Technology

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio in Hawthorne, Calif. The much-hyped unveiling of the company's electric pickup truck went off script Thursday night when supposedly unbreakable window glass was smashed

National

Elon Musk Unveils Tesla's Cybertruck, With A Polarizing Wedge Shape

4:24pm November 22, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The all-electric truck's unique design threw some Tesla fans for a loop. And the event went off track when a demonstration meant to show off the truck's "armor glass" left the windows smashed.

an image of a computer chip on a model human brain

Science

VIDEO: Elon Musk's Next Quest Is A Mind-Machine Meld. Let's Consider The Implications

10:46am November 20, 2019

by Elise Hu

The tech entrepreneur recently said he is making implants that connect our brains to our devices. So let's explore the ethics of human upgrading — and what technology has already done to us.

Cyberscams are getting more sophisticated.

National

Cybercrime Booms As Scammers Hack Human Nature To Steal Billions

5:41pm November 18, 2019

by Martin Kaste

Cybercrime is ballooning as scammers learn to research their victims and fine-tune their psychological tricks.

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Owned by Tencent, one of China's biggest companies, the WeChat app has more than 1 billion monthly users in China and now serves users outside the country, too.

World News

China Intercepts WeChat Texts From U.S. And Abroad, Researchers Say

4:19pm November 18, 2019

by Emily Feng

Cyber researchers say the Chinese chat app censors millions of messages in a given day and stores them with user info. NPR spoke to U.S. citizens who say their messages were blocked.

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The U.S. government is letting American businesses work with Chinese tech giant Huawei for three more months, in a third delay to a ban enacted in May for national security reasons.

U.S. Firms Get 90-Day Extension To Work With Huawei On Rural Networks

2:30pm November 18, 2019

by Shannon Bond

The U.S. government is letting American businesses work with Chinese tech giant Huawei for an additional three months, in a third delay to a ban enacted in May for national security reasons.

National

The Language Of Cybercrime

1:01pm November 18, 2019

by Martin Kaste

Cybercriminals have learned to refine the language they use in scams, making scams harder to detect and more likely to fool potential victims.

Unless Deadline Is Extended, U.S. Firms Must Stop Working With Huawei

7:19am November 18, 2019

by Shannon Bond

An extension allowing U.S. companies to keep doing business with Huawei, the blacklisted Chinese tech giant, is about to expire. Firms say the uncertainty is hurting their businesses.

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Environment

How Virtual Reality Can Help People Better Understand Climate Change

7:19am November 18, 2019

by Nathan Rott

As communities plan for sea level rise, it can be hard to convince residents of the dramatic changes in store. A California scientist is testing one possible answer: virtual reality.

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News Brief: Hong Kong Protests, Impeachment Probe, Huawei Deadline

6:08am November 18, 2019

Clashes between Hong Kong police and protesters escalate. It's week two of public impeachment hearings. The deadline for U.S. firms to stop doing business with Huawei may be extended.

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Politics & Government

Troll Watch: Disinformation Around Impeachment Hearings

5:08pm November 17, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Karen Kornbluh, senior fellow at The German Marshall Fund, about disinformation campaigns related to the impeachment hearings.

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