Technology

EU antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, pictured last summer, announced a fine against Google over the way it ranks shopping services in its search results.

World News

Google Hit With $2.7 Billion Fine By European Antitrust Monitor

10:37am June 27, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The European Commission says Google "abused its market dominance as a search engine by promoting its own comparison shopping service in its search results, and demoting those of competitors."

World News

Google Fined Record $2.7 Billion In EU Anti-Trust Ruling

9:36am June 27, 2017

The European Union says Google unfairly abused its power over search results to promote its own over competitors. It's the biggest fine the EU has ever given a single company in an anti-trust case.

Queue Listen Now

How To Pick Kids' Apps For The Backseat This Summer

5:55pm June 26, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Screen time can be more than a distraction if you follow these principles.

Queue Listen Now

Google has announced it will no longer scan users' emails to target ads. Above, the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., in 2015.

National

Google Says It Will No Longer Read Users' Emails To Sell Targeted Ads

5:40pm June 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The company says it will make the change later this year, bringing Gmail in line with its business products. But Google has already gathered a lot of data on users since it launched Gmail in 2004.

Charles Camiel looks into the camera for a facial recognition test before boarding his JetBlue flight to Aruba at Logan International Airport in Boston.

National

Facial Recognition May Boost Airport Security But Raises Privacy Worries

4:03pm June 26, 2017

by Asma Khalid

If you travel from Boston's Logan Airport to Aruba on JetBlue you can use your face as identification rather than a passport. Similar experiments in facial recognition are underway at other airports.

How Will Things Change For Shoppers After Amazon Buys Whole Foods?

8:19am June 26, 2017

by Jacob Margolis

It was recently announced that Amazon was going to acquire Whole Foods, giving the web giant a physical presence in nearly 450 locations across the country.

Queue Listen Now

Drone Company Leaders Meet With Trump To Ask For More Clarity On Rules

8:01am June 24, 2017

This week, U.S. drone companies met with President Trump to discuss industry regulations. NPR's Melissa Block talks with April Glaser of Recode about how these companies actually want more regulation.

Eighth graders Cristian Munoz (left) and Clifton Steward work on their Chromebooks during a language arts class at French Middle School in Topeka, Kan. Both students were eligible to bring the devices home this summer.

Education

Schools Let Students Take Laptops Home In Hopes Of Curbing 'Summer Slide'

8:01am June 24, 2017

by Mollie Simon

More districts are letting students take computers home for the summer. Officials hope the devices help fill in learning gaps, but experts say parents must play a role to make the lending effective.

Soybean leaves showing evidence of damage from dicamba. Thousands of acres of soybean fields have shown this kind of damage this spring.

Arkansas Tries To Stop An Epidemic Of Herbicide Damage

6:09pm June 23, 2017

by Dan Charles

A weedkiller called dicamba, which farmers hoped could banish herbicide-resistant weeds, has become a plague itself in Arkansas. The state's regulators just voted to ban it for 120 days.

National

What Uber's Leadership Change Means For Diversity In Tech

5:02am June 23, 2017

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to tech industry recruiter and consultant Y-Vonne Hutchinson about the resignation of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, and the message it sends to Silicon Valley.