Technology

A full-scale figure of a "T-800" terminator robot used in the movie Terminator 2, is displayed at a preview of the Terminator Exhibition in Tokyo in 2009.

National

Lawmakers: Don't Gauge Artificial Intelligence By What You See In The Movies

5:00pm October 05, 2017

by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang

Elon Musk and others have warned that AI poses a risk to civilization. Two House members say they have doubts about those warnings, but they say it's time for the government to pay more attention.

The Wall Street Journal reports there has been a new breach at the National Security Agency via one of the agency's contractors.

National

Report: Hackers Stole NSA Cybertools In Another Breach Via Another Contractor

4:49pm October 05, 2017

by Philip Ewing

In 2015, an NSA contractor may have taken highly classified cybertools home to a personal computer — from which they were compromised, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Moviegoers relax in recliner seats at AMC Movie Theater in Braintree, Mass., in 2013.

Arts

'Blade Runner 2049' And The Theaters That Shake Your Groove Thing For You

10:11am October 05, 2017

by Linda Holmes

A recent encounter with new theater technologies demonstrated that it's not always a good thing when technological advancements make the experience more, as they say, "immersive."

Politics & Government

Sen. Amy Klobuchar On Social Media Political Ad Disclosure

8:13am October 05, 2017

Lawmakers are pushing for new legislation that would require greater disclosure of political ads that run on social media. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the co-author and talks with NPR's David Greene.

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Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C. (right), and committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., hold a news conference Wednesday on the status of the committee's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Question Still 'Open' About U.S. Collusion With Russian Influence Campaign

5:09pm October 04, 2017

by Philip Ewing

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said his panel has much more work to do before it can assess whether anyone colluded with Russia's attack on the election.

Want Change In Education? Look Beyond The Usual Suspects (Like Finland)

11:11am October 04, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

New ideas for learning are found in the most unexpected places. Three new projects are helping them spread.

Police form a perimeter around the road leading to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a gunman killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others when he opened fire Sunday night on a country music concert in Las Vegas.

National

Facebook, Google Spread Misinformation About Las Vegas Shooting. What Went Wrong?

9:35am October 04, 2017

by Laura Sydell

The platforms promoted the name of a man falsely accused of being the shooter by surfacing less-credible sites. The companies say they're working on fixes, but analysts say the challenge is massive.

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Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testifies about the company's massive data breach before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday.

Equifax And Wells Fargo Apologize To Congress; Lawmakers Not Buying It

10:57pm October 03, 2017

Equifax's former CEO Richard Smith and Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan both said "sorry" for the harm their companies have inflicted on consumers. But lawmakers scolded them in two different hearings.

This photo provided by Tesla shows the 2017 Model 3, the Silicon Valley automaker's attempt to enter the mainstream car market.

National

Out Of The Gate, Tesla Stumbles On Its Mass-Market Car

5:41pm October 03, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

After Tesla CEO Elon Musk bragged about producing more than 1,000 of its new lower-priced Model 3 cars a month, the company struggled to make 300.

A new disclosure from Yahoo — now known as Oath after it was bought by telecom company Verizon — dramatically escalates the size of the 2013 hack revealed last year.

National

Every Yahoo Account That Existed In Mid-2013 Was Likely Hacked

5:27pm October 03, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Yahoo says the massive hack, previously said to have affected 1 billion accounts, in fact likely compromised 3 billion accounts. However, the company says corrective actions have already been taken.