Technology

Wold Without Mind by Franklin Foer (Emily Bogle/NPR)

'World Without Mind': How Tech Companies Pose An Existential Threat

6:31pm September 11, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

From Facebook's algorithms to our reliance on phones instead of our memories, tech giants are taking us to a future that's either utopian or dystopian, author Franklin Foer says.

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A drone is flown during a property inspection following Hurricane Harvey in Houston. The mass destruction brought on by Harvey has been a seminal moment for drone operators, proving that they can effectively map flooding, locate people in need of rescue a

National

Telecom Companies Turn To Drones For Help After Hurricanes

2:05pm September 10, 2017

by Laura Sydell

Cellphone service outages can leave people unable to ask for help or get in touch with family and friends to say they are alive, but drones can help assess damage and get things running again.

National

Equifax Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 143 Million People

4:58pm September 08, 2017

by Chris Arnold

Equifax says it suffered a massive data breach involving as many as 143 million people in the U.S. Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and drivers licenses were apparently exposed, thus making this one of the worst hacks ever reported.

Politics & Government

Friday News Roundup - International

3:32pm September 08, 2017

Hurricanes, a hydrogen bomb and hoax accounts all made news around the world this week.

President Trump Meets With Congressional Leadership In The Oval Office

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

3:19pm September 08, 2017

Hurricanes, congressional deals, DACA and a cheating scandal in baseball.

Credit Reporting Agency Equifax Reveals Massive Hack

9:11am September 08, 2017

NPR's David Greene talks to Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg about the hacking of credit reporting agency Equifax. Hackers may have gained access to data from 143 million Americans.

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News Brief: Mexico Earthquake, Florida Evacuates, Equifax Data Breach

5:15am September 08, 2017

by Greg Allen

Reporter Emily Green talks about a massive earthquake off the coast of Mexico. Also, the latest on Hurricane Irma, and TechCrunch writer John Mannes talks about a massive data breach at Equifax.

Equifax announced Thursday that its systems were hacked in May, exposing 143 million consumers' personal information.

National

Hackers Accessed The Personal Data Of 143 Million People, Equifax Says

8:22pm September 07, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The international credit reporting agency says a cybersecurity breach exposed Americans' personal information — including Social Security numbers and addresses — for a span of about two months.

Amazon said Thursday that it will spend $5 billion to build another headquarters in North America to house 50,000 new employees. In April, workers constructed three glass-covered domes in an expansion of the company's downtown Seattle campus.

National

Amazon Set To Build A Second HQ And Cities Say 'Pick Me!'

7:02pm September 07, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The announcement set off a hot municipal contest — and one big thought experiment. Mayors across North America said their cities would be the perfect home for 50,000 jobs and a $5 billion investment.

North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests. As this chart of seismic activity shows, the latest test on Sept. 3 was roughly an order of magnitude larger than earlier ones.

Here's How Big North Korea's Latest Nuclear Test Actually Was

6:03pm September 07, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

Seismic and satellite data reveal the test was a whopper, further bolstering the North's claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb.