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Tanya Karina, a resident artist at the House of Yes, was in Texas waiting to perform at South by Southwest when the news broke about the severity of the pandemic. Since March 2020, Karina has been using their free time studying holistic therapy and learning the dance form of waacking. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR hide caption
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An NPR investigation into the SolarWinds attack reveals a hack unlike any other, launched by a sophisticated adversary intent on exploiting the soft underbelly of our digital lives. Zoë van Dijk for NPR hide caption
Using fluorescent antibody-based stains and advanced microscopy, researchers are able to visualize cells of different species origins in an early stage chimeric embryo. The red color indicates the cells of human origin. Weizhi Ji/Kunming University of Science and Technology hide caption
Johnson & Johnson was mentioned roughly the same amount every hour online Tuesday as it was in entire weeks before news of the vaccine's pause, according to the tracking firm Zignal Labs. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
The Most Popular J&J Vaccine Story On Facebook? A Conspiracy Theorist Posted It
Coinbase on Wednesday became the first major cryptocurrency company to be publicly traded on the Nasdaq. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Falun Gong supporters marched from Capitol Hill to the Washington Monument in July 2015 in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Biden holds a semiconductor during remarks before signing an executive order on the economy at the White House on Feb. 24. On Monday, senior members of his team met with leaders across various industries to discuss a shortage of semiconductors. Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
White House Convenes Summit To Address Supply Shortage Crippling Auto Plants
The leaked data includes personal information from 533 million Facebook users in106 countries. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Workers at Amazon's facility in Bessemer, Ala., held a historic vote on whether to form the company's first warehouse union. Bill Barrow/AP hide caption
It's A No: Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Against Unionizing In Historic Election
Kristy Miller gets away from her home office in Charlotte, N.C., with her dogs, Oreo and Dabo. Kristy Miller hide caption
Vote tally is underway in a historic union election at Amazon's warehouse in Alabama. Jay Reeves/AP hide caption
New York State's Excelsior Pass is an app that people can use to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. NY Governor's Press Office via AP hide caption
A banner encourages workers to vote in a union election at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. Jay Reeves/AP hide caption
The group Muslim Advocates on Thursday sued Facebook for allegedly making false statements about taking down hateful and violent content that violates its community guidelines. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
'Stop Lying': Muslim Rights Group Sues Facebook Over Claims It Removes Hate Groups
At the start of Disco Elysium, you wake up in a crummy hostel room, without your memories — and without your pants. ZA/UM hide caption
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency, says the U.S. has a "blind spot" when it comes to foreign intelligence services that effectively carry out cyberspying from inside the U.S. Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 for Google in a case in which tech giant Oracle accused it of illegally copying its code. The decision is the culmination of a decade-long legal battle between the two companies. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Group-chat app Discord announced on Monday that in the second half of 2020, it took down more than 2,000 communities dedicated to extremist causes, of which more than 300 focused on the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon. picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurrence in a case over former President Donald Trump's Twitter account in which Thomas suggested that social media companies should be regulated like a common carrier, like a telephone company. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Justice Clarence Thomas Takes Aim At Tech And Its Power 'To Cut Off Speech'
The memoir writing students at the DOROT Center found new closeness on Zoom. Gwynne Hogan hide caption
'So Deep And So Rich': Seniors Stay Connected Via Their New Life On Zoom
