Pickup Artist: How The Ford F-Series Took Over America
There goes (varoom! varoom!) that leather-seated (thphhhhhh!) 4G-connected king cab F-150 (rahghhh!) around the bend (brummmmmmmmmmmmmmm)…
Technology
Blind Grocery Shoppers Access 'Second Set Of Eyes' Through App At Wegmans
An app service known as Aira is connecting blind and visually impaired grocery shoppers with sighted guides that help them navigate the aisles at Wegmans through their smartphones.
Federal Court Asked To Scrap Georgia's 27,000 Electronic Voting Machines
Less than two months ahead of Election Day, a group of voters and election security advocates say the state's touchscreen voting machines are insecure and should be replaced with paper ballots.
6-Figure Price Tag Expected For Rare Apple-1 Computer At Auction
The very first Apple computer — an Apple-1 — was really only a circuit board. But for computer geeks and tech-lovers, that board could become a collectors item when it goes up for auction.
Automation Comes To McDonald's
We hear a lot about robots eventually taking over jobs in manufacturing, but automation has already hit the service industry. The cashier who takes your order at McDonald's could soon be replaced.
A Massive Floating Boom Is Supposed To Clean Up The Pacific. Can It Work?
The giant, U-shaped tube is designed to form a garbage-corralling barrier propelled by wind and waves. Its creator hopes to remove half the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years.
DOJ Probe Into Bias At Tech Companies Should Include Democrats, California AG Says
Attorney General Xavier Becerra is calling on the Justice Department to invite Democrats to the Sept. 25 meeting focused on social media and tech companies or risk proving the event's political bent.
For Many In Venezuela, Social Media Is A Matter Of Life And Death
When it comes to social media, many Venezuelans choose to self-censor. But for others, social media can be a lifeline. One pharmacist uses Twitter to help people find scarce medicines.
How Facebook Has Shaped Democracy
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to The New Yorker's Evan Osnos about his new profile of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
A Documentary Swipes Left On Dating Apps
Journalist Nancy Jo Sales investigates the impact of online dating tech on offline culture in her first film Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age. Predictably, some of her findings are pretty bleak.