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Library Of Congress Announces It Will Be Selective In Which Tweets It Archives

4:34pm December 27, 2017

The Library of Congress announced on Tuesday that it will no longer archive every tweet published on Twitter. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with social media scholar Michael Zimmer about the challenges the library has faced in its efforts to collect every tweet.

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Yale University Hosts Hackathon Aimed At Fake News

6:44am December 27, 2017

Two students, Michael Lopez-Brau and Stefan Uddenberg, won that competition by creating a plug-in for the Google Chrome browser that will help users better distinguish fake news stories.

The Library of Congress said on Tuesday that it will no longer archive every public tweet. Instead it will collect them "on a very selective basis."

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Library Of Congress Will No Longer Archive Every Tweet

11:45pm December 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The library says that as of Jan. 1, it will only acquire tweets "on a very selective basis." By 2013, the archive had already amassed more than 170 billion tweets.

North Korea Designed A Nuke. So Did This Truck Driver

11:56am December 26, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

It took decades, but John Coster-Mullen has pieced together specs for America's first nuclear bombs. Some believe his odyssey says something about North Korea's rapid nuclear progress.

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A Follow Up On Op-Ed: 'Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses'

6:26am December 26, 2017

David Greene talks to Siva Vaidhyanathan, author and UVA Media Studies professor, who revisits his op-ed. He shares his view on how the social media giant will continue to impact politics.

A Look At How Word Prediction Software Works

4:36pm December 25, 2017

This week's All Tech Considered looks at how words pop up when we compose messages on our devices. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Ben Medlock of Swiftkey about all you ever wanted to know about word prediction software.

The Super NES Classic, a mini-version of one of the first Nintendo consoles, comes with a vintage controller.

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Retro-Games And Consoles Are The Latest Craze In The Gamer World

6:43am December 25, 2017

by Adhiti Bandlamudi

Many gamers are spending big money on retro-games and their consoles, even as new games and consoles are released. What's with this craze to keep the past alive?

Facebook, Twitter Issue Policy Changes To Manage Fake News And Hate Speech

6:40pm December 24, 2017

Facebook and Twitter update their platforms in order to better manage the amount of misinformation and hate speech that show up on people's news feeds. Kerry Flynn, a reporter at Mashable, speaks with NPR guest host Ray Suarez on what to make of these changes and whether they'll be effective.

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is Capitol Hill on Thursday for a meeting with members of the House Oversight and House Judiciary committees.

The Russia Investigations: Battle Lines Drawn Over Mueller, Justice Dept. And The FBI

3:23pm December 23, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe made separate visits to Capitol Hill for 14 hours' worth of closed sessions with three House committees — Intelligence, Judiciary and Oversight — this week.

It seems like every kid is online. But UNICEF's director of data, Laurence Chandy, observes: "It's a huge inequity between those who have access and those who do not."

UNICEF Is Unhappy About Lack Of Online Protection For Kids

8:01pm December 22, 2017

by Angus Chen

A new report looks at the dangers that youngsters face on the Internet — but also points up the transformative ways in which they benefit from digital access.