20 Years Later, Humans Still No Match For Computers On The Chessboard
IBM's Deep Blue beat chess great Garry Kasparov in 1997. Humans and computers play the game differently, but have computers taught humans much about the game?
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Police Facial Recognition Databases Log About Half Of Americans
A new report from Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy and Technology says all it takes is a driver's license to be included in the searchable databases. Rachel Martin talks to co-author Alvaro Bedoya.
The Next Generation Of Local, Low-Power FM Stations Expands In Urban Areas
The next wave of low power FM stations is coming on the air. Initially restricted to rural areas because of interference concerns, nearly 2,000 new stations have been approved — many in urban areas.
WikiLeaks Dump Method: Sociologist Says Not All Leaked Passes Public Interest Test
Scott Simon talks to Zeynep Tufekci, associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about the perils of mass information releases, like the latest Clinton campaign email leak.
Voice Actors Strike Against Video Game Companies
The strike of the SAG-AFTRA union went into effect Friday after failed negotiations between the union's voice actors and video game employers, particularly over compensation and secrecy.
'Internet Of Things' Hacking Attack Led To Widespread Outage Of Popular Websites
NPR's Scott Simon talk with NPR technology reporter Alina Selyukh about the internet outages that disrupted major U.S. websites on Friday.
Major Websites Experience Outages In Apparent Online Attack
A number of major websites, including Twitter, Spotify and Reddit, were knocked out of service for parts of the day in a sprawling, sophisticated online attack.
Tiny Vessels Make Much Noise: Listen To Ants As They Walk
The everyday ant seldom gets close enough to a microphone to be amplified and heard but 'The World According to Sound' podcast manages to let us listen to the insects as they go about their day.
No Snapchat In The Bedroom? An Online Tool To Manage Kids' Media Use
The American Academy of Pediatrics has launched more liberal guidelines on children's media use. They're offering parents an online tool to help manage the what, where and when of family screen time.
'Dot': How A Little Girl Uses Technology To Interact With The World
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to former Silicon Valley tycoon Randi Zuckerberg about her new animated children's television show, 'Dot.'