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FCC Proposal Would Let Consumers Weigh In On Internet Privacy

6:23am March 17, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing privacy regulations for Internet service providers. The goal is to let consumers decide what information about them gets collected and how it's used.

Google's Go-playing software defeated a human champion.

Education

What Artificial Intelligence Could Mean For Education

8:13pm March 16, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Recent advances — such as the victory over a human Go champion — raise important questions about AI's potential role in teaching and learning.

Beata Felix Rutabingwa, a World Bank consultant, captures street photos on a motorcycle in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

How Do You Start Mapping Unmapped Streets?

5:21pm March 16, 2016

by Nadia Whitehead

With cameras and smartphones, volunteers in Tanzania are snapping pictures as they cruise the dirt roads of Dar es Salaam, one of Africa's fastest-growing cities.

Apple is fighting the FBI's request for help unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.

National

Apple On FBI iPhone Request: 'The Founders Would Be Appalled'

7:21pm March 15, 2016

Apple and the FBI head into a court hearing on March 22 in the dispute over access to a locked iPhone. In its last filing before then, Apple says the government is stretching laws to fit the case.

South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol reviews the match with other professional Go players after the fourth match against Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo.

World News

Achievement Unlocked: Google AlphaGo A.I. Wins Go Series, 4-1

5:24pm March 15, 2016

by Elise Hu

A top world Go champ lost the last of five games against Google's AlphaGo. But both sides are going home from the match with a lot more to learn.

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Siri And Other Phone Assistants Don't Always Help In A Crisis

5:26pm March 14, 2016

by Angus Chen

If you say, "I want to kill myself," they give a national hotline. But digital assistants are not as helpful if it's abuse or sexual assault.

Blendoor App Breaks Down Computer Bias In Hiring

4:27pm March 14, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Stephanie Lampkin, founder and CEO of Blendoor, an app that tries to counteract bias in the job application process, about the potential for bias in interpreting big data and what can be done about it.

After Three Losses, Master Go Player Scores A Win Against Computer

10:20pm March 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Google's AlphaGo program has already won the best-of-five match against Lee Sedol. But Sedol now has ensured it won't be a clean sweep by getting a victory in on game four.

Dole-Kemp Campaign Site Immortalizes '90s Internet Tech

8:01am March 13, 2016

It was among the first campaign websites, and it's still archived online for all to see. Robert Arena, director of Internet strategy for the campaign, takes a stroll down memory lane.

President Barack Obama speaks at the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on March 11, 2016 in Austin, Texas.

National

In Apple Security Case, Obama Calls To Strike A Balance

4:56pm March 12, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The president's appearance at SXSW's technology conference comes as the Justice Department tries to force Apple to help it unlock an iPhone. Many in the tech world oppose the government's position.

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