Technology

Twitter Suspends Additional Accounts For 'Coordinated Manipulation'

6:21am August 28, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

Twitter has found more bogus accounts linked to Iran and suspended 284 for participating in a "coordinated manipulation." Another 486 were taken down in the past week for violating Twitter policies.

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A heavy police presence remained into the night at the scene of the shooting inside Jacksonville Landing on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Jacksonville Shooting Witness Recalls 'People Crying' And 'Running For Their Lives'

5:36pm August 27, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Ryen Aleman tells NPR how he and another gamer hid in a restroom to avoid the shooter. As the two huddled in a stall, they could hear gunshots and the cries of people who had been hit.

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Arts

How Hurricane Harvey Harmed The Clocks

8:46am August 26, 2018

by Allison Lee

When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas last year, it flooded Houston. One of the unexpected effects of the storm: many damaged clocks in need of repair.

National

Immigration, Chemical Attacks Among False Content Pushed By Fake Accounts Online

5:36pm August 25, 2018

Cybersecurity expert Clint Watts updates NPR's Michel Martin on what false narratives and divisive issues trolls and bots are now pushing online.

National

What Closing A Government Radio Station Would Mean For Your Clocks

8:23am August 25, 2018

Many clocks sync with a government radio station that's been proposed to be closed. Scott Simon talks with Thomas Witherspoon of the website The SWLing Post.

A Creator Burger fresh out of the robot that toasted the buns, sliced the produce, shredded the cheese, and cooked the beef.

Fad Or The Future? Robot-Made Burgers Wow The Crowds In San Francisco

5:25pm August 24, 2018

by Anna Mantzaris

As more culinary robots find their way into commercial food prep, one restaurant in San Francisco called Creator is hoping to strike a balance between high tech and the human touch.

FireEye Manager Discusses How Cybersecurity Firm Revealed Propaganda Campaign

5:42pm August 23, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Lee Foster, manager of FireEye's information operations intelligence analysis team about how the cybersecurity firm identified a suspected influence operation, appearing to come from Iran.

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Politics & Government

What Trump's Tariffs Could Mean For Companies That Make Electric Powered Bikes

5:29pm August 23, 2018

by Jeff Tyler

E-bikes and scooters have increased in popularity in the last few years, but the new 25 percent tariffs that go into effect against China on Thursday could potentially cripple these fledgling industries.

Democratic National Committee Says It Caught Cyberattack In The Act

5:51pm August 22, 2018

by Tim Mak

Facebook and Twitter have revealed that they've neutralized a number of accounts linked to foreign influence campaigns. Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, members of Congress were set to receive a confidential briefing about the state of election security in the U.S.

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Firefighters keep watch on an area of the Mendocino Complex Fire in Upper Lake, Calif.

National

Verizon Throttled Firefighters' Data As Mendocino Wildfire Raged, Fire Chief Says

4:26pm August 22, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Santa Clara Fire Chief Anthony Bowden said data speeds plummeted — and he blames the repeal of net neutrality. Now, he's backing state and local agencies that are pushing to undo the FCC decision.