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Israeli soldiers work on artillery after coming out of Gaza and across the border into Israel on Dec. 28, 2023.

World News

The war in Gaza has taken an economic toll on tech, Israel's most productive sector

5:01am January 12, 2024

by Frank Langfitt

Reservists have been called into military service, leaving tech companies understaffed. The tech sector employs about 12% of Israel's workforce and accounts for half of the country's exports.

A body camera from Taser is seen during a press conference on Sept. 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.

Police Are Investing In New Technology. 'Thin Blue Lie' Asks, 'Does It Work?'

10:24pm April 07, 2019

Technology has often been proposed as the solution to controversial policing practices. But reporter Matt Stroud says new innovations embraced by law enforcement can present their own problems.

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Jesus Martinez (L) works at his bodega grocery store in the Queens borough of New York City in 2007. Tech entrepreneurs got pushback for calling their startup "Bodega."

National

High-Tech 'Bodega' Falls Short Of The Real Thing

3:41am September 16, 2017

by Scott Simon

Two entrepreneurs attracted criticism after they unveiled a ritzy vending machine they named Bodega. NPR's Scott Simon muses on the value of the brick and mortar stores that predate the machine.

Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen, shown here during a meeting with Ukraine's prime minister on Jan. 30, predicts other countries will follow Denmark's example in appointing a tech ambassador.

World News

Denmark's Foreign Service Will Soon Send An Ambassador To The Tech World

1:42pm February 10, 2017

by Sidsel Overgaard

Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen says the new diplomatic post is a nod to the digital world's impact on people's day-to-day lives, which he says is greater than most nations' impact.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews, many of whom live in closed religious communities, on a bus tour of the Israeli offices of Google, Facebook and Microsoft. The tour is sponsored by KamaTech, a group that helps integrate the ultra-Orthodox into Israel's high-tech sect

World News

As Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Enter The Workforce, High-Tech Beckons

8:42am November 12, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in Israel are increasingly seeking jobs in the secular world, with an eye especially on the high-tech sector.