Technology

This Week In Data Collection News, And The Privacy Paradox

10:43am October 10, 2015

by Alina Selyukh

As California tightened its digital privacy protections, news involving Google, Pandora and other firms highlighted the way companies increasingly rely on data about their users. How much do we care?

The tension in Steve Jobs comes partly from the terrific performances and partly from juxtaposing Jobs' public and private personas. Michael Fassbender (left) portrays Jobs; he's shown here with Seth Rogen, as Steve Wozniak.

Arts

'Steve Jobs': As Ambitious As Its Title Character

12:49am October 10, 2015

by Bob Mondello

Danny Boyle's new biopic, Steve Jobs, is a look at the man who made Apple mean computers, not fruit. NPR film critic Bob Mondello says it's an invigorating story told in three acts of crisis.

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Facebook tests replacing its "Like" button with six emojis: "Like," "Love," "Haha," "Yay," "Wow," "Sad" and "Angry."

Beyond The 'Like' Button: Facebook Comes To Our Emotional Rescue

5:00pm October 09, 2015

by Alina Selyukh

Facebook reveals new emojis it's testing to expand the iconic "Like" button. All Tech Considered welcomes a new host, who tries to explain her vision for the blog using Facebook's seven "Reactions."

California's new digital privacy law essentially requires a warrant before any business turns over any of its clients' metadata or digital communications to the government.

National

California Approves A Sweeping Digital Privacy Law

12:20pm October 09, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The bill was signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown. The law requires a warrant before any business turns over clients' metadata or digital communications to the government.

Tracking A Rollercoaster: Sotheby's Offers Clues About Survival Of Tech Bubble

6:43pm October 08, 2015

One of the surest signs of an economic bubble that is about to pop is a surge in the stock price of Sotheby's. The global art dealer's stock resembles a rollercoaster, and it has predicted every up and down of the global economy since the company went public. So with talk of big bubbles in the tech sector, Planet Money went poking around.

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Valerie Nethery's LilyEmme Jewelry is among the first artisanal stores to be featured on Handmade, Amazon's new marketplace.

Amazon Takes Aim At Etsy With A New Craft Site, Handmade

6:43pm October 08, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

Amazon will require that the goods be factory-free — a direct swipe at Etsy, which now allows artisans to work with manufacturers to increase their sales.

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Comedian Aziz Ansari became a pioneer of emoji language use in 2011, when he transcribed the hit Jay-Z and Kanye West song, "Ni**as In Paris."

As Emojis Spread Beyond Texts, Many Remain [Confounded Face] [Interrobang]

6:32pm October 08, 2015

by Emma Bowman

There's a growing tendency to bring the tiny hieroglyphs off phones, but not everyone is fluent. New takes on emoji integration suggest misunderstanding may be remedied with universal translation.

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Hey Siri, What Did You Say? Why Computers Still Mispronounce Names

6:07pm October 08, 2015

by Laura Sydell

Computer voices sound perfect in sci-fi films, but in the real world computer voices such as those used for Siri, Cortana and Google Now don't seem to be able to say some words correctly.

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National

When Social Media Fuels Gang Violence

3:16pm October 08, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Young people, often rival gang members, have increasingly used Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to threaten each other. The practice is called "cyber banging" and it's led to fights and even death.

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Economy

How Skyscraper Construction Ties Into Tech Bubbles

8:15am October 08, 2015

by Steve Henn

There's a lot of talk in Silicon Valley about a tech bubble.Our Planet Money podcast team examines one possible indicator of a bubble: architecture. Very, very tall architecture.

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