Technology

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 images collected on Dec. 2, 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles.

Science

If This NASA Spacecraft Can Avoid 'Mount Doom,' It Might Nab A Bit of Asteroid

6:20pm October 19, 2020

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

NASA is getting ready to collect its first sample from an asteroid ever. The rocks and dust could help us understand potentially dangerous space rocks and the history of the solar system.

6 Russian Intelligence Officers Charged In High-Profile Cyberattacks

4:41pm October 19, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

The Justice Department charged six Russian intelligence officers in a globe-spanning campaign of cyberattacks, ranging from damaging Ukraine's power grid to targeting the 2018 Olympics and more.

Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers of the Justice Department's National Security Division, pictured on Oct. 7, has announced new charges against Russians allegedly connected to the Russian military intelligence agency GRU.

DOJ Unveils More Sweeping Cyber-Charges Against Russian Intelligence Officers

2:33pm October 19, 2020

Prosecutors linked the men with a globe-hopping campaign of sabotage, espionage and election interference. They work for the same spy agency that targeted the U.S. in 2016.

Richard Wang, who calls MLB games for Fox Sports Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese, had never called a baseball game in English. This spring, as the pandemic shut down baseball in the U.S., he was tapped to introduce Taiwan's professional baseball league to a gl

For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season

10:50am October 19, 2020

by Andrea Hsu

Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.

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TikTok says it is banning all accounts that share content related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, hardening its previous policy on the far-right movement.

National

TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation

7:12pm October 18, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The action hardens the video-sharing app's previous enforcement against QAnon that targeted specific hashtags on the app but let the videos remain.

Politics & Government

Troll Watch: How Tech Is Cracking Down On Election Disinformation

4:56pm October 17, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Camille Francois, chief innovation officer for the research firm Graphika, about trends in disinformation this election season and how tech companies are responding.

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Fan favorite Sans the Skeleton pops up to tell you about all the terrible things you've done.

Arts

Make Love, Not War: Five Years Of 'Undertale'

10:00am October 17, 2020

by Ana Diaz

Undertale, the quirky, pixelated adventure game, became a smash hit when it came out because of its unique mechanism: You can talk to its monsters and show them mercy, rather than killing them.

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack was found by a D.C. judge to have broken the law when he seized control of a fund intended to design ways for people living under repressive regimes to have secure access to the Web.

Politics & Government

Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund

5:00am October 17, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Judge rules against USAGM CEO Michael Pack's moves to dismiss top executives and board of a fund that helps people who live under repressive regimes to access the Web and to communicate securely.

Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter ban certain posts from its platform.

Politics & Government

Don't Censor! Stop The Hoaxes! Facebook, Twitter Face A Catch-22

6:05pm October 16, 2020

by Adedayo Akala

While Republicans accuse Facebook and Twitter of censoring free speech, one expert says the platforms should do more because U.S. voters are "more vulnerable to online disinformation" than ever.

National

Twitter And Facebook Limit Access To A 'New York Post' Story On Biden's Son

4:08pm October 15, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Twitter and Facebook limited the reach of an article with unconfirmed claims about Hunter Biden. Meanwhile, experts warn that social media platforms are full of misinformation and conspiracy theories.

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