Technology : NPR https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1019 Latest technology news and breakthroughs in technology, science, and industry. Download the NPR Technology podcast and Technology RSS feed. en Copyright 2021 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:52:00 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 Technology https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1019 Prosecutors Call Theranos Ex-CEO Elizabeth Holmes A Liar And A Cheat As Trial Opens Defense lawyers say Holmes believed the company could screen for hundreds of diseases with just a finger prick of blood, a pledge that attracted millions of dollars in investment. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 16:52:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035035043/prosecutors-call-theranos-ex-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-a-liar-and-a-cheat-as-trial-op https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035035043/prosecutors-call-theranos-ex-ceo-elizabeth-holmes-a-liar-and-a-cheat-as-trial-op

Defense lawyers say Holmes believed the company could screen for hundreds of diseases with just a finger prick of blood, a pledge that attracted millions of dollars in investment.

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]]> Bobby Allyn Howard University Partially Reopens As It Investigates A Cyberattack The university was the victim of a ransomware attack over the weekend and has suspended online and hybrid undergraduate courses. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:27:03 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035135008/howard-university-partially-reopens-as-it-investigates-a-cyberattack https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035135008/howard-university-partially-reopens-as-it-investigates-a-cyberattack

The university was the victim of a ransomware attack over the weekend and has suspended online and hybrid undergraduate courses.

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]]> Dana Farrington El Salvador Just Became The First Country To Accept Bitcoin As Legal Tender Advocates of Bitcoin, including President Nayib Bukele, say the policy that took effect Tuesday was historic. But the rollout was marred by technical glitches and some political opposition. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:57:26 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034838909/bitcoin-el-salvador-legal-tender-official-currency-cryptocurrency https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034838909/bitcoin-el-salvador-legal-tender-official-currency-cryptocurrency

Advocates of Bitcoin, including President Nayib Bukele, say the policy that took effect Tuesday was historic. But the rollout was marred by technical glitches and some political opposition.

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]]> Joe Hernandez El Salvador Has Adopted Bitcoin As Legal Tender — The First Country To Do So El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, kicking off a big and bold experiment for the popular cryptocurrency. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:35:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034926717/el-salvador-has-adopted-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-the-first-country-to-do-so https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034926717/el-salvador-has-adopted-bitcoin-as-legal-tender-the-first-country-to-do-so El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, kicking off a big and bold experiment for the popular cryptocurrency.

]]> Tim Padgett Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Labels Black Men As 'Primates' A video shared on Facebook last year showed an encounter between a white man and a group of Black men. Facebook's recommendation tool then asked users if they wanted to see more videos of "primates." Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:30:47 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/04/1034368231/facebook-apologizes-ai-labels-black-men-primates-racial-bias https://www.npr.org/2021/09/04/1034368231/facebook-apologizes-ai-labels-black-men-primates-racial-bias

A video shared on Facebook last year showed an encounter between a white man and a group of Black men. Facebook's recommendation tool then asked users if they wanted to see more videos of "primates."

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]]> Dustin Jones GoDaddy Is Booting A Site That Sought Anonymous Tips About Texas Abortions The company will no longer host a website that promoted itself as a way to "help enforce the Texas Heartbeat Act." Online activists and boycotters inundated the site with false reports. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:57:47 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034188184/texas-abortions-godaddy-website-anonymous-tips https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034188184/texas-abortions-godaddy-website-anonymous-tips

The company will no longer host a website that promoted itself as a way to "help enforce the Texas Heartbeat Act." Online activists and boycotters inundated the site with false reports.

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]]> Bobby Allyn Lyft And Uber Will Pay Drivers' Legal Fees If They're Sued Under Texas Abortion Law Texas's restrictive new abortion law has raised concerns that people who drive for the ride-hailing companies could face lawsuits for transporting passengers to clinics. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:11:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034140480/lyft-and-uber-will-pay-drivers-legal-fees-if-theyre-sued-under-texas-abortion-la https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034140480/lyft-and-uber-will-pay-drivers-legal-fees-if-theyre-sued-under-texas-abortion-la

Texas's restrictive new abortion law has raised concerns that people who drive for the ride-hailing companies could face lawsuits for transporting passengers to clinics.

