Technology

Fred Korematsu fought U.S. internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

National

Is Today's Google Doodle A Poke At The Trump Administration?

5:16pm January 30, 2017

by Laura Sydell

Fred Korematsu fought the internment camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II. Today he would be 98. But Google's choice to make him the Doodle focus doesn't seem like a total coincidence.

The new White House website was updated Monday to include a Web page for the judicial branch.

The Week The Judicial Branch Didn't Exist On The White House Website

2:36pm January 30, 2017

by Cecilia Mazanec

On Monday, after many online comments, the judicial branch Web page was added to the White House website. Before that, under the Trump administration takeover of the website, the page did not exist.

If we care about protecting our personal information and feel uncomfortable giving it away, why do we keep doing it?

National

Privacy Paradox: What You Can Do About Your Data Right Now

1:17pm January 30, 2017

How can you stay digitally connected without feeling intruded upon? WNYC's five-day plan hopes to take the mystery out of digital privacy and improve lives both online and off.

An illustration shows boys and girls in front of computers.

There Aren't Enough Women in Tech. Here's Why.

10:22am January 30, 2017

by CJ Riculan

There's a problem in Silicon Valley. The problem is diversity. Here's what one University did about it.

Trump Immigration Order Strongly Criticized By Tech Executives

9:49am January 30, 2017

by Laura Sydell

Silicon Valley tech leaders are coming out against the Trump administration's executive action on immigration. The order directly affects employees and international business at many of the companies.

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Top Tech Company Leaders Say They Would Not Exist Without Immigrants

7:41pm January 29, 2017

by Michel Martin

Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter are among companies in the tech and travel sectors which had a strong and swift reaction to President Donald Trump's executive orders on refugees and immigration.

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The micromotor device may someday be used to deliver antibiotics to the stomach.

This Tiny Submarine Cruises Inside A Stomach To Deliver Drugs

5:30pm January 29, 2017

by Madeline K. Sofia

Scientists have created an experimental device that putters around inside the stomach, neutralizing acid and then delivering antibiotics. The goal is to help the antibiotics work better.

Kim Cattrall as socialite — and murder victim — Emily French in The Witness for the Prosecution.

Books
Arts

Kim Cattrall, More Than Just A Murder Victim In 'Witness For The Prosecution'

8:25am January 29, 2017

by NPR Staff

Cattrall — best known for her role on Sex and the City — plays a murdered socialite in a new TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's play. She says she wanted to open up the character and understand her.

Homelessness in College - The Dream of Graduation

More Hungry And Homeless Students In College Than Ever

6:28pm January 28, 2017

by Kirk Carapezza

ENTER TEASER

Multiple Twitter accounts claiming to be run by members of the National Park Service and other U.S. agencies have appeared since the Trump administration's apparent gag order. The account owners are choosing to remain anonymous.

It's Not Just The Park Service: 'Rogue' Federal Twitter Accounts Multiply

7:53pm January 27, 2017

by Wynne Davis

What started as one "unofficial resistance" Twitter account has grown to a list of more than 80 "rogue" accounts advocating for the science community and climate change research.