A Side Of SpaceX You May Not Have Seen Before
CEO Elon Musk's decision to put photos in the public domain was spurred by a Twitter follower who asked: What is there to lose?
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Census Bureau Tests New Online Survey In Small Towns Ahead Of 2020
The year 2020 will be the first time the Census will be available online. But the Census Bureau must persuade hard-to-reach groups to take the survey. So they're doing a practice run in Savannah, Ga.
Premera Blue Cross Cyberattack Exposed Millions Of Customer Records
The health insurance provider has revealed that a cyberattack discovered in January may have made the medical and financial information of 11 million people vulnerable to thieves.
Apple Planning To Offer 'Skinny' TV Service, Reports Say
NPR's Don Gonyea interviews Meg James, a corporate media reporter for the Los Angeles Times, about reports that say Apple plans to offer a "skinny" package of channels for cable cord cutters.
A New 3-D Printing Method Is Rising Out Of The Ooze
Remember how the T-1000 in Terminator 2 re-formed out of molten metal? The folks at Carbon3D figured out how to do that in real life, and what they created may be the next iteration of 3-D printing.
#NPRreads: From Supreme Court Justice To The Notorious R.B.G.
For your weekend, here are four recommendations: How Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became an Internet meme, how The Great Wave went viral, a profile of Hugh Hewitt and why 4Chan's founder walked away.
No Charges For Operator Of Drone That Crashed At White House
The U.S. Attorney's Office said the decision followed a Secret Service investigation into the Jan. 26 incident. The FAA is conducting its own review.
SXSW Debuts Robot Petting Zoo For A Personal Peek Into The Future
Robots are coming — in fact they're already here. One exhibit at the South by Southwest interactive festival lets visitors get up close and personal to our future overlords.
A New Smartphone App Expands The Reach Of StoryCorps
Dave Isay founded StoryCorps with the goal of giving everyone a chance to be heard. Now a new smartphone app lets anyone record an interview that will be archived at the Library of Congress.
Sex Discrimination Trial Puts Silicon Valley Under The Microscope
Ellen Pao was vying to be one of the few women at the top of the venture capital world. Then she was fired. Now she's suing, in an industry where women often say they are sidelined and passed over.