Technology

Facebook board member Marc Andreessen, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who uses Twitter prolifically, has apologized for tweets suggesting he supported colonialism.

World News

Colonialism Comment Puts Facebook Under Scrutiny

6:37pm February 12, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

A Facebook board member lambasted a decision by regulators in India, the social network's second-largest market. He thereby sparked new scrutiny of Facebook's intentions in that country.

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Looking for love in all the right spaces? About 1 in 5 young adults now use mobile dating apps, according to a Pew Research Center study.

National

Do You Like Me? Swiping Leads To Spike In Online Dating For Young Adults

6:00pm February 11, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

A study by the Pew Research Center finds the use of online dating sites has mushroomed in the past few years, particularly among 18- to 24-year-olds.

Members of Indian Youth Congress — a wing of the National Congress party — and National Students Union of India protest for Internet freedom in April 2015 in New Delhi.

World News

Should India's Internet Be Free Of Charge, Or Free Of Control?

9:10am February 11, 2016

by Julie McCarthy

Facebook's free Internet service was banned in India on the basis of net neutrality this week. Internet providers, regulators say, should not be allowed "to shape the users' Internet experience."

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Video Chat Your Way Into College: How Tech Is Changing The Admissions Process

4:08pm February 10, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Virtual reality and other innovations are helping international students and colleges tell whether they're a good fit.

Twitter Tries A New Kind Of Timeline By Predicting What May Interest You

2:06pm February 10, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Twitter has struggled to attract new users. Its latest effort at rejuvenation is a new kind of timeline that predicts which older posts you might not want to miss and displays them on top.

President Obama meets at the White House on Tuesday with members of his national security team and cybersecurity advisers.

Password Security Is So Bad, President Obama Weighs In

5:35pm February 09, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

In unveiling a sweeping plan to fund and revamp cybersecurity, the president asks citizens to consider using extra layers of security besides the password.

9th Annual Crunchies Honors Silicon Valley Movers And Shakers

2:23pm February 09, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

The San Francisco War Memorial Opera House was bursting with tech founders and investors Monday for the Crunchies. Among those honored, the best CEO and best startup funder.

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Infomagical: WNYC's 'Note To Self' Tries To Make Information Overload Disappear

7:02pm February 08, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Manoush Zomorodi of WNYC's podcast, "Note To Self," about their "infomagical" challenge. They're trying to mediate the problem of information overload and have some results to share.

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Sports

A Skeptical Review Of CBS' Super Bowl Online Streaming Success

5:37pm February 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

For the first time, CBS put the full Super Bowl, with ads, online and claimed record viewership. But StreamingMedia.com's Dan Rayburn says the decision to stream is getting too much hype.

Twitter Users Blast Reported Plan To Change Display Of Tweets

4:39pm February 08, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Many Twitter users responded angrily after a published report said the company is planning to change how tweets are displayed. The BuzzFeed article said Twitter will switch this week to a curated timeline, based on an algorithm that determines what people want to see. Tweets are currently displayed in reverse chronological order. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says no such change is happening this week, but he didn't deny that it may happen.