Technology

Viral Hashtag Celebrates Palestinian-American Representation

7:44am January 06, 2019

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Susan Muaddi Darraj, creator of #tweetyourthobe, a hashtag for the public to share pictures of their thobe as a response to the swearing-in of Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

Ocean Cleanup's System 001 was towed out of the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 8, 2018.

Environment

An Engineering Wunderkind's Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback

5:11pm January 05, 2019

Four months into its testing phase, the Ocean Cleanup's plastic-catching device isn't catching as much plastic as intended.

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Hackers Attack Hundreds Of High-Profile German Politicians, Post Private Data Online

1:09pm January 04, 2019

by Bill Chappell

In the days before Christmas, the private data of some of Germany's most powerful leaders was trickled out "in a kind of Advent calendar," a German broadcaster reports.

Berlin is a tech hub, but 70 percent of the city's businesses have complained to the city's Chamber of Commerce and Industry about inadequate broadband.

World News

Berlin Is A Tech Hub, So Why Are Germany's Internet Speeds So Slow?

12:13pm January 03, 2019

by Esme Nicholson

Germany is Europe's largest economy, but business leaders warn it is in danger of losing its edge because of sluggish Internet connections. The government has promised to speed things up.

People walk past an Apple store in Beijing in December 2018. Apple CEO cited weaker-than-expected iPhone sales in China as the company lowered its quarterly revenue estimates Wednesday.

World News

China Takes Wind Out Of Apple iPhone Sales

7:49pm January 02, 2019

by Avie Schneider

Apple cut billions from its revenue estimates amid slower sales in China. In August, Apple became the first firm worth $1 trillion, but its stock is down more than 30 percent in the past three months.

Mourners gathered in 2016 at a makeshift memorial in San Bernardino, Calif., for the victims of the 2015 mass shooting.

National

Judge Dismisses San Bernardino Shooting Lawsuit Against Facebook, Google, Twitter

4:04pm January 02, 2019

by Amy Held

Family members and victims of the 2015 mass shooting in California had accused the tech companies of knowingly supporting ISIS and helping the group spread its radical beliefs.

Men use tablets and laptops to check news at a coffee shop in Hanoi in 2014. Today almost half of Vietnam's population of over 95 million have access to the Internet. A new and controversial cybersecurity law goes into effect nationwide Tuesday.

World News

To The Dismay Of Free Speech Advocates, Vietnam Rolls Out Controversial Cyber Law

7:48pm January 01, 2019

by Ashley Westerman

The law requires Internet companies to store locals' data in Vietnam and hand over user information if the government asks for it, among other contentious provisions.

The world of mainstream consumer brands is in a major slow-motion transformation.

From Campbell's To Kellogg's, Classic Brands Are Feeling The Crunch

6:58pm January 01, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

Big mainstream consumer brands, which have owned our cupboards and closets, face a turning point: a time to evolve or wither. The Internet and the echoes of the recession have changed us as shoppers.

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The Chinese lunar lander Chang'e 4 is headed to Aitken Basin, a large impact crater near the moon's south pole, pictured here in blue. The distance from the depths of Aitken Basin to the tops of the highest surrounding peaks is nearly twice the height of

China's Lunar Lander To Explore Moon's Far Side

5:07am January 01, 2019

by Joe Palca

Early in 2019, China hopes to land a rover — the first soft landing on the moon's far side. The mission is exploratory, and will lay groundwork for a trip by Chinese astronauts to the lunar surface.

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Tech Stocks Have Taken A Beating This Year, And The Effects Have Been Far-Reaching

4:32pm December 31, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

After many years of flying high, mighty tech stocks have come tumbling down because of regulatory worries and slow growth. Their bad year affects companies that seemingly have nothing to do with tech.

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