Digital Life

"We look forward to defending against Mr. Damore's lawsuit in court," a Google spokesperson told Reuters.

James Damore Sues Google, Alleging Discrimination Against Conservative White Men

11:27am January 09, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The former Google engineer was fired after he criticized the company's diversity efforts and suggested that innate differences between men and women explain gender gaps in the tech sector.

Apple is being urged to help protect young users of its smartphones and tablets, with two investors citing problems that have been linked with spending too much time on social media and looking at screens.

Large Shareholders Ask Apple To Help Wean Digital-Addicted Youths

5:55pm January 08, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Suggestions range from entering the user's age when setting up a phone to setting limits on screen time and confining the use of iPhones and iPads to certain hours.

Arts

The Call-In: Sharing Your Passwords With Your Partner

8:06am January 07, 2018

Sharing passwords with a partner can be tricky. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with tech experts Nancy Baym and Woodrow Hartzog while Becky McDougal from Malden, Mass. shares her experience

National

Fort Collins, Colo., Will Create Broadband Utility, 'Committed' To Net Neutrality

7:02pm January 04, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The city will provide broadband as a utility, building out its own infrastructure. An expensive ad campaign failed to sway either voters or the City Council on the issue.

A laptop that uses Intel's sixth-generation Core chip known as Skylake, at the Intel booth during CES International in Las Vegas, in January 2016.

National

Intel Acknowledges Chip-Level Security Vulnerability In Processors

11:12am January 04, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The problem could allow hackers to gain access to passwords and other sensitive data. The problem can be found in processors dating back more than two decades.

National

Digital Spying And Divorce

4:59am January 04, 2018

by Aarti Shahani

A woman discovers she's being spied on by her former husband using a GPS tracker, and she suspects using spyware as well. We look at how digital spy tools are changing divorce.

5 Things To Know About Screen Time Right Now

4:42pm January 03, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

The latest research on kids and screens has bright spots and dark spots.

Logan Paul, YouTube Star, Apologizes As Critics Slam Video Showing Dead Body

12:55pm January 02, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Before publishing footage from Japan's "suicide forest," Logan Paul said, "tomorrow's vlog will be the craziest and most real video I've ever uploaded."

The three emojis that didn't make the cut.

Arts

Emojis Of 2018: Bagels, Kangaroos, Redheads Are In. 'Frowning Pile Of Poo' Is Out

7:15am January 01, 2018

The committee that selects emojis for 2018 has narrowed down its selection for the new batch.

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Move Over, 'Despacito.' These Videos Also Ruled YouTube In 2017

3:03pm December 29, 2017

by Linda Poon

To see how the world wastes time ... er, explores cultural phenomena ... check out some of the top videos by country from YouTube Rewind's rankings for 2017.