Technology

Alleged Hack Of Astros Database Included Player Information

8:06pm June 16, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Richard Justice, a correspondent for MLB.com, about the FBI investigation into the St. Louis Cardinals for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros.

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National

Union: All Data Of All Federal Employees Hacked

4:41pm June 16, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The union says the government's response to the data breach of some 4 million current and former federal workers is inadequate.

World News

Cybercrime Runs Rampant In Brazil With More Elaborate, Far-Reaching Schemes

7:46pm June 15, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil is one of the top cybercrime countries in the world. Up until recently it was mostly its own citizens who were targeted, but now their imaginative schemes are involving Americans too.

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A surprising number of Social Security numbers have been stolen, and that number keeps rising.

National

Theft Of Social Security Numbers Is Broader Than You Might Think

6:33pm June 15, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The hack of federal workers' personal data is the latest theft of Social Security numbers. The government isn't saying how many SSNs have been stolen over time. One expert says it's more than half.

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A woman on a street in Seoul checks her cellphone. The government is ramping up efforts to control an outbreak of the Middle East respiratory syndrome by monitoring the smartphones of those under quarantine.

Creepy Or Comforting? South Korea Tracks Smartphones To Curb MERS

9:53pm June 14, 2015

by Elise Hu

The government is trying to strike a balance between doing too little and doing too much to stop an outbreak of the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome. But has it stepped over a line?

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Thomas Edison's talking dolls were reportedly pretty robust, but their miniature phonographs were another story.

Science
Arts

Edison's Talking Dolls Can Now Provide The Soundtrack To Your Nightmares

3:34pm June 14, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Thomas Edison built and sold about 500 dolls back in 1890. Now, new technology has made hearing their supercreepy voices possible for the first time in decades. (Thanks, technology.)

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National

Federal Employee Breach Very Likely Included Security Clearance Info

12:58pm June 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In the massive security breach that was revealed early this month, hackers also very likely accessed information from background checks that were done on both federal employees and applicants.

Madison Herbert was among the female scientists who tweeted messages mocking the views of Nobel laureate Tim Hunt, who recently spoke out against women in labs.

#Distractinglysexy Tweets Are Female Scientists' Retort To 'Disappointing' Comments

11:03pm June 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

As a barrage of tweets shows, the outrage felt by many women who work in science is neither silent nor unfunny.

Breach Of Government Personnel Data Compromised Security Information

8:55pm June 12, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Damian Paletta of the Wall Street Journal about how officials said Friday that the OPM data breach also compromised security clearance information.

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Comedian Aziz Ansari, seen here performing a show last year, has written a book about love — and what people really want.

Arts

#NPRreads: Love, Coding, Yuccies, And The 'NPR Sound'

5:01pm June 12, 2015

by Steve Mullis

This week's selection of articles and essays covers comedian Aziz Ansari's new book about love, a new demographic term, a global gaming superstar, and more.