Technology

Books

Women face disproportionate attacks online. One expert shares some of the details

4:54pm April 16, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with disinformation researcher Nina Jankowicz about her new book, How to Be a Woman Online: Surviving Abuse and Harassment, and How to Fight Back.

Arts

Part of the reason people love video game Elden Ring is because it's so hard to play

4:56pm April 15, 2022

by James Mastromarino

Elden Ring is the most talked-about video game of 2022, despite — or perhaps because of — its immense difficulty and complexity.

Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, speaks during a news conference on Jan. 19, 2020.

Twitter adopts 'poison pill' to block Elon Musk takeover bid

4:29pm April 15, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

The defensive move from Twitter is an attempt to fend off Musk's hostile takeover attempt of the social network.

National

Computer programming training could set former inmates up for success after prison

4:29pm April 15, 2022

by Shahla Farzan

A St. Louis-based tech nonprofit is training inmates in computer programming while they're still incarcerated to give them a shot at landing jobs in the tech industry and avoid returning to prison.

Terrence Floyd speaks during a news conference during the unveiling of three sculptures as part of the "SEEINJUSTICE" art exhibition that feature the likenesses of his brother George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and John Lewis, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Unio

9,000 digital art NFTs are being released to raise funds in George Floyd's memory

8:31am April 15, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter

11:56am April 14, 2022

by David Gura

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.

Queue Listen Now

Elon Musk is a vocal Twitter user with more than 80 million followers.

National

Will Elon Musk turn activist at Twitter?

6:30am April 12, 2022

by Paddy Hirsch

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.

National

Is adding an edit button on Twitter a good thing?

4:23pm April 11, 2022

by Shannon Bond

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

5:21pm April 10, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Russia has employed cyberwarfare tactics for years. Analysts say the conflict in Ukraine could also escalate online, to include attacks affecting multiple countries.

Farmland is seen with standard solar panels from Cypress Creek Renewables, Oct. 28, 2021, in Thurmont, Md.

Solar panels that can generate electricity at night have been developed at Stanford

10:25am April 07, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

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.