Digital Life

Mercedes' S500 Intelligent Drive is one traditional carmaker's approach to driverless cars.

By The Time Your Car Goes Driverless, You Won't Know The Difference

9:23am March 20, 2014

by Alexis Madrigal

The once-futuristic concept is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Parallel parking? Let the car find the perfect approach. Squeezing into a tight space? Hop out and use your smartphone.

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U.S. Pulls Out Of ICANN — What Does That Spell For Internet Users?

7:59pm March 19, 2014

The U.S. plans to give up oversight of the nonprofit that manages Internet names and addresses. Technology reporter Gauthem Nagesh of The Wall Street Journal explains what this means for the Internet.

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Brit Uses Shakespeare To Exact Revenge

10:28am March 19, 2014

by David Greene

Edd Joseph bought a game console online, but he never received it. So he took revenge by texting 37 full Shakespeare plays to the seller's phone. That's nearly 30,000 messages.

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An undated photo of Justin Carter, who's facing a felony "terroristic threat" charge in Texas.

National

Father: Teen Jailed For Facebook Comment Beaten Up Behind Bars

4:32pm March 18, 2014

by Elise Hu

The push to reduce Justin Carter's $500,000 bail is getting more urgent after his family says the Texas teen is suffering physical abuse while an inmate in a Central Texas jail.

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An anti-NSA protester in Washington, DC.

National

'I'd Tap That' And Other NSA Pickup Lines Are All The Rage

3:58pm March 18, 2014

Revelations that national security officials have used their agency's eavesdropping power to spy on love interests has sparked a new meme: #NSAPickupLines

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Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, discusses features of the new iOS 7 during the keynote address of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10 in San Francisco.

Beyond The Shadows: Apple's iOS 7 Is All About The Screen

3:55pm March 18, 2014

by Alexis Madrigal

The new mobile operating system's design acknowledges that we no longer need physical analogs — like a camera shutter or old-timey microphone — to describe an app's function.

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Christian Missionaries 'Called Together' By Online Dating Site

6:35pm March 16, 2014

The new dating site CalledTogether.us is seeking to fill a void in the online dating world by helping missionaries find a match for their lives of ministry overseas.

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A set of littleBits comes with more than 40 different types of electronic pieces that connect with magnets.

Science

SXSW: Software, Apps Still Rule But A Hardware Resurgence Is On

7:59pm March 10, 2014

by Elise Hu

Technology talk is often focused on software and programs that run inside our devices. But a "maker movement" is driving interest toward making the physical devices themselves.

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Making A Computerized Voice A Little More Human

11:31am March 08, 2014

Speech scientist Rupal Patel customizes synthetic voices for people who can't speak. She tells Guy Raz of TED Radio Hour about helping people communicate in a voice that fits their personality.

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BuzzFeed Quizzes: What Data Set Do You Belong To?

11:03am March 01, 2014

A scroll through your Facebook News Feed will turn up BuzzFeed quizzes about what Harry Potter character you are. Ad Age reporter Kate Kaye tells NPR's Scott Simon what BuzzFeed's doing with all the quiz data.

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