Technology

Health & Safety

Your phone and digital data could reveal if you've had an abortion

8:14am June 05, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dina Temple-Raston, host of the "Click Here" podcast and senior correspondent at The Record, about how threats to digital privacy could affect abortion access.

This photo provided by Axon Enterprise depicts a conceptual design through a computer-generated rendering of a taser drone.

National

A firm proposes using Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings

7:08am June 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Axon, which sells Tasers and police body cameras, floated the idea of a new police drone product last year to its AI ethics board, which quickly panned the idea as a dangerous fantasy.

A Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit on Jan. 16, 2019. California regulators on Thursday gave Cruise's robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco.

National

Driverless taxis are coming to the streets of San Francisco

12:35pm June 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Regulators gave the Cruise service approval to charge passengers for driverless rides, a first for the state. Initially, the service will be available at night in less congested parts of the city.

According to Tom Burt, Microsoft witnessed several "destructive attacks against a number of Ukrainian government agencies."

National

A digital conflict between Russia and Ukraine rages on behind the scenes of war

5:40am June 03, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

In an interview, Tom Burt, Microsoft's head of customer security and trust, discusses the company's insights about the cyberwar between Russia and Ukraine.

Why teens are choosing the app BeReal over Instagram

4:39pm June 02, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

BeReal asks people to post one candid, unedited photo a day. It can't be "liked" or shared. There are no algorithms. No ads. The feed of your friends' photos is intentionally boring and mundane.

Queue Listen Now

Encore: A new app guides visitors through NYC's Chinatown with hidden stories

4:39pm June 02, 2022

by Jennifer Vanasco

A new audio soundwalk app reintroduces visitors to Manhattan's Chinatown by exploring the oral histories of those whose families came to the area.

Queue Listen Now

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Oct. 19, 2021. Wyden says he has long been concerned about the algorithms used by his state's child welfare system.

National

Oregon is dropping an artificial intelligence tool used in child welfare system

1:12pm June 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

Officials will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a process that officials say will make more racially equitable decisions.

National

Elon Musk tells employees to return to the office 40 hours a week — or quit

8:24pm June 01, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

In leaked emails reported by Electrek, Musk says he will review and directly approve any requests for employees who wish to be exempt from the company's return-to-work policy.

Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg announced on Wednesday she is stepping down from the company after 14 years at the Silicon Valley giant.

In surprise move, Sheryl Sandberg leaves Facebook after 14 years

5:08pm June 01, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

Over a 14 year career at Facebook, Sandberg was a pivotal figure in helping the social network become one of the most dominant social media platforms in the world.

National

A Spotify publisher was down Monday night. The culprit? A lapsed security certificate

10:48pm May 31, 2022

by Amina Kilpatrick

Megaphone, the podcast advertising and publishing platform, experienced an expired security certificate Monday, a Spotify spokesperson said.