Technology

Encore: Look closely at those white Jaguars in San Francisco — no drivers!

6:51am May 09, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

Google-owned Waymo and Cruise, owned by General Motors, are now offering robot-driven cars to ferry passengers in San Francisco. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on May 5, 2022.)

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Twenty internet providers, including companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, have committed to the the Affordable Connectivity Program, which will provide plans for no more than $30 for low-income Americans.

The Biden administration is capping the cost of internet for low-income Americans

5:01am May 09, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Twenty internet providers, including national companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon have committed to the program.

In this photo made available by NASA, commercial crew astronauts, from left, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron, pose for a photo in their Dragon spacesuits during a fit check a

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown

1:08am May 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

The return of three Americans and one German marks the busiest period yet for Elon Musk's space taxi service.

National

Look closely at those white Jaguars in San Francisco — no drivers!

7:03pm May 05, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

The vehicles have been under development for years, but Google-owned Waymo and Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, are now offering robot-driven cars to ferry passengers in San Francisco.

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Milwaukee-based book influencer Cree Myles curates Penguin Random House's All Ways Black Instagram account.

How one book influencer championing Black authors is changing publishing

10:12am May 05, 2022

by Maayan Silver

Milwaukee-based book influencer Cree Myles curates an account for Penguin Random House dedicated to celebrating Black writers.

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Google has expanded its policies to make it easier for people to request personal contact information be removed from online search results.

Economy

You can now ask Google to take your personal data out of its search results

1:19pm May 02, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Anyone who doesn't want their phone number, email or street address to be found online can ask Google to omit the data from its search results.

Professor Rain Ottis leads a Locked Shield Excercise at Hilton Tallinn Park.

Estonia hosts NATO-led cyber war games, with one eye on Russia

11:40am May 02, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Estonia is host to one of the world's largest annual interactive cybersecurity drills. Russia is always considered the main threat, but this year, the war in Ukraine has only added to the stakes.

World News

Europe has to monitor hate speech and illegal content on social media more closely

8:16am May 01, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

New rules will require social media networks in the European Union to more closely monitor hate speech and other illegal content posted on their platforms.

Video games could help treat cognitive disorders like depression and ADHD

4:40pm April 28, 2022

by Keller Gordon

Researchers are turning to a unexpected treatment for cognitive disorders: video games.

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National

Why one writer questions whether Musk is the right fit for Twitter

4:26pm April 26, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Anand Giridharadas, author of the book Winners Take All: the Elite Charade of Changing the World, about Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter in the name of free speech.

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