Technology

Ye attending Paris Fashion Week, where he ignited controversy wearing a shirt with the slogan "White Lives Matter."

Ye takes to Twitter after Instagram restricts his account following antisemitic posts

4:17pm October 09, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Ye, the rapper and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West, had recently accused hip hop mogul Diddy of being under the influence of "the Jewish people."

President Biden takes pictures with guests after speaking at an event celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on the South Lawn of the White House on Sept. 13.

Politics & Government

The White House is turning to TikTok stars to take its message to a younger audience

11:30am October 09, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

A third of young people say they prefer to get their news on social media. The White House is having special briefings for influencers to get its message out to their massive audiences on TikTok.

Elon Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist. What could Twitter look like under his leadership?

4:57pm October 08, 2022

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nina Jankowicz, disinformation expert and author of "How to Be a Woman Online," about abuse against women on the internet and Musk's planned buyout of Twitter.

Billionaire Elon Musk's on-again, off-again bid to acquire Twitter advanced this week after he agreed to pay the $44 billion he had originally offered for the social media site.

Politics & Government

Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it

7:30pm October 07, 2022

by Shannon Bond

Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources.

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The first cobalt mine in America in decades is opening in Idaho

4:46pm October 07, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

The first cobalt mine in America in decades opens Friday in Idaho. The metal used in electric vehicle batteries is in big demand yet analysts say the environmental costs are also high.

How Elon Musk would reshape how Twitter works

4:17pm October 07, 2022

by Shannon Bond

Billionaire Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter would dramatically reshape how the social media site works. He says he would cut back on the company's attempts to fight disinformation.

World News

EU mandate for a single universal charger could become world standard

4:17pm October 07, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

This week the European Parliament approved new rules that will introduce a single universal charger for all manner of electronic equipment. Could this become the world standard?

Yaël Eisenstat speaks the TED2020: Uncharted. Photo courtesy of TED.

Politics & Government

Yaël Eisenstat: Why we need more friction on social media

9:46am October 07, 2022

Facebook profits from being frictionless, says Yaël Eisenstat. But without friction, misinformation can spread like wildfire. The solution, Yaël says, is to build more friction into social media.

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TED2014 - The Next Chapter, March 17-21, 2014, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada. Photo: Ryan Lash

Health & Safety

David Moinina Sengeh: The sore problem of prosthetic limbs

9:46am October 07, 2022

Decades ago, a civil war in Sierra Leone left thousands as amputees. Researcher and current Education Minister David Moinina Sengeh set out to help them with a more comfortable socket for prostheses.

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President Biden holds a semiconductor chip in this 2021 file photo. The White House is working out how to spend $52 billion that Congress has provided to spur U.S. chip manufacturing plants.

Biden has $52 billion for semiconductors. Today, work begins to spend that windfall

1:10pm October 06, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden is touting new semiconductor investments in New York today. Back at the White House, a new team is meeting with cabinet members to work out how to spend $52 billion from Congress.