Technology

A building with offices belonging to Microsoft is seen in Chevy Chase, Maryland, January 18, 2023.

National

Microsoft applications like Outlook and Teams were down for thousands of users

1:19pm January 25, 2023

by Emily Olson

Microsoft says it rolled back a network change that may have caused thousands to lose access to its apps Wednesday morning. Key workplace engines like Teams, Outlook and Sharepoint were impacted.

How to stop worrying and love (or at least live with) ChatGPT

5:56pm January 24, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Wharton professor Ethan Mollick about his decision to embrace artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in the classroom.

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A worker walks along a path at Googles Bay View campus in Mountain View, Calif., on June 27, 2022.

U.S. files second antitrust suit against Google's ad empire, seeks to break it up

5:41pm January 24, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The Justice Department and eight states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, saying the company has worked to squash rival technologies and choke off competitors.

Economy

Tens of thousands of tech workers have lost their jobs since Jan. 1

7:22am January 24, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Arun Sundararajan, Harold Price Professor of Entrepreneurship at New York University, about the effects of sweeping layoffs on tech workers.

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Forspoken's protagonist, Frey, a New Yorker transported to the magical world Athia.

Arts

'Forspoken' Review: A portal into a world without wonder or heart

9:00am January 23, 2023

by Danny Lore

Forspoken boasts 'key members' of the Final Fantasy XV team, but feels outdated and at times resentful of its Black protagonist.

An interview with a federal official set off a culture war fight after he suggested regulators might put stricter scrutiny on gas cooking stoves due to health concerns.

Gas stoves became part of the culture war in less than a week. Here's why

10:06am January 21, 2023

An interview with a federal safety regulator quickly became fodder for outrage, viral social media content and political fundraising.

The use of facial recognition technology has prompted lawsuits and protests in New York City recently.

National

She was denied entry to a Rockettes show — then the facial recognition debate ignited

7:00am January 21, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

When a lawyer was denied entry to a Rockettes show, it became a flashpoint in the debate over facial recognition technology. Does it keep people safe, or risk further harm?

A screenshot provided to NPR by a close friend of the TikTok user Caroline, who claims Andrew Callaghan coerced her into having sex in 2021.

A full guide to the sexual misconduct allegations against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan

11:38am January 20, 2023

by Emily Olson

The documentarian behind Channel 5 and This Place Rules apologized and said he's seeking therapy after women came forward on social media to say he sexually assaulted or coerced them.

Workers help set up the Google booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center before the start of the CES tech show, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Las Vegas.

National

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January

8:02am January 20, 2023

by Mary Yang

The layoffs at Google follow similarly huge cuts at Microsoft, Amazon and Salesforce. Tech companies who hired rapidly during the pandemic now face fears of recession.

National

The hit horror movie 'M3gan' taps into our fears around artificial intelligence

5:42pm January 19, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The sci-fi thriller M3gan about a doll that turns deadly has reignited conversations about the potential perils of AI — from ChatGPT to avatar creators to bots being developed to argue court cases.

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