The Language Of Cybercrime
Cybercriminals have learned to refine the language they use in scams, making scams harder to detect and more likely to fool potential victims.
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Unless Deadline Is Extended, U.S. Firms Must Stop Working With Huawei
An extension allowing U.S. companies to keep doing business with Huawei, the blacklisted Chinese tech giant, is about to expire. Firms say the uncertainty is hurting their businesses.
How Virtual Reality Can Help People Better Understand Climate Change
As communities plan for sea level rise, it can be hard to convince residents of the dramatic changes in store. A California scientist is testing one possible answer: virtual reality.
News Brief: Hong Kong Protests, Impeachment Probe, Huawei Deadline
Clashes between Hong Kong police and protesters escalate. It's week two of public impeachment hearings. The deadline for U.S. firms to stop doing business with Huawei may be extended.
Troll Watch: Disinformation Around Impeachment Hearings
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Karen Kornbluh, senior fellow at The German Marshall Fund, about disinformation campaigns related to the impeachment hearings.
'This Isn't Speech:' Attorney Carrie Goldberg On Revenge Porn
Attorney and author Carrie Goldberg was the target of revenge porn from an ex-boyfriend, and now she's built a practice helping people in similar situations. Her new book is Nobody's Victim.
Epstein's Death Becomes A Meme
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Don Caldwell of knowyourmeme.com about the conspiracy theories about the death of Jeffrey Epstein.
Amazon Appeals Pentagon's Choice Of Microsoft For $10 Billion Cloud Contract
Amazon cited "unmistakable bias" as it prepares to challenge its loss in federal court. This starts a new chapter in the contentious battle over the biggest U.S. cloud-computing contract, called JEDI.
News Brief: Impeachment Hearings, Stephen Miller Emails, Google Health Data
We look at what we learned in the first day of public impeachment hearings. Also, the Southern Poverty Law Center says emails show Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist theories.
Google Health Data Project Under Scrutiny
Google is collecting the health data of millions of Americans in partnership with a big health care system. The project is raising questions about patient privacy.