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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
All Tech Considered
E-Readers Track How We Read, But Is The Data Useful To Authors?
January 28, 2013 Data is being collected about your reading habits — what kind of books you read, whether or not you finish them. Publishers say the information could improve how books are written, but some novelists are skeptical.
All Tech Considered
As Developing World Goes Mobile, Can Apple Make The Sale?
January 28, 2013 Up to 1 billion people in emerging markets will buy mobile phones in the coming years, and many will use them in lieu of a computer. While this might seem a natural opportunity for Apple, it may be a struggle for the tech giant to land these new customers.
Digital Life
Can Online Anonymity Be A Good Thing?
January 28, 2013 Tell Me More's series "Social Me" takes a look at how the online world is transforming the experience of young people in America. In part one, host Michel Martin talks to social media specialist Rey Junco about the pros and cons of kids creating online identities.
Digital Life
Google Explains How It Handles Police Requests For Users' Data
January 28, 2013 For the first time, Google has posted its policies for when it gives up users' information to the government. It's part of a broader company strategy to push for tougher privacy laws.
Shots - Health News
No Mercy For Robots: Experiment Tests How Humans Relate To Machines
January 28, 2013 To understand how social rules affect the interactions between humans and machines, scientists re-created a famous psychology experiment using robots. What they found is that if robots are nice to us, we're nice to them. If they're not, we "punish" them.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
The Two-Way
.Gov Site Goes Down; Anonymous Claims Responsibility
January 26, 2013 The hacker-activist group says it took down the U.S. Sentencing Commission website Saturday to avenge the death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz.
Friday, January 25, 2013
The Two-Way
Mon Dieu! A 'Hashtag' Is Now A 'Mot-Dièse' In France
January 25, 2013 The decision was made by the agency charged with finding French alternatives to foreign-language terms
Business
Cause Of Boeing's 787 Problems Remains A Mystery
January 25, 2013 Federal safety investigators still don't know why a battery on a Boeing 787 burst into flames earlier this month in Boston. The planes are grounded worldwide. At a briefing Thursday, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board warned it could be a while before the planes return to the skies.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
All Tech Considered
Swinging From 140 Characters To Six-Second Videos, Twitter Launches Vine
January 24, 2013 Twitter launches Vine, a video-sharing app that allows users to post succinct videos directly onto tweets. The app is reminiscent of Instagram and seems familiar at a time when animated GIFs are all the rage.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
French Twitter Lawsuit Pits Free Speech Against Hate Speech
January 22, 2013 A French judge will decide this week if Twitter must hand over the identities of users sending anti-Semitic tweets. The case, brought against Twitter by a Jewish student group, is a clash of legal cultures: U.S. free speech guarantees vs. European laws banning hate speech.
All Tech Considered
This Defense Contractor Has A Green Side
January 22, 2013 AeroVironment has an unusual combination of products — military drones and electric vehicle chargers. The company's president acknowledges that some workers are uncomfortable with the company's dual interests, but he doesn't see a conflict.
