Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter
The maverick billionaire Elon Musk says he wants to buy Twitter and take it private. He's already Twitter's largest shareholder and has been a persistent critic of the platform's speech policies.
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Will Elon Musk turn activist at Twitter?
Musk is now Twitter's largest shareholder. That gives him a legal right to coerce and cajole and persuade and shout about what the company does.
Is adding an edit button on Twitter a good thing?
Twitter users have long asked for an edit button and now the company says it's finally coming. But skeptics warn it could change Twitter — and not for the better.
Russian cyberattacks target Romania
Russia has employed cyberwarfare tactics for years. Analysts say the conflict in Ukraine could also escalate online, to include attacks affecting multiple countries.
Solar panels that can generate electricity at night have been developed at Stanford
While standard solar panels can provide electricity during the day, this device can be a "continuous renewable power source" during the day and at night.
Fast, the easy checkout startup, shuts down after burning through investors' money
The startup received more than $120 million from venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and the support of Stripe, yet questions remained about its flamboyant CEO's business decisions and past deals.
Elon Musk will join Twitter's board. Will users finally get an edit button?
News broke this week that Musk had taken a 9% stake in the company, becoming its single largest shareholder. Musk polled users on whether they want the ability to edit their tweets.
Mystery recordings will now be heard for the first time in about 100 years
The New York Public Library recently received a machine that will read cracked and scratched wax cylinders — which include some of the earliest recorded audio.
Some Russians are skirting website restrictions through VPNs. What are they?
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton VPN, about the jump in Russians using virtual private networks to access websites blocked by their government.
Deputy national security adviser talks about the risk of Russia waging cyberwar
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger, about the risk of a cyberwar and how the U.S. might respond to attacks on the country's infrastructure.