Digital Life

NFL Takes Bidders To Live Stream Regular Season Games

4:57pm March 09, 2016

The NFL plans to sell the rights to live stream more than a dozen regular season football games next season. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Peter Kafka of ReCode about the NFL's plan.

Champion professional Go player Lee Sedol (right) makes a move in his match against Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, at the Google DeepMind Challenge Match in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday.

A.I. Program From Google Beats Human World Champ In Game Of Go

1:31pm March 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"They were neck-and-neck for its entirety, in a game filled with complex fighting," according to a recap. The five-game match will continue through the weekend.

Music & Culture

Poor Lonely Computer: Prince's Misunderstood Relationship With The Internet

4:31pm March 08, 2016

by Hasit Shah

Is Prince's notoriously antagonistic stance toward the posting of his music on the Internet an exception to the rules of the modern music industry or an example to musicians of the future?

FBI Director James Comey told a congressional hearing on March 1, that encryption was creating

National

How A Foiled Robbery Sheds Light On Apple's Clash With The FBI

2:30pm March 08, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Is the FBI director right when he says that strong encryption is taking us to an unprecedented new world, where some places in our life are "warrantproof"?

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A visitor takes photos with her smartphone outside the Supreme Court in 2014, while the judges heard arguments related to warrantless cellphone searches by police.

National

At Supreme Court, Debate Over Phone Privacy Has A Long History

1:42pm March 08, 2016

by Naomi LaChance

Wiretaps, messaging and metadata: If it reaches the Supreme Court, Apple's legal clash with the FBI would fit into a long discussion about the role of telephones in our lives.

National

Does Encryption Make Phones 'Warrant-Proof?' Fact-Checking The FBI

4:30pm March 07, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

FBI Director James Comey says encryption is making phones "warrant-proof," and it will allow criminal suspects to conceal evidence in a way that's unprecedented in American history. NPR checks on the validity of his claim.

When Apple launched its first iPad back in 2010, the company also unveiled an e-books marketplace. Federal courts say the company broke antitrust laws by setting prices with book publishers to target Amazon and its Kindle reader.

Supreme Court Denies Apple's Appeal On E-Books, Triggering Millions In Payments

2:43pm March 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Apple must now pay $400 million to e-book purchasers. The case's roots date back at least six years, when Apple sold its first iPad models and sought to compete with books giant Amazon.

National

Listen Up: Your AI Assistant Goes Crazy For NPR Too

7:25am March 06, 2016

Last week, we told you about Alexa, the voice activated assistant that operates on a speaker sold by Amazon called the "Echo." Our story caused Alexas across the country to revolt.

Global communications, finance and travel

National

Should Law Enforcement Have A Warrant To Know Where You've Been?

1:23pm March 04, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Among many privacy issues debated in the courts and Congress is whether law enforcement officials should be able to know someone's whereabouts, as recorded by cellphone towers, without a warrant.

National

Apple Dispute Gets Personal: Encryption Debate Plays Out At Home

4:24pm March 03, 2016

by Joel Rose

Pundits and politicians have staked out their positions in the encryption dispute between Apple and the FBI. The same debate is playing out across the country between siblings, parents and children, and even husbands and wives.