What Legal Recourse Do Victims Of Fake News Stories Have?
Real people hurt by fake news can sue under defamation law. But University of Denver law professor Derigan Silver notes that winning monetary damages doesn't undo the damage to a person's reputation.
View ArticleTech Companies Announce Plan To Identify Extremist Content Online
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube, which is owned by Google, have announced they are going to work together to identify extremist content. The step is a concrete but limited move to get...
View ArticleReal Parents, Real Talk About Kids And Screens
How do you cope with parenting in the digital age? And how do you balance it all? How do you protect your kids, yet give them the freedom to create and explore?
View ArticleDespite Its Promise, The Internet Of Things Remains Vulnerable
There is currently no government regulation around the Internet of things, and Security technologist Bruce Schneier fears it will take a disaster for that to change.
View ArticleVideo Calls Replace In-Person Visits In Some Jails
Video visitation is growing in popularity at U.S. jails, but there's a catch: Many jails have ended in-person visits between inmates and their families as they adopt the new technology.
View ArticleTech Plays Role As The Weapon Of Choice In Crime Fiction
NPR's Art Silverman reads a lot of crime thrillers. In the last year, he's noticed "The Internet of Things" seems to being playing a big role as the weapon of choice.
View ArticleAfter A Sour Decade, Florida Citrus May Be Near A Comeback
Recent scientific advances have offered some hopes of recovery to Florida's citrus industry, which has been declining over two decades due to a horrible bacterial disease called citrus greening.
View ArticleSilicon Valley 'Bubble' Reflects On Role In Trump Era
Silicon Valley has been soul searching since the election last month. Tech entrepreneur Ben Parr tells Scott Simon that collaboration with Washington is needed in an age of accelerating technology.
View ArticleEpisode 739: Finding The Fake-News King
We track down a fake-news creator in the suburbs, uncover his empire of fake-news sites, and get him to tell us his secrets.
View Article'Bloomberg' Reporter Enlists Experts To Become An Instagram Influencer
These days, a strong social media presence can say a lot about your identity. Some do social media well — almost flawlessly — to the point where they can become influential enough to use their personal...
View ArticleFor Advertisers, Fake News Is Not The Biggest Problem
The fake news controversy is rocking the ad industry, with Kellogg's and other brands pulling ads from Breitbart. But advertisers may be more worried about sites that generate fake traffic using bots.
View ArticleLab-Grown Diamonds Come Into Their Own
Commercial labs can now make the large, clear diamonds people prize for engagement rings and other jewelry in as little as 72 hours. How will this change the diamond industry?
View ArticleNot A Hack: U.S. Office Of Government Ethics Tweets At Trump
In an odd sequence of events, the federal ethics watchdog praised Trump in a series of snarky tweets for allegedly deciding to divest his businesses — something he hasn't specifically promised.
View ArticleHow To Find The Best Deals On Cyber Monday
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joanna Stern, personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, about this year's so-called "Cyber Monday." They discuss the best online tech deals, which tech...
View ArticleBig Data Coming In Faster Than Biomedical Researchers Can Process It
There's a plethora of projects to gather data about the brain, various kinds of cancer and every type of cell in the body. But researchers are struggling to keep up with the information explosion.
View ArticleSome Assembly Required: New Space Telescope Will Take Shape After Launch
The James Webb Space Telescope is undergoing its final series of tests in NASA workshops. It's designed to take even grander images than the Hubble telescope. But deploying it will be a major feat.
View ArticleAs Batteries Keep Catching Fire, U.S. Safety Agency Prepares For Change
The Consumer Product Safety Commission grabbed the spotlight in recalls of hoverboard scooters and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones. It's a tiny agency with a vast oversight of thousands of products.
View ArticleTSA Takes To Twitter For AMA
The Transportation Security Administration has been using social media to answer travelers' questions about what they can bring on commercial planes. Questions like, "Are meatballs allowed in carry-on...
View ArticleNew Rule Requires Quiet Electric, Hybrid Cars To Emit Sound Alerts
The problem with those quiet electric cars and hybrids? They're too quiet. This month rules were finalized requiring automakers to install speakers in cars to emit sounds when rolling at low speeds.
View ArticleIn An Automated Car Economy, Who Will Lose?
As holiday deliveries from Amazon and other companies start zipping around the country, businesses are considering how driverless vehicles will bring down shipping costs. But what jobs will be lost?
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