Technology

Using The Blockchain To Change Prisons

5:30am February 17, 2017

by Keith Romer

Charlie Shrem went to prison for his involvement in Bitcoin trading. Now he's out and part of the next evolution of Bitcoin's future, investments that trade using Bitcoin's underlying technology.

Yahoo says it has notified an undisclosed number of users that their private information may have been accessed using forged cookies in connection with a previously disclosed hack in 2014.

Yahoo Warns More Users That Their Private Information May Have Been Stolen

1:02pm February 16, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The company warned some users that their accounts may have been accessed using forged cookies in connection with a previously disclosed hack in 2014.

Snowboarders are pulled by a drone on a lake near Cesis, Latvia, in January.

Recipe For New Sports? Just Add A Drone

12:17pm February 16, 2017

by Cecilia Mazanec

You may have heard of drone racing, but people keep coming up with new ways to enjoy these flying machines. A Latvian firm has developed a drone to pull snowboarders in a sport called "droneboarding."

Science

Empowering Young Women Through Robotics: Shalynn Slozer

11:22am February 16, 2017

by Jessi Denny

Shalynn Slozer talks to Radio Camper, Jessi Denny, about empowering young women to enter the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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Students in Scott Bedley's fifth-grade class at Plaza Vista School in Irvine, Calif., play a version of "Simon Says" with fake news.

5 Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News

10:40am February 16, 2017

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

In an era of national attention to what's real and what isn't, we asked educators to share their strategies for helping students sort out fact from fiction.

Wind turbines and farm equipment now dot Horace Pritchard's land, where he raises corn, soybeans, and other crops. He also receives payments for hosting nine of the more than 100 wind turbines now operating near Elizabeth City, N.C.

The South Has Been Slow To Harness Its Wind, But That's Changing

9:33am February 16, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

There are several reasons the region is lagging in wind energy — including lower wind speeds. But now North Carolina is home to the first large-scale commercial wind farm in the Southeast.

Members of the Indian media watch Rajiv Bansal, then the CFO of Infosys, during the announcement of the company's first quarter results in July 2014 in Bangalore. Indian software services firms draw tens of billions of dollars in revenue from U.S. contrac

Indian IT Outsourcers Anxious Over Potential Changes To H1-B Visas

3:30pm February 15, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

President Trump vows to "protect jobs at home." Indian firms say that if there were qualified Americans, Indian nationals wouldn't be needed — that it's a trade dispute, not an immigration issue.

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The original caption for this photo of the Nokia 3310, which was released on Sept. 1, 2000, noted that the phone had advanced features like "voice dialing, picture messaging, predictive text input and games." No camera, though. And no Siri.

Arts

Nokia's Famously Indestructible Phone Rumored To Be Returning To Shelves

3:17pm February 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Launched in 2000, the Nokia 3310 was a rugged little brick that won Internet fame for its durability. There are rumors, which HMD Global won't confirm, that the company is bringing the phone back.

Screenshot of the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Locations lookup from the Department of Energy

In America's Heartland, A Power Company Leads Charge For Electric Cars

4:57pm February 14, 2017

Kansas City Power & Light is building an ambitious, $20 million network of 1,000 charging stations. It's turning its service area into one of the fastest-growing electric vehicle markets in the U.S.

Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, signs copies of his book This Book Loves You at a Barnes & Noble in New York City in 2015.

Disney Company Drops YouTube Star PewDiePie Over Anti-Semitic Jokes

3:08pm February 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

More than 50 million people are subscribed to videos by gamer and comedian Felix Kjellberg. Now he's lost a lucrative contract with a Disney-owned firm, The Wall Street Journal reports.