Technology

How much control should a government have over citizens' social media content?

7:23am September 11, 2023

An appeals court has ruled against the Biden administration for contact with social media companies. NPR's Michel Martin talks about the ruling with Mark MacCarthy of the Brookings Institution.

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Opinion: High schoolers can do what AI can't

9:39am September 09, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon has an idea for newspapers experimenting with AI: hire high school journalists to cover high school games rather than settle for substandard reporting.

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An American flag flies on top of the White House, Feb. 12, 2022, in Washington. A federal appeals court Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, significantly whittled down a lower court's order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies over controversial content about COVID-19 and other issues.

Politics & Government

Appeals court slaps Biden administration for contact with social media companies

8:45pm September 08, 2023

The panel of judges say that the administration's efforts to flag what it considered to be harmful content likely amount to a violation of the First Amendment.

National

Oil company wants to be a big player in carbon-sucking climate tech — with a catch

5:38pm September 07, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

Climate groups say the world needs to pull carbon dioxide from the sky and rapidly reduce oil production to hit climate goals. An oil company argues it can pull carbon instead of phasing out oil.

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Voters check their phones while waiting to cast in-person ballots at a polling location in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 13, 2020. Many Americans wonder why they can't vote online, on their phones, but experts agree that it's not secure.

Politics & Government

Voting online is very risky. But hundreds of thousands of people are already doing it

1:33pm September 07, 2023

by Miles Parks

The advice from cybersecurity experts is unanimous: Internet voting is a bad idea. But it's already happening in every federal election. In 2020, more than 300,000 Americans cast ballots online.

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As the company turns 25, many are wondering what the future holds.

National

Google turns 25, with an uncertain future as AI looms

5:28pm September 05, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

For 25 years, Google has shaped the internet. Now, artificial intelligence threatens to change everything.

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The scale of Starfield is enormous, as are the possibilities for players.

Arts

Inside the making of Starfield — one of the biggest stories ever told

4:31pm September 05, 2023

Starfield's story shoots for the stars. How much players like it will have big consequences here on Earth.

World News

An inside look at Ukraine's cyber war with Russia

4:41pm September 04, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

Ukraine is also fighting a cyber-war against Russia as the battlefield counter-offensive grinds on. A top Ukrainian intelligence official gives NPR an inside look.

National

The Verge's Nilay Patel talks Google's legacy and its future on its 25th anniversary

4:41pm September 04, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief of The Verge, about Google's 25th anniversary, and how the company's past and current challenges bode for its future.

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This bar inside Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas strip has two robots that serve customers drinks. The Tipsy Robot opened a second location on the strip this year.

Economy

Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change

5:00am September 04, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

Workers in Las Vegas have been watching automation and technology inch into their workplace. Now with AI, the city is preparing to adapt its service-heavy tourism economy.