Technology

NYPD canceled its contract with Boston Dynamics last week after its test run of the company's Spot robot sparked concerns of misuse of city funds and potential police abuse.

National

'Creepy' Robot Dog Loses Job With New York Police Department

8:37pm April 30, 2021

by Emma Bowman

Following public outrage, the NYPD terminated a $94,000 contract to test a canine-like surveillance device designed to keep officers out of harms way. Critics panned the tech and its potential abuses.

New Tiny Computers Could Have A Huge Impact

4:38pm April 30, 2021

by Geoff Brumfiel

It seems like computers are getting smaller all the time. Now some companies are betting big on new ones that run at the atomic level — tiny machines that could have a huge impact.

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Arts

'Disaster Girl,' The Stuff Of Memes, Sells For Nearly $500,000 As NFT

1:17pm April 30, 2021

by Avie Schneider

Zoë Roth was just 4 when her dad took a picture of her standing in front a burning house. That photo launched uncounted memes, and now the original copy has sold at auction as a nonfungible token.

In the Pokémon Snap games, you're not capturing mons and forcing them to fight — you're taking pictures of them in their natural habitats.

Arts

Channel Your Inner Wildlife Photographer And Chill Out With 'New Pokémon Snap'

7:00am April 30, 2021

by Kaity Kline

After years of begging by fans online, Nintendo has released a sequel to the classic N64 game Pokémon Snap — it's a peaceful playthrough that has you taking pictures of monsters, not capturing them.

Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, says an upcoming executive order will strengthen U.S. cybersecurity, from setting up new ways to investigate cyberattacks to developing standards for software.

National

Biden Order Will Require New Cybersecurity Standards In Response To SolarWinds Attack

9:08pm April 29, 2021

by Dina Temple-Raston

Six months after one of the largest cyberattacks in history, the White House will set up formal cyber investigations, require companies to report breaches and set software development standards.

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Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee addresses reporters in January. The police department has acknowledged that its computer network has been breached by attackers seeking a ransom. Such attacks against local governments, hospitals and corporatio

National

In The Ransomware Battle, Cybercriminals Have The Upper Hand

12:23pm April 29, 2021

by Greg Myre

Hackers say they've seized computer records from the Washington, D.C., police and are demanding ransom. As ransomware groups keep getting more sophisticated, law enforcement is struggling to keep up.

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National

Snapchat Post Takes Teen Off Cheerleading Squad — And To The Supreme Court

4:28pm April 28, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a First Amendment case that involved a teenager suspended from her cheerleading squad for using profanities on Snapchat.

World News

India's Government Is Telling Facebook, Twitter To Remove Critical Posts

4:44pm April 27, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Twitter and Facebook are removing posts in India that are critical of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, now a dire crisis.

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The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department was victim to an apparent ransomware attack Monday.

National

D.C. Police Department Victim Of Apparent Ransomware Attack

1:42pm April 27, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

A group called Babuk claimed to be behind the ransomware attack on the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

Parler's New iPhone App Will Block Posts That Apple Prohibits

8:17am April 26, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The social media platform Parler this week returns to Apple's app store. It was kicked off Apple and Google's app stores and Amazon's web hosting services after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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