What's So Revolutionary About Amazon's 'Echo'?
Rachel Martin asks Boston Globe technology reporter Hiawatha Bray if the Amazon Echo is a gadget worth adding to all our other gadgets.
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Apple's First Amendment Argument
Is software code speech? Apple says that it is, in its motion to vacate a federal judge's order requiring the company to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists.
'Body Hacking' Movement Rises Ahead Of Moral Answers
In what they say is a quest to create a better human, body hackers implant digital devices into their bodies. They recently held a conference devoted to this unique embedding of data.
How 'Oscars' Screens The Salty Moments
Live events aren't for sissies. That's especially true for the sound guys at the Oscars. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro speaks with Dolby's Steve Venezia about what can go wrong, but usually doesn't.
Apple-FBI Fight Signals A Need For New Political Precedent
There's a showdown coming between Apple and the FBI over privacy rights. But this case may be less about privacy than it is about the tech industry's willingness to defy the government.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Grows (Virtually) By Crowdsourcing Public Recordings
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is inviting the public to join their choir — virtually, that is. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro speaks to ad man, Christian Pulfer, about the ambitious Messiah project.
The Stethoscope: Timeless Tool Or Outdated Relic?
Why is a 200-year-old icon of the medical field still in wide use in the digital age? Some say modern tools are more informative and worth the extra cost, but the stethoscope has staunch defenders.
San Bernardino Police Chief Sees Chance Nothing Of Value On Shooter's iPhone
Chief Jarrod Burguan says the push for Apple's help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters is "an effort to leave no stone unturned in the investigation."
Lawyer For Apple: 'What In The Law Requires Us To Redesign The iPhone?'
Former Solicitor General Ted Olson is one of the most prominent lawyers in America. He has taken up Apple's fight against the FBI over an encrypted iPhone.
Government Encryption Request Would Make iPhone Vulnerable, Olson Says
Ted Olson represents Apple in its fight with the federal government over unlocking an iPhone that belonged to a shooter in the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, Calif.