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]]> Shannon Bond TikTok Activists Are Flooding A Texas Abortion Reporting Site With Spam A new law in Texas makes it illegal to have an abortion after six weeks, as well as to help anyone have an abortion. Activists are spamming a website set up to report people for violating the law. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034008380/tiktok-texas-abortion-ban-spam-website-activists https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1034008380/tiktok-texas-abortion-ban-spam-website-activists

A new law in Texas makes it illegal to have an abortion after six weeks, as well as to help anyone have an abortion. Activists are spamming a website set up to report people for violating the law.

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]]> Sharon Pruitt-Young Apple Is Delaying Its Plan To Scan U.S. iPhones For Images Of Child Sexual Abuse The company had revealed last month that it was working on a tool to detect known images of child sexual abuse, which would work by scanning files before they're uploaded to iCloud. Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:44:09 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1033996602/apple-is-delaying-its-plan-to-scan-u-s-iphones-for-images-of-child-sexual-abuse https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1033996602/apple-is-delaying-its-plan-to-scan-u-s-iphones-for-images-of-child-sexual-abuse The company had revealed last month that it was working on a tool to detect known images of child sexual abuse, which would work by scanning files before they're uploaded to iCloud.

]]> The Associated Press Driver's Licenses Will Soon Be Coming To The iPhone And Apple Watch In These 8 States Arizona and Georgia will be the first two states to introduce the new feature, which will allow users to add a license or state ID to their Apple devices. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:12:40 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033675691/drivers-license-apple-iphone-apple-watch-tsa https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033675691/drivers-license-apple-iphone-apple-watch-tsa

Arizona and Georgia will be the first two states to introduce the new feature, which will allow users to add a license or state ID to their Apple devices.

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]]> Jonathan Franklin Fake Vaccination Cards Were Sold To Health Care Workers On Instagram A New Jersey woman sold several hundred fake COVID-19 vaccination cards for $200 each and some went to people working in hospitals and nursing homes, prosecutors said. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:50:03 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/09/01/1033337445/fake-vaccination-cards-were-sold-to-health-care-workers-on-instagram https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/09/01/1033337445/fake-vaccination-cards-were-sold-to-health-care-workers-on-instagram

A New Jersey woman sold several hundred fake COVID-19 vaccination cards for $200 each and some went to people working in hospitals and nursing homes, prosecutors said.

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]]> The Associated Press In China, Kids Are Limited To Playing Video Games For Only 3 Hours Per Week Online gaming companies are barred from offering their services to minors except for an hour on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. New rules also require players to sign on using their real names. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:39:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1032489883/china-kids-video-games-limits https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1032489883/china-kids-video-games-limits

Online gaming companies are barred from offering their services to minors except for an hour on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. New rules also require players to sign on using their real names.

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]]> Sharon Pruitt-Young Elizabeth Holmes Promised Miracles By A Finger Prick. Her Fraud Trial Starts Tuesday Holmes and her former business partner and ex-boyfriend, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, have pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and patients of the blood-testing company Theranos. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1031314018/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-trial https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1031314018/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-fraud-trial

Holmes and her former business partner and ex-boyfriend, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, have pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and patients of the blood-testing company Theranos.

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]]> Bobby Allyn Why Apple's Anti-Child Sex Abuse Features Could Be Dangerous Professor Jonathan Mayer of Princeton University built a system like Apple's to flag for child sex abuse. He talks to NPR about why he's warned against using the system and believes it is dangerous. Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/08/28/1031965208/why-apples-anti-child-sex-abuse-features-could-be-dangerous https://www.npr.org/2021/08/28/1031965208/why-apples-anti-child-sex-abuse-features-could-be-dangerous Professor Jonathan Mayer of Princeton University built a system like Apple's to flag for child sex abuse. He talks to NPR about why he's warned against using the system and believes it is dangerous.

]]> Elizabeth Holmes Plans To Accuse Ex-Boyfriend Of Abuse At Theranos Fraud Trial Newly released documents reveal how the founder of the biomedical startup intends to defend herself at a federal fraud trial starting next week. Sat, 28 Aug 2021 07:53:31 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/08/28/1031961327/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial-boyfriend-balwani-emotional-sexual-abuse https://www.npr.org/2021/08/28/1031961327/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-trial-boyfriend-balwani-emotional-sexual-abuse

Newly released documents reveal how the founder of the biomedical startup intends to defend herself at a federal fraud trial starting next week.

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