Technology

Where will you share your baby's adorable post-bath pics?

What To Expect When You're Expecting ... To Share Your Baby Photos

1:10pm October 29, 2014

by Alexis Madrigal

Smartphones and the Internet have made it easier than ever to share photos of their friends, family, pets and children. But sharing personal photos raises technological and ethical questions.

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Russia Reportedly Suspected In Hack Of White House Network

12:43pm October 29, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The breach of the unclassified network is thought to be a state-sponsored effort, and The Washington Post reports that Russia is considered the most likely culprit.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella backtracked on his suggestion that women shouldn't ask for raises.

Tech Week: Women's Raises, Screen Time And Super-Locked Phones

11:59am October 29, 2014

by Avie Schneider

Controversial remarks about women not needing to ask for raises, how people in tech often limit their kids' screen time and a heated debate over smartphone encryption topped our tech coverage.

National

Can Authorities Cut Off Utilities And Pose As Repairmen To Search A Home?

8:50am October 29, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

That's what federal agents did earlier this year to see if gamblers staying in Las Vegas were running a sportsbook operation. Agents lacked evidence for a warrant. Courts are considering the case.

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Source: National Science Foundation, American Bar Association, American Association of Medical Colleges Credit: Quoctrung Bui/NPR

When Women Stopped Coding

4:41pm October 28, 2014

by Steve Henn

For decades, the share of women majoring in computer science was rising. Then, in the 1980s, something changed.

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Step 1: Line up the C scale and D scale on the left index.

The Slide Rule: A Computing Device That Put A Man On The Moon

2:54pm October 28, 2014

by Elissa Nadworny

Before the smartphone, the laptop and the pocket calculator, there was a powerful mechanical computer. Our new series, Tools of the Trade, begins with a look at the slide rule.

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Chef Watson generates recipes for the user based on the ingredients the person has on hand, what type of food he would like to cook and a person's dietary restrictions.

I've Got The Ingredients. What Should I Cook? Ask IBM's Watson

1:31pm October 28, 2014

by Laura Sydell

IBM's supercomputer has crushed Jeopardy! Now chefs are using Watson to come up with new kinds of recipes that work around dietary restrictions and other limitations.

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We asked you to send in your embarrassing instant messenger handles from days gone by. Thanks for sharing, Blondsoccerplyr, AgentGiggleChunk and absofsteel3616!

What's More Embarrassing Than That Old Screen Name? Sharing It

8:51pm October 27, 2014

by NPR Staff

Years ago, you spent hours dreaming up the perfect AOL Instant Messenger screen name. Many of you aren't so proud of your now-defunct handles today, but that didn't stop you from sharing them with us.

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Robot Bees Could Assist With Tricky Rescue Operations

7:37pm October 27, 2014

by Scott Simon

Robert Wood, an electrical engineer at Harvard's Microrobotics Lab, is engineering colonies of RoboBees. They don't sting, and they can be used for surveillance or crop pollination.

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Economy

CVS Pulls Apple Pay, And Many See A Fight Over Mobile Wallets

3:25pm October 27, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Rite Aid took the same step, leading many observers to note that the two companies are part of a group of retailers that's developing its own payment system, called CurrentC.