Technology

Fernando Boiteux tosses Emily, a remote-controlled lifesaving device, into the waters off the shore of the Greek island of Lesbos. Boiteux, an assistant fire chief from Los Angeles, is helping train Greek first responders to use Emily.

World News

How A High-Tech Buoy Named Emily Could Save Migrants Off Greece

10:36am March 22, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

Emily is about 4 feet long, weighs 25 pounds and looks like a cylinder wrapped in an orange-red life jacket. First responders in Greece are beginning to use the remote-controlled lifesaving device.

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National

The Delay In The FBI's Clash With Apple: What Does It Mean?

10:34am March 22, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The FBI is testing a new tool that may allow it to crack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters without Apple's help. Its success or failure could have major legal implications.

Digital Pioneer Andrew Grove Led Intel's Shift From Chips To Microprocessors

8:29am March 22, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Andrew Grove, the co-founder of Intel, has died. During 40 years at the company, he helped it become the most powerful chipmaker in the world.

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Andrew Grove, former CEO of Intel Corp., pictured in 2008. He died Monday at 79.

CEO Andrew Grove, Who Led Intel To Silicon Chip Dominance, Has Died

10:44pm March 21, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The company says its influential longtime CEO has died at age 79 after a storied life that led him from Hungary to the United States — and to the roster of Silicon Valley legends.

The 227-year-old law at the center of the Apple-FBI debate has withstood several challenges, including at the Supreme Court.

National

How A Gambling Case Does, And Doesn't, Apply To The iPhone Debate

10:01pm March 21, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

How the Apple-FBI case progresses will determine whether a new precedent will be set for the 227-year-old law that has been called antiquated, but withstood a Supreme Court challenge.

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A judge agreed to the federal government's request to delay a court hearing scheduled for Tuesday in order to test a possible method for unlocking Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone.

National

FBI Says It May Be Able To Access Shooter's iPhone Without Apple's Help

9:58pm March 21, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A federal judge has postponed a hearing set for Tuesday that would have been the next step toward settling the battle between Apple and the FBI.

National

Justice Department Asks To Vacate Hearing With Apple Over Locked iPhone

8:43pm March 21, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The Justice Department asked to delay a Tuesday hearing with Apple while it tests a new method to unlock the iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino shooters without Apple's help.

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World News

New Robot System Helps Migrants Cross The Mediterranean Safely

4:32pm March 21, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

Engineers are testing a new robot rescue system in the Greek islands, hoping it will be able to save some refugees while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece.

National

Missouri Bomb Squad Builds Chirping Easter Eggs For Special Needs Kids

4:32pm March 21, 2016

The bomb squad at the St. Charles County, Mo., police department recently tackled a different sort of electronics challenge. They built chirping eggs for an Easter egg hunt for children with special needs on Saturday.

National

Would You Trust A Robot To Rescue You From A Burning Building?

4:32pm March 21, 2016

Would you trust a robot to escort you out of a burning building? Maybe you shouldn't. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with roboticist Paul Robinette, lead author of the Georgia Tech study, "Overtrust of Robots in Emergency Evacuation Scenarios."