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Technology

Make a choice to see the next phase of the story. (Netflix)
Arts & Entertainment
The Conversation

Beyond ‘Bandersnatch,’ the future of interactive TV is bright

The December 2018 premiere of Netflix’s “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” offered consumers a new way to influence the entertainment they’re watching.

7 years ago

NPR
Courts & Law

Housing Department slaps Facebook with discrimination charge

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is suing social media giant Facebook for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act.

7 years ago

The cockpit of a grounded Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft is seen on March 15. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Software is everywhere, but it’s not always an upgrade

Two Boeing 737 Max crashes are raising questions about whether the convenience of software has made it easier to miss the seriousness of potential flaws.

7 years ago

Contrast agent, a drug that enhances CT scans, is sometimes skipped because of concerns about side effects. (Morsa Images/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Are the risks of drugs that enhance imaging tests overblown?

A contrast agent doesn't treat what's ailing you. But by making CT scans clearer, the contrast might be crucial in helping your doctor make the right diagnosis.

7 years ago

This undated photo provided by the Office of Attorney General of New Jersey shows parts of guns confiscated after being sold by mail order from a California company. New Jersey's attorney general announced a lawsuit Friday, March 22, 2019, against the California company that sells mail-order firearms parts that can be turned into working weapons, the first such action the state has taken since it banned so-called
Courts & Law

New Jersey sues California company over ‘ghost guns’

The company was sent a letter in December asking it to "stop advertising, offering for sale, and/or selling 'ghost guns' and 'ghost gun' parts to New Jersey residents."

7 years ago

(Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)
Lifestyle
Marketplace

Just what is Apple going to unveil Monday?

On Monday, Apple is holding a special event tagged with the line "It's showtime!" That's led to wide speculation the company will finally reveal its streaming service.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo a Facebook start page is shown on a smartphone in Surfside, Fla. Facebook said Thursday, March 21, 2019, that it stored millions of its users’ passwords in plain text for years. The acknowledgement from the social media giant came after a security researcher posted about the issue online. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo, File)
Community

Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees

Facebook left millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, the company acknowledged Thursday after a security researcher exposed the lapse.

7 years ago

Computer gamers play in front of their screens on August 18, 2011. (Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images)
Politics & Policy
Marketplace

How internet ‘echo chambers’ lead to faster radicalization

This week Marketplace Tech is looking at how an online troll becomes a terrorist and how people are recruited and radicalized online through social media.

7 years ago

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows the StingRay II, a cellular site simulator used for surveillance purposes manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Fla. Search warrant documents released Tuesday, March 19, 2019, revealed that the FBI used highly secretive and controversial cellphone sweeping technology similar to that of Sting Ray to zero-in on Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, when agents raided his New York City home, hotel room and office. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office via AP, File)
Courts & Law

FBI tracked Michael Cohen’s phones with controversial device

Michael Cohen, meet the Triggerfish.

7 years ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Community

Facebook to overhaul ad targeting to prevent discrimination

Facebook will overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination in housing, credit and employment ads as part of a legal settlement.

7 years ago

A logo sign on a Hyperloop test track outside of the headquarters of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., also known as SpaceX, in Hawthorne, California, on December 10, 2017. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via AP Images)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 3/18/19

In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.

Air Date: March 18, 2019 10:00 am

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Bell's concept model of a vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi vehicle, as unveiled in January at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas.
(Rendering courtesy of Bell)
NPR
Urban Planning

At South by Southwest, talks of flying taxis in the not so distant future

When the flying taxi comes, most of us will be passengers. We might hail it on our smartphones and head to the rooftop, where a ride is waiting at the helipad.

7 years ago

During the era that social media and smartphones has risen, depression and stress among young people has also risen. (Roy James Shakespeare/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Rise in depression among teens, young adults could be linked to social media use

A study finds the percentage of U.S. teens and young adults reporting mental distress, depression and suicidal thoughts and actions has risen significantly in 10 years.

7 years ago

After years of light regulation, the tech industry is coming under scrutiny from Congress and regulators due to a series of privacy breaches.
(Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Targeting online privacy, Congress sets a new tone with Big Tech

The change is driven in part by the new Democratic majority in the House, along with younger and more tech-savvy lawmakers in both parties.

7 years ago

In this April 11, 2018, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Zuckerberg’s new “privacy-focused vision” for Facebook looks like a transformative mission statement for the much-criticized social network. But critics say the announcement obscures Facebook’s deeper motivations: To expand lucrative new commercial services, continue monopolizing the attention of users and to develop new data sources for tracking people. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo, File)
Money

How Facebook stands to profit from its ‘privacy’ push

Zuckerberg's plan, outlined Wednesday, expands Facebook's commitment to private messaging, in sharp contrast with his traditional focus on public sharing.

7 years ago

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