Digital Life

U.S. Blames Russian Hackers For High-Profile Cyber Attacks

4:40pm October 10, 2016

The U.S. Intelligence Community announced on Friday it is confident hackers connected to the Russian government are behind several high-profile cyber attacks in the last year. Kenneth Geers, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, shares his thoughts on who these hackers are and the complexities behind international cyber espionage.

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Years of work by journalist Jamie Kalven resulted in a sweeping report on corruption in the Chicago Police Department.

National

#NPRreads: Police Corruption, A Migrant Crisis, And Sponge Crabs

10:30am October 08, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from NPR's newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag.

National

Would Twitter Be Better Off As A Nonprofit?

12:24pm October 05, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Twitter is struggling to earn a profit and please investors. Companies including Disney and Alphabet are said to be considering bids for it. But would Twitter be better off as a nonprofit?

We May Die, But Our Tweets Can Live Forever

5:16pm October 01, 2016

A new exhibit explores what people leave behind online after they die. BuzzFeed senior writer Doree Shafrir discusses what it was like to attend her own "digital funeral."

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After a drug bust earlier this month, police in Hartford, Conn., became ill because of the heroin and fentanyl that was seized.

#NPRreads: Two Looks At America — And One Look At America's Pastime

11:43am October 01, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from NPR's newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading.

We asked how you deal with casual racism. You started from the top.

National

The People's Guide To Navigating Racial Awkwardness

2:30pm September 30, 2016

by Leah Donnella

What are the best strategies for responding to uncomfortable racial comments? We asked, you delivered. Here are some of our favorite ideas.

Composite image of a human eye and a circuit board.

Science

Tech Giants Team Up To Tackle The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence

6:35pm September 28, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and IBM form a group to set the first industrywide best practices for the technology already powering many applications, such as voice and image recognition.

A man poses with a sign of Pepe the Frog outside Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., site of Monday's first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

National

I Guess We Need To Talk About Pepe The Frog

5:22pm September 28, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A cartoon frog became popular, then a pariah. Now the Anti-Defamation League has identified it as a hate symbol. We take a short look at the amphibious, ambiguous meme.

New technology helps trackers follow consumers' digital imprints — including across devices — through browser settings, battery levels and other details.

Online Trackers Follow Our Digital Shadow By 'Fingerprinting' Browsers, Devices

12:42pm September 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

Online tracking is no longer about "cookies." New technology helps trackers link online breadcrumbs — including across devices — through browser settings, battery levels and other details.

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New Law Will Require IMDB To Remove Actors' Ages If Requested

4:53pm September 26, 2016

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that will require websites like IMDB Pro to remove the ages of actors and others listed on the site if asked by them to do so.

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