Technology

The Biden administration on Monday, July 19, 2021, blamed China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world.

The White House Blamed China For Hacking Microsoft. China Is Pointing Fingers Back

11:33am July 20, 2021

by Emily Feng

One day after the Biden administration accused China of a massive hack of Microsoft's email server software, Beijing said the U.S. has been mounting cyberattacks for the past 11 years.

China Denies Cyberattack Accusations, And Says It Too Is A Victim Of Hacking

8:53am July 20, 2021

The U.S. and other Western powers accused China of widespread cyberattacks. Now China is accusing the U.S. of the same offense.

American commentator Ben Shapiro is seen on set during a taping of the Candace podcast in March in Nashville, Tenn.

Politics & Government

Outrage As A Business Model: How Ben Shapiro Is Using Facebook To Build An Empire

4:44pm July 19, 2021

by Miles Parks

In May, Ben Shapiro's website The Daily Wire had more Facebook engagement on its articles than The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post and NBC News combined.

Private Spyware Was Used To Hack Cellphones Of Journalists, Activists Worldwide

6:52am July 19, 2021

NPR's A Martinez talks to Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg about a global media investigation into how spyware was used to hack the cellphones of journalists, human rights activists and others.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, here at a March event, has outlined a $700 million investment to boost broadband access and help close the digital divide for some of the state's poorest regions.

Politics & Government

Virginia Shifts $700 Million In Relief Funds To Boost Rural Broadband Access

5:25pm July 16, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Virginia will direct $700 million drawn from pandemic relief funds to boost broadband access and help close the digital divide for some of the poorest regions of the state.

Images of the Eagle Nebula show the Hubble Space Telescope's ability to capture pictures in both visible (left) and infrared (right) light. NASA is celebrating the successful restart of the telescope's payload computer, opening the door to more observatio

National

Hobbled Hubble Telescope Springs Back To Life On Its Backup System

4:51pm July 16, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"There was cheering in the control center" when word came that NASA had brought a key computer back, says James Jeletic, the Hubble project's deputy project manager.

An Amazon delivery driver is now Tik Tok famous after a video of him killing a spider for a customer gained over 10 million views on the app.

National

An Amazon Delivery Driver Killed A Spider For A Grateful Customer. There's A Video

7:59pm July 15, 2021

by Josie Fischels

Terrified of the "huge" spider on her porch, a woman used Amazon's special instructions section to ask her delivery driver to kill it. He did, and now she's trying to find him to say "Thank you."

National

Companies May Be Flagging Themselves For Hackers By Buying Cybersecurity Insurance

6:05pm July 15, 2021

by David Gura

An uptick in ransomware attacks has led more companies to buy cybersecurity insurance. But some bad actors actually target companies with this coverage, figuring they'll be more likely to pay ransoms.

The big meatpacker JBS faced a ransomware attack in early June. JBS paid a ransom of $11 million to cyberattackers.

The White House Announces Additional Steps To Combat Ransomware

1:14pm July 15, 2021

by Elena Moore

The Biden administration has launched a new ransomware task force and stopransomware.gov, a website of preventive resources.

National

Who Gets To Be Notable And Who Doesn't: Gender Bias On Wiki

5:13pm July 13, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with sociologist Dr. Francesca Tripodi about her recent study looking at the gender bias on Wikipedia and who gets to be "notable."