Technology

TechTown Detroit is located in an old General Motors factory built in 1927. About 40 small businesses work out of the building.

Economy

Detroit Hopes To Drive Tech Startups Away From Silicon Valley

7:04pm June 08, 2015

by Jason Margolis

It doesn't have a lot of high-tech companies, but the city is interested in attracting young tech entrepreneurs. Detroit's rents are far more affordable, but then there are the brutally cold winters.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in New York on April 30. This week, he said some of Silicon Valley's most prominent companies have

National

Apple's Cook Takes Rivals To Task Over Data Privacy

7:04pm June 08, 2015

by Laura Sydell

Tim Cook didn't mention Google, Facebook or Twitter by name, but it's pretty clear those were the companies he meant. But is Apple faultless on privacy issues? It collects lots of data too.

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National

Phone Carriers Tight-Lipped On How They Will Comply With New Surveillance Law

7:03pm June 08, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

Under the USA Freedom Act, the NSA can no longer collect phone call metadata without a court order. Metadata remain with private phone carriers but can be subpoenaed by the government.

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The robot from Florida-based Team IHMC Robotics takes a tumble as it tries to walk over rubble. This team came in second place and won a $1 million prize.

National

At DARPA Challenge, Robots (Slowly) Move Toward Better Disaster Recovery

1:10pm June 08, 2015

by Priska Neely

Developers of disaster recovery robots gathered in California this weekend to compete for a $2 million prize. Some robots shone. Many got stuck, moved at a snail's pace or fell down on the course.

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National

OPM Hackers Could Be Building Personal Databases

12:44pm June 06, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The Office of Personnel Management was the target of a massive cyberattack. Four million people may have had their data stolen. OPM says it will start notifying victims on Monday.

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With New Hires, Snapchat Moves Beyond Messaging

12:44pm June 06, 2015

Sean Mills was recently named Snapchat's new head of original content. NPR's Scott Simon talks with NPR's David Folkenflik about where the app is headed and how it could be used in the next election.

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NASA's RoboSimian is among the robots taking part in the Defense Department competition. The Space Agency may one day use it to explore caves on other planets.

The Pentagon Wants These Robots To Save The Day

7:13am June 06, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

A competition in California is trying to ready robots for disaster response. But the bots have a ways to go.

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A quick staff-up and a fast-paced money grab are common to both startups and campaigns. Here, staffers work at computers during a tour of President Obama's re-election headquarters in Chicago on May 12, 2010.

Why Political Campaigns Are Raising Money Faster Than Tech Startups

8:01pm June 05, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Snapchat and Facebook's early fundraising efforts have nothing on presidential campaigns, a new report finds.

China Dismisses U.S. Allegations That It Was Behind Cyberattack

6:47pm June 05, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The government plans to begin notifying on Monday the estimated 4 million federal employees who's data may have been hacked in an attack on its computers. Some officials are blaming China.

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National

China Says U.S. Allegations That It Was Behind Cyberattack Are 'Irresponsible'

5:27pm June 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

On Thursday, the U.S. revealed that the records of 4 million federal employees may have been compromised. China says these attacks are hard to track, so the U.S. should not jump to conclusions.