. Nick’s path, which developers refuse to admit isn’t real.

7 years ago

Pedestrians walking across the street from the Twitter office building in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos

Twitter has identified and removed accounts it says were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government and individuals to advance the country's geopolitical interest.

7 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in October. Under pressure from lawmakers and civil rights groups, the company has updated its policies to address census interference.
(Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

On census, Facebook and Instagram to ban disinformation and false ads

The company says it plans to enforce these specific bans on all users, including politicians — a departure from previous comments from Facebook officials.

7 years ago

Phishing scams that infect a computer and potentially allow hackers to invade bank and other accounts are highly preventable, but it takes eternal vigilance on the part of computer users. (Jenny Kane/AP Photo)
Money

Holidays bring phishing scam surge aimed at small business

While cybercriminals strike any time of the year, they’re particularly active during the holiday and income tax filing seasons when computer users expect to see more emails.

7 years ago

Anthony Hill, Fair Count's communications associate, posts signs encouraging people to use the free Wi-Fi and apply for 2020 census jobs at ARC Community Center in Fort Gaines, Ga. (Hansi Lo Wang/NPR)
NPR
Community

Installing free Wi-Fi to help count rural communities of color in 2020 census

A nonprofit has been installing Internet hot spots around Georgia to make sure rural residents, especially in communities of color, can complete census forms.

7 years ago

Peter Melnik, a fourth-generation dairy farmer, owns Bar-Way Farm, Inc. in Deerfield, Mass. He has an anaerobic digester on his farm that converts food waste into renewable energy. (Allison Aubrey/NPR)
NPR
Science

Chew on this: Farmers are using food waste to make electricity

As the season of big holiday meals kicks off, it's as good a time as any to reflect on just how much food goes to waste.

7 years ago

File photo: Erik Furness meets with Antoinette Kraus with the Pennsylvania Health Access Network to begin the process of signing up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Monday, March 31, 2014, at Project HOME's St. Elizabeth's Community and Wellness Center in Philadelphia.(Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health
PA Post

Pa. Insurance Department warns against robocalls claiming to sell health insurance during Affordable Care Act open enrollment

The department says some companies may be selling short-term, limited duration plans, while other callers are falsely claiming to be from the state.

7 years ago

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