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Science

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

Homeland security and counterterrorism adviser Tom Bossert speaks about malware known as WannaCry, Monday, May 15, 2017, during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

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 will soon begin alerting users of photos that feature them, based on facial recognition technology. (Facebook)
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Lifestyle

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

 The Twitter mobile site app. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Community

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

FILE - In this April 3, 2013 file photo, Mike Caldwell, a 35-year-old software engineer, holds a 25 Bitcoin token at his shop in Sandy, Utah. As Venezuela’s national currency loses value at a catastrophic rate, thousands have begun turning to the world of cryptocurrency to salvage what little value remains from their increasingly worthless bolivars. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Money

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

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(LA Johnson/NPR)
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Politics & Policy

How 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

The Federal Communications Commission votes Thursday on the proposed repeal of
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Politics & Policy

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

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has started the process to roll back Obama-era regulations for Internet service providers. The agency is scheduled to vote on Thursday on whether to reverse regulations of whether all web traffic should be treated equall
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Courts & Law

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

(Big Stock image)
Courts & Law

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

Teacher Syreeta Thomas works with Kahleel Odom during Ethel Allen Elementary School's hour of coding.
The Notebook
Education

Coding: The new literacy?

8 years ago

Princeton scientists (from left) Lyman Page, David Spergel and Norman Jarosik
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

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 1:58
The Philadelphia Orchestra's LiveNote app
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia 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

Public Service Enterprise Group CEO Ralph Izzo testifies at a legislative hearing Monday.
Politics & Policy

N.J. nuclear plant operator seeking state subsidy

New Jersey lawmakers are examining whether to act in the final weeks of the legislative session to give some financial assistance to nucl ...

8 years ago

Graphic reporting by Jim Nuttle from Katrina Stevens' presentation about evaluating education technology.
Speak Easy
Education

Can we make purchasing classroom tech more like buying a car?

Schools nationwide are spending over $13 billion in K-12 alone and have little idea if any of it works. We can’t afford to spend this kind of money blindly.

8 years ago

President Trump's Twitter account was down for about 11 minutes early this month. (NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Community

Man who deactivated Trump’s Twitter account: ‘I didn’t break any rules’

Remember the story about the Twitter employee who (briefly) managed to delete President Trump's account?

8 years ago

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