Technology
Digital distraction and addictive devices
Guest: Nir Eyal How often do you look at your smartphone during the day – checking Facebook or Twitter, or post ...
Air Date: December 26, 2017
Listen 49:21Apple says it slows older iPhones to save their battery life
Confirming iPhone owners' suspicions that Apple purposefully slows the operation of older phones, Apple says that it does just that.
8 years ago
From ‘covfefe’ to slamming CNN: Trump’s year in tweets
"My use of social media is not Presidential - it's MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL," Trump's account tweeted on July 1.
8 years ago
Being different helped a NASA roboticist achieve her dream
When Ayanna Howard was a little girl, her favorite TV show was the Bionic Woman.
8 years ago
US short of options to punish North Korea for WannaCry cyberattack
Homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said it was "a reckless attack and it was meant to cause havoc and destruction." He said it put lives at risk.
8 years ago
Facebook expands use of facial recognition to ID users in photos
By default, Facebook users in the U.S. will be signed up for these face recognition alerts, unless they have previously opted out of a similar, more limited feature.
8 years ago
Twitter says it will ban threatening accounts, starting today
The new rules target hate symbols, abuse and unwanted sexual advancements. One clause effectively prohibits accounts from associating with hate group.
8 years ago
Puerto Rico update / The rise of Bitcoin
Guests: Dánica Coto, John Collins, Joshua Ashley Klayman, Angela Walch Puerto Rico is still str ...
Air Date: December 18, 2017
Listen 49:13How a deregulated internet could hurt America’s classrooms
Educators rely heavily on technology in the classroom, so the repeal vote — expected Thursday — could dramatically impact the way students learn.
8 years ago
FCC repeals ‘net neutrality’ rules for internet providers
After a brief security evacuation, U.S. telecom regulators have voted to repeal so-called net neutrality rules.
8 years ago
As FCC prepares net-neutrality vote, study finds millions of fake comments
The agency is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to reverse regulations put in place during the Obama administration that were aimed at guaranteeing that.
8 years ago
Former Rutgers student, Pa. man plead guilty to creating web-crashing ‘botnet’
A Louisiana man also admitted his part in producing hundreds of thousands of computers and internet-connected devices infected with malware that the trio controlled.
8 years ago
Princeton scientists win $3 million for early pictures of the universe
The research uses billion-year-old radiation to confirm the universe's age and how quickly it expanded after the Big Bang.
8 years ago
Listen 1:58Philadelphia Orchestra says app is ready to earn its keep
After developing an in-concert cell phone app, the orchestra hopes to generate revenue through licensing.
8 years ago













