Technology

Twitter Analysis Shows How Trump Tweets Differently About Nonwhite Lawmakers

11:08am October 10, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

While the president has always spread his insults far and wide, the volume of personal insults and extreme language that he directed at African Americans in Congress stood out.

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A protester in Hong Kong checks his phone for police activity during a protest against the government in Hong Kong's New Territories, in August.

World News

After China Objects, Apple Removes App Used By Hong Kong Protesters

8:09am October 10, 2019

by Scott Neuman

HKmap.live has been used by pro-democracy activists to keep track of protests and police activity. Apple says it was removed from the App Store because it was being used to "endanger law enforcement."

The Activision Blizzard Booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

Sports

Blizzard Entertainment Bans Esports Player After Pro-Hong Kong Comments

2:45pm October 08, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

The developer of World of Warcraft and Hearthstone said a player known as Blitzchung went over the line when he said, "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times!"

Employers are using virtual reality to train millions of workers in everything from operating machines to how to handle active shooters.

Sports

Virtual Reality Goes To Work, Helping Train Employees

10:36am October 08, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

In the virtual world, cashiers are taught to show greater empathy, mechanics learn to repair planes and retail workers experience how to deal with armed robbery.

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Visitors are tracked by face recognition technology from state-owned surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision at the Security China 2018 expo in Beijing. Hikvision is one of several firms that have been added to a U.S. trade blacklist.

World News

U.S. Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms Over Treatment Of Uighurs

9:05am October 08, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The Commerce Department added 28 Chinese security bureaus and tech firms to the Entity List, including Hikvision, a leading producer of video surveillance and face recognition technology.

An app uses a smartphone camera to detect leukocoria, a pale reflection from the back of the eye. It can be an early sign of disease. Here it appears light brown compared the healthy eye.

An App That Can Catch Early Signs Of Eye Disease In A Flash

8:54am October 08, 2019

by Joe Palca

After his son developed a rare eye cancer, a chemist in Texas developed a smartphone app that uses a camera and artificial intelligence to detect early signs of eye disease.

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News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, Syria Policy, Chinese Tech Firms Blacklisted

5:37am October 08, 2019

A new name is connected to the impeachment probe. Two U.S. officials tell NPR that Trump's policy shift on Syria was surprising to many. U.S. blacklists Chinese tech firms over minorities' treatment.

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Christopher Wylie, a Canadian data scientist, speaks on Aug. 31 at the Antidote festival at the Sydney Opera House about his role in exposing the work of Cambridge Analytica.

In New Book, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Stops Short Of A Full Mea Culpa

12:01am October 08, 2019

by Andrew Limbong

Before going public, data scientist Christopher Wylie helped the now defunct company figure out how to target people online. In a new memoir, he offers details of the project and the players.

Lessons Learned From The Microsoft Anti-Trust Case That Began In The 1990s

4:30pm October 07, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Verge reporter Adi Robertson about today's tech giants being investigated for possible antitrust violations and lessons learned from the Microsoft case in the '90s.

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Books

You Can Now Read Books On Instagram

8:02am October 06, 2019

Forget Kindles and e-readers. Now you can get great books on Instagram courtesy of the New York Public Library. Manager of Reader Services Lynn Lobash explains this latest outreach to young readers.