Technology

Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices, this time saying the social media giant is standing up for small businesses in television and radio advertisements and full page newspaper ads.

National

Why Is Facebook Launching An All-Out War On Apple's Upcoming iPhone Update?

12:54pm February 26, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Apple's Tim Cook are fighting over iPhone privacy rules. At stake is the future of how iPhone user data is used by data brokers and advertisers.

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Science

Joy Buolamwini: How Do Biased Algorithms Damage Marginalized Communities?

10:13am February 26, 2021

by NPR/TED Staff

Data, numbers, algorithms are supposed to be neutral ... right? Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini discusses the way biased algorithms can lead to real-world inequality.

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In The Last of Us Part II, no one's hands are clean.

Arts

Reading The Game: 'The Last Of Us Part 2'

10:00am February 26, 2021

by Jason Sheehan

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a look at The Last of Us Part II, which pulls a perspective switch on players that forces them to confront their role in the game.

Users Report 'Drunken' Roombas After Software Update

7:08am February 26, 2021

The convenient robotic vacuums got a software update, and now users are saying the device is hitting furniture and struggling to find charging stations.

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TikTok on Wednesday agreed to pay $92 million to settle claims stemming from a class-action lawsuit alleging the app illegally tracked and shared the personal data of users without their consent.

National

TikTok To Pay $92 Million To Settle Class-Action Suit Over 'Theft' Of Personal Data

11:29pm February 25, 2021

by Bobby Allyn

The proposed settlement applies to 89 million TikTok users in the U.S. whose personal data was allegedly tracked and sold to advertisers in violation of state and federal law.

Stanford-Educated Software Engineer Develops App To Combat Online Abuse

5:34pm February 25, 2021

by Shannon Bond

In part because of her own experience of online harassment, software engineer Tracy Chou launched Block Party, an anti-harassment startup that aims to help people feel safer on social media.

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Politics & Government

Major Players In GameStop Stock Saga Appear Before House Committee

4:06pm February 18, 2021

by Ryan Kailath

The GameStop trading saga landed on Capitol Hill today with a House hearing that touched on short selling and restrictions on trading during the middle of the frenzy.

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Super Mario 3D World allows online multiplayer in a beautifully designed environment.

Arts

Nintendo's 'Super Mario 3D World' Gets Another Chance On The Switch

12:10pm February 18, 2021

by Kaity Kline

The original Super Mario 3D World was one of the many good Wii U games that never got a chance, because no one bought the console. Now, it's getting a new lease on life as a Switch re-release.

Demonstrators in New Delhi shout slogans during a protest against the arrest of climate change activist Disha Ravi for allegedly helping to create a guide for anti-government farmers protests.

World News

Twitter In Standoff With India's Government Over Free Speech And Local Law

12:02pm February 18, 2021

Twitter blocked hundreds of accounts the Indian government said were inciting violence. Then it unblocked them. Now it's stuck between Indian law and defending free speech.

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World News

Facebook Takes A Hard Line Against Proposed Australian Law

6:31am February 18, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Facebook is blocking news content for people and publishers in Australia because of a debate over whether tech giants should pay news organizations for articles that are shared on their networks.

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