Target Offers $10 Million Settlement In Data Breach Lawsuit
The proposal comes after a rough year and a half for a company that saw changes in leadership and thousands of layoffs.
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After Snowden, The NSA Faces Recruitment Challenge
To keep its code-breaking prowess, the National Security Agency must recruit scores of the brightest students in math and computer science each year. The Snowden revelations are hurting those efforts.
Did That Restaurant Pass Its Health Inspection? Now Yelp Will Tell You
You might not see health inspection information until you're opening a restaurant's door. But if you're in San Francisco and some other cities, you'll see it when you check out an eatery's Yelp page.
App That Aims To Make Books 'Squeaky Clean' Draws Ire From Edited Writers
Clean Reader — an app designed to find, block and replace profanity in books — has drawn considerable criticism from authors. This week, makers of the app announced they would no longer sell e-books.
New York City To Teens: TXT ME With Mental Health Worries
In an effort to connect teenagers with mental health services, New York is testing counseling via text for high school students. They join a growing trend.
Is Colorado Primed To Become The Silicon Valley Of Agriculture?
Colorado's food and ag industries have been growing two to four times faster than the state's economy overall. The state's economists are ever more hopeful about cornering the market on ag innovation.
Can Republicans Get Ahead In The 2016 Digital Race?
When Sen. Ted Cruz threw his hat into the ring, it happened first on Twitter. Political news is breaking more and more on social media, and both sides face different challenges in reaching out.
How Did Ebola Volunteers Know Where To Go In Liberia? Crowdsourcing!
Kpetermeni Siakor was 900 miles from home when Ebola struck. But with special software, he helped direct volunteers and supplies to the right spots.
A 'Post Modern Skateboard' That Ditches The Board
It has been a while since we've seen an upgrade to either roller skates or the skateboard. But which one is it? These wheels give skating in the 21st century an effortless new look.
Monica Lewinsky Redefines Her Story In Anti-Cyberbullying TED Talk
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jessica Bennett, contributor to The New York Times, about Monica Lewinsky's efforts to rebrand herself as an anti-cyberbullying activist.