Technology

Reporters Reveal 'Ugly Truth' Of How Facebook Enables Hate Groups And Disinformation

4:50pm July 13, 2021

by Terry Gross

In a new book, Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel say Facebook failed in its effort to combat disinformation. "Facebook knew the potential for explosive violence was very real [on Jan 6]," Kang says.

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Apple's massive" spaceship" campus designed to centralize work and foster collaboration in 2017 may have to make way for satellite offices and other remote work.

Why Remote Work Might Not Revolutionize Where We Work

2:48pm July 13, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

Apple joins the ranks of tech firms freeing many employees from Silicon Valley offices. What this might mean for the geography of the American economy.

Books
Arts

'Startup Wife' Satirizes Tech Culture And Boardroom Sexism — From Experience

12:21pm July 12, 2021

by Terry Gross

Tahmima Anam's new novel is about a married couple who found a tech startup. The platform's success turns the husband into a messiah figure — even though it was his wife who designed it.

Richard Branson, seen here in 2019, will head to space on his company Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 mission.

National

Bezos Vs. Branson: The Billionaire Space Race Lifts Off

12:16pm July 11, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Richard Branson started Virgin Galactic 17 years ago to make space travel possible for his generation. This weekend he'll be on its first fully crewed test flight to space, beating Jeff Bezos by days.

Marcellus Cadd signing his name in Round Rock, Texas, after finding a cache in all 254 counties in the state.

National

Geocaching While Black: Outdoor Pastime Reveals Racism And Bias

8:50am July 11, 2021

by Sarah Kate Kramer

One Black geocacher writes about harrowing encounters, such as being called "boy" and finding a cache hidden inside a flagpole flying the Confederate flag.

Sierra Leone's minister of education and chief innovation officer David Moinina Sengeh is a man of many talents. He's using mobile phone technology to improve daily life, he invented a way to make a prosthetic limb with a computer-assisted technique and h

This Education Minister Is A Renaissance Man (And He's Got A Music Video To Prove It)

7:17am July 10, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

Sierra Leone's education minister and MIT graduate David Moinina Sengeh is shooting for the moon when it comes to his country's future, from schools to health-care to ... space travel.

The executive order unveiled Friday includes plans to make it easier for people to fix their phones or other equipment themselves.

Politics & Government

How New Biden Rules Could Make It Easier To Buy Hearing Aids Or Fix Your Phone

3:19pm July 09, 2021

In a new executive order, President Biden aims to kickstart competition for consumers, workers and farmers in ways both big and small, starting with a list of 72 initiatives.

A coalition of more than 30 states on Wednesday sued Google for allegedly abusing its power it has over developers through its Google Play store on Google devices, like Androids.

National

More Than 30 States Sue Google Over 'Extravagant' Fees In Google Play Store

10:30pm July 07, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

It's the latest government challenge over how Big Tech controls app stores. Officials say Google acts like a monopoly by abusing the power it has over how people pay for apps on Google devices.

National

'Speedrunners' Are Beating Video Games In Record Time For Charity

5:11pm July 07, 2021

At 'Summer Games Done Quick,' speedrunners (people who compete to finish video games as fast as possible) are raising lots of money for charity.

Former President Donald Trump has announced that he is suing three of the country's biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube. Here, he walks onstage during a rally on July 3 in Sarasota, Fla.

Politics & Government

Donald Trump Sues Facebook, YouTube And Twitter For Alleged Censorship

4:08pm July 07, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The former president filed suit against three of the nation's biggest tech giants, alleging they wrongfully kicked him off their platforms after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol.