Technology

Sports

For Love Or Money: Fans And Businesses Flock To Fantasy Sports

7:59pm July 22, 2015

by Frank Deford

The legal loophole that allows people to bet on fantasy sports teams but not real ones is attracting big money. Fantasy games may trump real ones soon, says commentator Frank Deford.

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Sports

Once Immune To Cord-Cutting, 'King Of Live Sports' Finds Throne Shaken

10:28am July 22, 2015

by Becky Sullivan

Even as other channels tried to adapt to a new TV landscape, ESPN seemed to be impervious for one reason: People want to watch sports live. But ESPN has shed 3.2 million subscribers since May 2014.

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New federal rules could expand the number of employees eligible for overtime. That may lead more companies to curtail the use of work email after hours.

Economy

Amid New Overtime Rules, More Employers Might Set Email Curfew

3:20pm July 21, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

As the Obama administration looks to expand the number of employees eligible for overtime pay, more companies may curtail the use of email after hours to cut labor costs.

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The rise of ad blockers threatens the business model that drives much of the Internet economy.

National

With Ad Blocking Use On The Rise, What Happens To Online Publishers?

1:56pm July 21, 2015

by NPR Staff

A new Apple update could challenge the current online business model. Some say less ad revenue means more sites will charge for access to content. There's also a move to block the ad blockers.

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The Commerce Department is looking to place tighter controls on exporting software that can attack a network. The cybersecurity industry opposes the proposed new rules.

Commerce Department: Tighter Controls Needed For Cyberweapons

1:43pm July 21, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

If software can be used to attack a computer network, then companies need permission before sending that software overseas, the government says. But the cybersecurity industry is up in arms.

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HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer and other cancers by fending off the virus that causes them. But it's been a tough sell with doctors and parents.

Early Push To Require The HPV Vaccine May Have Backfired

3:26pm July 20, 2015

by Robin Marantz Henig

The HPV vaccine has failed to gain market share compared to other new vaccines, even though it's great at preventing cancer. Concerns about teen promiscuity and attempts to require it may be why.

The website of the "married dating" service Ashley Madison was the target of hackers who are now demanding that the service be discontinued.

Affair-Enabling Website Ashley Madison Is Compromised By Hackers

11:43am July 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Threats to release some 37 million users' photographs and data come at a time when Ashley Madison's leaders have been discussing a potential $200 million stock offering.

UCLA Health Says 4.5M May Be Affected In Data Breach

3:44pm July 17, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Attackers accessed parts of the computer network that contain personal and medical information, but there is no evidence they accessed or acquired any personal or medical information, UCLA said.

"When you put a limitation on resources, you remove the limitation on creativity because necessity is the mother of invention."--Navi Radjou

Can Limited Resources Lead To Better Innovation?

12:59pm July 17, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Navi Radjou has spent years studying "jugaad," also known as frugal innovation. While researching emerging markets, he realized that creativity might be the most precious renewable resource.

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Dr. Lisa Dyson is the CEO of Kiverdi, a next-generation sustainable oil company that converts CO2 and waste carbon gases into oils using biotechnology.

#RaceOnTech: How An Early Love Of Math Led Her To The Role Of CEO

10:03am July 17, 2015

by NPR Staff

This week, NPR's All Tech Considered is connecting with diverse innovators in tech and science. Kiverdi CEO Lisa Dyson discusses an early role model, her work and the need to boost tech education.

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