Technology

Passengers have their temperature checked before entering a railway station in the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on June 22.

Israel's Government Wants Spy Agency To Resume COVID-19 Tracing. Spy Chief Objects

3:01pm June 24, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

As the country's coronavirus cases surge, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for law reform to resume a surveillance program that the Supreme Court halted earlier this month.

A photo of the suspect in a theft case in Detroit, left, next to the driver's license photo of Robert Williams. An algorithm said Williams was the suspect, but the tool produced a false hit.

National

'The Computer Got It Wrong': How Facial Recognition Led To False Arrest Of Black Man

12:43pm June 24, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Robert Williams says his driver's license photo was incorrectly matched with a wanted suspect. He was arrested and detained. Though the case was dropped, Williams says its effect is lasting.

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National

Segway To End The Production Of Its Iconic Personal Transportation

3:58pm June 23, 2020

Segway announced Tuesday that it would stop the production of its iconic personal transportation namesake less than 20 years after releasing its first model.

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'Facebook Groups Are Destroying America': Researcher On Misinformation Spread Online

4:05pm June 22, 2020

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with internet disinformation researcher Nina Jankowicz about her argument that "Facebook groups are destroying America."

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After three months of much of the country working from home, many employers and their workers now say the benefits of remote work — cost savings and a more relaxed atmosphere — outweigh the drawbacks.

Economy

Get A Comfortable Chair: Permanent Work From Home Is Coming

4:05pm June 22, 2020

by Uri Berliner

After three months with much of the country working from home, many employers and their workers say the benefits of remote work — cost savings and a more relaxed atmosphere — outweigh the drawbacks.

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Politics & Government

TikTok Prank May Account For Trump Rally's Low Attendance Rate

6:26am June 22, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The Trump campaign said more than 1 million people expressed interest online to attend the rally in Tulsa, Okla., but only about 6,000 people showed up. A prank apparently fueled phony registrations.

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People raise their arms while marching on Market Street in San Francisco. As tech companies write statement and pledge money to address racial inequity, some black tech workers are urging for more fundamental changes in the industry.

National

Big Talk From Big Tech On Racial Equity, But Not All Workers Are Buying It

1:58pm June 19, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

More than 200 technology companies have issued statements supporting the advancement of racial justice, but black tech workers say internal policies and tech culture needs an overhaul first.

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Facebook Removes Trump Campaign Ads With Image Used By Nazis

6:55am June 19, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Facebook says the advertisements violated the social network's ban on hate group symbols. The symbol was used to identify political prisoners in Nazi death camps.

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Facebook said it has taken down Trump campaign ads on the social network that contained a symbol used by Nazis to designate political prisoners.

Facebook Removes Trump Ads With Symbol Used By Nazis. Campaign Calls It An 'Emoji'

9:58pm June 18, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Facebook says the campaign advertisements violated the social network's ban on hate group symbols. The Anti-Defamation League's CEO said that "ignorance is no excuse for using Nazi-related symbols."

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Politics & Government

Foreign Interference Persists And Techniques Are Evolving, Big Tech Tells Hill

3:09pm June 18, 2020

Facebook, Twitter and Google told House Democrats on Thursday that they think their countermeasures are working — but foreign governments are changing their techniques too.