Technology

Ranking member Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security hearing about online child safety in October.

Senators aim to rewrite child safety rules on social media

8:21am February 16, 2022

by Shannon Bond

The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act comes amid mounting frustration in Washington that apps like Instagram and YouTube aren't doing enough to protect their youngest users.

National

FAA toughens oversight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner

5:34pm February 15, 2022

by David Schaper

Safety regulators have twice halted deliveries of new 787s after finding production flaws and will now conduct final inspections themselves instead of delegating that authority to Boeing

The outage hit the website for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, shown here during a ceremony last October.

Ukraine says government websites and banks were hit with denial of service attack

3:57pm February 15, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

The outage impacted the website of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Armed Services as well as two large Ukrainian banks, Privatbank and Oschadbank.

Texas sued Meta on Monday over misuse of biometric data, the latest round of litigation between governments and the company over privacy. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is shown here.

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data

11:52am February 15, 2022

by Peter Granitz

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Facebook's parent company could owe billions of dollars in damages for selling the biometric data of unknowing users.

National

The Kremlin indicates it might be open to cooperating on stopping cybercrimes

5:05am February 14, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Whether Russia is serious about the effort is complicated. The Biden administration had pushed the Kremlin to take action against ransomware, which cost U.S. businesses billions in the last year.

Gamblers place bets in the temporary sports-betting area at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia on Dec. 13, 2018. An estimated 17.6 million people are expected to place a bet on Sunday's Super Bowl online or in person at a sportsbook.

Online betting companies are kicking off a Super Bowl ad blitz

6:35pm February 13, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

What was once a niche sector in Las Vegas has grown into a national mega-business that people can enjoy from their living rooms — and the advertising dollars have followed.

Queue Listen Now

Cryptocurrency expert slams NFT hype

5:07pm February 13, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Youtuber Dan Olson about the problems with cryptocurrency and NFTs.

Harold Li of the encryption service ExpressVPN says nearly 8 in 10 Americans who are in a relationship share passwords across nearly every digital platform.

Arts

When it comes to love and logins, some exes keep sharing passwords

2:06pm February 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Sharing passwords has become a sign of trust in modern life. However, it can become a thorny issue when a relationship goes wrong.

Artificial intelligence beats top human players in popular racing game

4:25pm February 11, 2022

Scientists pitted an artificial intelligence driver against real human gamers in the PlayStation driving game Gran Turismo. The AI driver beat them all.

What, if anything, do you expect to change in the next few months? Tell us your story.

Are you over the pandemic? We want to hear about your worries or hopes

3:54pm February 11, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

In the coming weeks, many long-closed offices are looking to re-open as major cities and states relax mask mandates and other precautions. What do you expect to change or remain the same?