Technology

Lola Omolola is the founder of FIN, a private Facebook group with nearly 1.7 million members that has become a support network for women around the globe.

World News

One Woman's Facebook Success Story: A Support Group For 1.7 Million

9:28am June 04, 2018

by Aarti Shahani

Inspired by the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls, Lola Omolola started a Facebook group that soared in size and quickly became a support network for women around the globe.

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Facebook announced Friday that it will end its "Trending" news section next week.

National

Facebook Is Scrapping Its Troubled 'Trending' News Section

6:20pm June 01, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The head of site's news product announced Friday that the feature was "less and less useful." And it caused the company major headaches.

The music streaming service Spotify was both criticized and celebrated for implementing a policy addressing the conduct of artists — a position it rolled back June 1, 2018.

Music & Culture

Spotify To Roll Back Its 'Hateful Conduct' Policy

3:41pm June 01, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The policy, met with both cheers and jeers, was criticized for the confusion its implementation caused.

A digital license plate made by Bay Area company Reviver Auto is displayed at the company's headquarters on May 30 in Foster City, Calif. The plates have the ability to track cars and play ads.

National

Digital License Plates Roll Out In California

12:13pm June 01, 2018

by James Doubek

New digital license plates operate like a Kindle on the back of your car. They can show personalized messages, but also ads. Privacy advocates worry about the implications of their tracking ability.

Paul Smith says he wanted "take a page from the Russian playbook" to influence a California congressional campaign.

Inspired By Russia, He Bought Influence On Facebook

8:33pm May 31, 2018

by Aarti Shahani

In California, a political novice is helping shape a hotly contested Democratic congressional primary by buying influence on Facebook. He says he wanted to "take a page from the Russian playbook."

CryptoKitties: Using The Blockchain For Cat Pictures

8:20am May 31, 2018

The online game CryptoKitties draws comparisons to Beanie Babies. Fad or not, it gives collectors something unique: a digital collectible they — and nobody else — can own.

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A team at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore is developing a tumor-detecting algorithm for detecting pancreatic cancer. But first, they have to train computers to distinguish between organs.

For Some Hard-To-Find Tumors, Doctors See Promise In Artificial Intelligence

7:26pm May 30, 2018

by Richard Harris

Scientists are training computers to read CT scans in the hopes that they can catch pancreatic cancer early.

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Police in London have blamed videos from drill rappers as contributing to violence there. However, opinions are split on the violence's root causes.

YouTube, Urged By Scotland Yard, Removes Rap Videos Blamed For Violence

12:07am May 30, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Law enforcement points to drill rappers' work as contributing, or even inciting, violence in London, but opinions are split on its root causes.

In California, an initiative expected on November's ballot would be one of the broadest online privacy regulations in the U.S.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure

7:58pm May 28, 2018

by Laura Sydell

A sweeping new data privacy law has gone into effect in Europe, and California may soon follow with its own protections. Backers say the state's move could prompt such standards across the U.S.

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How Europe's New Data Privacy Law Is Supposed To Give Users More Control

4:33pm May 28, 2018

Tech companies have sent out a lot of emails with updated privacy policies lately. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Joanna Stern about a new European law that is supposed to give users more control over their data and privacy.