Technology

Health & Safety

What We've Learned From The Data On Crisis Counseling Via Text Message

6:17pm January 17, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nancy Lublin, CEO of Crisis Text Line, about what text messages say about people in need — and how her service uses that data.

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The News Roundup - International

3:22pm January 17, 2020

A new cabinet in Russia, Iran takes responsibility for shooting down a plane and Parnas goes public.

A team of Stanford University researchers designed the PigeonBot.

Science

'PigeonBot' Brings Robots Closer To Birdlike Flight

6:27pm January 16, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Birds change the shape of their wings far more than planes. The complexities of bird flight have posed a major design challenge for scientists trying to translate the way birds fly into robots.

'Get In Line:' What It Takes To Legally Immigrate To The United States

2:23pm January 16, 2020

"I am constantly in fear. I think I have a lot of potential, but I sometimes think I could've done so much more. There are so many people like me out there," a listener told us.

Iowa Democrats Will Use A Smartphone App At Caucuses, Despite Cybersecurity Concerns

5:05pm January 14, 2020

Iowa's Democratic Party plans to use a smartphone app in its upcoming caucuses. Despite warnings about cybersecurity since 2016, party bosses are sanguine.

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Precinct leaders across Iowa will use their own smartphones to transmit the results of next month's Iowa caucuses.

Politics & Government

Despite Election Security Fears, Iowa Caucuses Will Use New Smartphone App

1:09pm January 14, 2020

The Iowa Democratic Party confirmed to Iowa Public Radio and NPR that it plans to use an Internet-based app to transmit results, but it declined to provide any more specifics or security details.

Russian hackers successfully infiltrated emails of employees at Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company, according to a U.S. security firm. Here, a building is seen in Kyiv that holds the offices of a Burisma subsidiary.

Russia Hacked Ukrainian Company Linked To Trump Impeachment, Security Firm Says

12:01pm January 14, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Days after the House formalized its impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Russian hackers reportedly started working to gain access to Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holding's email accounts.

Apple Declines DOJ Request To Unlock Pensacola Gunman's Phones

11:41am January 14, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Apple rejected a Justice Department request to unlock two phones used by the Saudi gunman who killed three sailors in Florida. It's another standoff between the government and Apple over privacy.

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Two competing data firms, BuzzAngle and Nielsen Music, released reports in early Jan. 2020 detailing the many changes in listening over the past decade.

Music & Culture

The Past Year, And Decade, In Music Listening: Video Rules, The Boy's Club Remains

9:43am January 14, 2020

by Cherie Hu

Two reports released recently shine a light on the decade-long trends shaping our relationships to listening, from the dominance of video to the vinyl "boom" that isn't quite.

Russians Hacked Ukrainian Firm At The Center Of Impeachment

8:30am January 14, 2020

California cybersecurity firm Area 1 says Russian hackers targeted the Ukrainian gas company at the center of President Trump's impeachment. NPR's Noel King talks to Area 1 co-founder Oren Falkowitz.

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