Technology

Australian Attorney General Christian Porter (left) and Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield hold a press conference in Canberra. Australia's parliament has passed legislation punishing Internet platforms for failing to remove violent audio and video

World News

Australia To Criminalize Failure To Remove Violent Content From Internet Platforms

12:10pm April 04, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The bill that passed on Thursday is intended to hold companies responsible for videos and audio such as the livestream of two mosque shootings in New Zealand.

A man is seen portraying a hacker with binary code symbols on a laptop.

When Computers Collude

7:30am April 02, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Companies are increasingly using algorithms to set their prices, but is that giving them too much power over consumers?

Amir Kiani (from left), Chloe O'Connell and Nishit Asnani troubleshoot an algorithm to diagnose tuberculosis in computer lab at Stanford University.

Health & Safety

How Can Doctors Be Sure A Self-Taught Computer Is Making The Right Diagnosis?

7:29pm April 01, 2019

by Richard Harris

It's hard for humans to check algorithms that computers devise on their own. But these artificial intelligence systems are already moving from the lab toward doctors' offices.

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Southwest Airlines was among the airlines affected by a contractor's computer outage Monday, forcing hundreds of flights to be delayed.

National

Computer Problems Blamed For Flight Delays That Hit U.S. Airlines

7:28pm April 01, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The FAA says the issue that affected Southwest, Delta and other carriers has been resolved. But with hundreds of flights affected, the delays could linger.

This illustration made available by NASA shows the Kepler space telescope, the planet-hunting spacecraft that launched in 2009.

Science

Young Astronomer Uses Artificial Intelligence To Discover 2 Exoplanets

1:15pm April 01, 2019

by Joe Palca

A team led by an undergraduate student at the University of Texas, Austin has found two new planets by using artificial intelligence to sift through data from NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope.

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Former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2013. She has written a new book called How Safe Are We?

Former Homeland Security Head Napolitano Says Cybersecurity Should Be A Top Priority

11:13am April 01, 2019

by Korva Coleman

In an interview about her book, How Safe Are We?, Janet Napolitano says "a wall is a symbol, it's not a strategy" and that there's no evidence Russia has stopped interfering with our election systems.

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Instagram has increasingly become a home for hate speech and extremist content, according to Taylor Lorenz, a reporter for The Atlantic.

Instagram Has A Problem With Hate Speech And Extremism, 'Atlantic' Reporter Says

3:21am March 31, 2019

by Korva Coleman

While Facebook and Twitter have come under criticism for the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories, Instagram has flown relatively under the radar, says Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic.

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The Handmaid's Tale, starring Elisabeth Moss, coincided with a spike in new subscribers to Hulu, one of an increasing number of video streaming platforms.

Arts

Too Much Video Streaming To Choose From? It's Only Going To Get Worse

6:17pm March 30, 2019

by Laura Sydell

It can be frustrating when viewers try to figure out which service has what they want to watch — Netflix, Prime, Hulu? It's about to get worse as more streaming services launch this year.

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Reports Say U.S. Sees A National Security Threat In Chinese Company Owning Grindr

4:30pm March 29, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chris Calabrese of the Center for Democracy and Technology about reports that the U.S. sees a national security threat in a Chinese company owning the dating app Grindr.

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A contractor, who federal prosecutors say stole classified information from government agencies, including the National Security Agency, pleaded guilty on Thursday.

Former NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Classified Information

7:49pm March 28, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Harold Martin, a 54-year-old Navy veteran, was arrested in 2016. Authorities said he amassed a staggering trove of government documents, endangering U.S. national security.