Digital Life

Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney co-star in the new Amazon romantic comedy, Catastrophe.

Arts

Amazon's 'Catastrophe' Isn't One — Unlike Some TV Rom-Coms

8:06pm June 16, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Amazon on Friday debuts a comedy about an American man and Irish woman united by an unexpected pregnancy. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says it's a wonderful, fresh vision of romance on TV.

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Alleged Hack Of Astros Database Included Player Information

8:06pm June 16, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Richard Justice, a correspondent for MLB.com, about the FBI investigation into the St. Louis Cardinals for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros.

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World News

Cybercrime Runs Rampant In Brazil With More Elaborate, Far-Reaching Schemes

7:46pm June 15, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil is one of the top cybercrime countries in the world. Up until recently it was mostly its own citizens who were targeted, but now their imaginative schemes are involving Americans too.

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National

Federal Employee Breach Very Likely Included Security Clearance Info

12:58pm June 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In the massive security breach that was revealed early this month, hackers also very likely accessed information from background checks that were done on both federal employees and applicants.

Madison Herbert was among the female scientists who tweeted messages mocking the views of Nobel laureate Tim Hunt, who recently spoke out against women in labs.

#Distractinglysexy Tweets Are Female Scientists' Retort To 'Disappointing' Comments

11:03pm June 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

As a barrage of tweets shows, the outrage felt by many women who work in science is neither silent nor unfunny.

Breach Of Government Personnel Data Compromised Security Information

8:55pm June 12, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Damian Paletta of the Wall Street Journal about how officials said Friday that the OPM data breach also compromised security clearance information.

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Comedian Aziz Ansari, seen here performing a show last year, has written a book about love — and what people really want.

Arts

#NPRreads: Love, Coding, Yuccies, And The 'NPR Sound'

5:01pm June 12, 2015

by Steve Mullis

This week's selection of articles and essays covers comedian Aziz Ansari's new book about love, a new demographic term, a global gaming superstar, and more.

Twitter is one of the most popular social media sites, but it's going through major changes.

How Twitter Can Revive Itself, Even Without Naming Snoop Dogg CEO

3:41pm June 12, 2015

by Paige Pfleger

Twitter is going through a lot of changes, including switching CEOs. But, analysts say, stalled user growth and discouraging financial results call for more change than just new leadership.

National

Radio Shack's Answering Machine Messages Were Hip To The Times

1:39pm June 12, 2015

Martin Schneider of the website "Dangerous Minds" reviews a series of pre-recorded outgoing messages made by Radio Shack in the 1980s when home answering machines first cropped up.

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That little red "message" light may not be as ubiquitous in offices as it used to be.

Economy

Businesses Are Hanging Up On Voice Mail To Dial In Productivity

7:14am June 12, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

It was a workplace necessity not long ago. Now voice mail is the latest mode of communication to be phased out by the digital age. Companies big and small are cutting it to save time and money.

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