Technology

The web page of the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that the online census form is unavailable.

World News

Cyberattack Halts Australia's First Online Census

3:16pm August 10, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says no data was stolen. Users faced error messages after the system was overpowered by what the government said was multiple denial-of-service attacks.

Passengers wait at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after a computer systems failure on Monday caused Delta to delay or cancel hundreds of flights.

National

Why The Airline Industry Could Keep Suffering System Failures Like Delta's

8:47am August 10, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Delta's massive outage wasn't the first malfunction to wreak havoc on an airline. The industry's systems are complex and require high security, which can make them more prone to shutdowns.

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A Verizon sign is seen above a store front in Washington, DC.

Verizon's Metamorphosis: Can You See Me As A Tech Giant Now?

9:28am August 09, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Verizon has transformed from a child of the Bell monopoly to parent of tech legends AOL and Yahoo. It wants to play with Google and Facebook — but don't expect a full transformation just yet.

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Oil Traders Mourn The Loss Of Yahoo Messenger

9:03am August 09, 2016

Since the late 1990s, oil traders have used Yahoo Messenger as their main communication tool. The new version, however, does not meet the industry's standards for compliance.

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Science

Researchers Study Effects Of Social Media On Young Minds

8:37am August 09, 2016

by Shankar Vedantam

Teens showed an image that was deemed to have lots of "likes" tended to also like the image. Seeing popular pictures also produced greater activation in the reward centers of the brain.

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Taylor Swift is one of many artists urging Congress to update copyright laws, which they argue don't fairly pay for music available online.

Why Taylor Swift Is Asking Congress To Update Copyright Laws

7:07pm August 08, 2016

by Laura Sydell

It's an ongoing standoff between musicians and Google's YouTube: Who should be responsible for removing unauthorized copies of songs posted online?

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Music & Culture

A Cappella Singer Defends Proliferation Of Music Online

4:37pm August 08, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Peter Hollens, an a cappella singer who regularly releases new music on his YouTube channel, about how the proliferation of music online could be a plus for artists.

An inspection found that at one Los Angeles nursing home an employee took video of a co-worker "passing gas" on the face of a resident and posted it on Instagram.

Federal Officials Seek To Stop Social Media Abuse Of Nursing Home Residents

2:41pm August 08, 2016

After ProPublica identified dozens of cases of dehumanizing photos posted on social media sites, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unveiled a plan to increase oversight.

Tech Companies Embrace Election Season

8:43am August 07, 2016

by Scott Detrow

More than ever before, U.S. elections are a business opportunity. Social media companies are capitalizing on attention spent on the candidates.

How The VCR Began America's Love Of On-Demand Content

5:09pm August 06, 2016

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

As the last VCR factory in Japan closes down production, we take a look at the rise and fall of the videocassette recorder and the culture it created.