Technology

About 50 percent of patients don't take their medicine as prescribed, research shows. And those mistakes are thought to result in at least 100,000 preventable deaths each year.

'Smart' Pill Bottles Aren't Enough To Help The Medicine Go Down

6:08pm August 22, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

Lots of people forget to take their medicine on time. Now firms are selling "smart" pill bottles that send patients reminders through the Internet. But maybe the real problem isn't forgetfulness.

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A Fuxing bullet train, China's latest high-speed train, arrives at a train station in northern China's Tianjin municipality.

World News

New Bullet Trains To Put China Out Front On High-Speed Rail

2:31pm August 22, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Six years after China slowed down its fastest trains in the wake of a deadly crash, a next generation of super-fast trains are set to cut commute times between major cities.

Russian Bots Tweeting Calls To Fire McMaster, Former FBI Agent Says

7:59am August 20, 2017

An online tracker developed by former FBI agent Clint Watts has identified Russian bots as responsible for many tweets urging the firing of National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster.

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In this April 30, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils the company's newest products, in Hawthorne, Calif.

Is AI More Threatening Than North Korean Missiles?

12:56pm August 18, 2017

by Alva Noë

Tesla CEO Elon Musk last week warned that AI is an enormous threat. There can be no doubt that the advent of smart, rather than smart-ish, machines, is a long way off, though, says blogger Alva Noë.

Tech Companies Blacklist White Supremacist Site

5:22am August 18, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

The neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer has been essentially purged from the Internet following the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville.

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National

Silicon Valley Fights Back Against Extremism Online

4:36pm August 17, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

Companies are waging a broad attack against white supremacist groups, cutting off their ability to raise money, post content or register their sites online. These moves are not unprecedented, but this muscle flexing raises a lot of questions — not just about free speech, but also about due process and who controls the Internet.

People in the U.S. who want to keep their activity hidden are turning to virtual private networks — but VPNs are often insecure.

National

Turning To VPNs For Online Privacy? You Might Be Putting Your Data At Risk

4:36pm August 17, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

With Internet providers able to track and sell your browsing data, people who want to keep their activity hidden are turning to virtual private networks. But VPNs can themselves be insecure.

Kyle Quinn, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Arkansas, was wrongly identified on social media as a participant in a white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Va.

Kyle Quinn Hid At A Friend's House After Being Misidentified On Twitter As A Racist

4:36pm August 17, 2017

by Laura Sydell

A University of Arkansas professor falsely identified as a participant in a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville says the online reaction was frightening and felt like being chased by a mob.

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Neza Pintaric, 9 and sister Ula, 11, right, from Slovenia watch the partial eclipse of the sun through solar glasses in Hyde Park in central London, Friday August 1, 2008.

Here's What You Need To Know About The Total Solar Eclipse

11:18am August 17, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

As America prepares for the eclipse on Aug. 21, here are some basic facts about the phenomenon.

Dreamhost Challenges Department Of Justice Anti-Trump Records Request

4:32pm August 16, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dallas Kashuba, co-founder of DreamHost. The company challenged the Department of Justice's demand that DreamHost hand over 1.3 million IP addresses for people who visited an anti-trump protest site.

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