Google has a contract with the Israeli government where it provides the country with cloud computing services. Not all Google employees are happy about that. Alexander Koerner/Getty Images hide caption
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An Instagram page where the user has hidden their entire photo grid. The trend is being led by younger members increasingly concerned for their privacy. NPR hide caption
Author Cristina Henriquez next to the cover of her new novel, The Great Divide. Brian McConkey/Ecco hide caption
Kenton Smith designs circuit boards and has long been fascinated by computers. He was examining chips a few years ago when he found one smiling back up at him. Courtesy of Kenton Smith hide caption
A billboard in central Tehran, Iran, depicts named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading "the honest [person's] promise" and text in Persian reading "Israel is weaker than a spider's web," on April 15. Iran attacked Israel over the weekend with missiles, which it said was a response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus, Syria. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Kitboga, a popular "scam baiter" who hides behind characters to waste the time of scammers, has a combined Twitch and YouTube following of more than million subscribers. His aviator sunglasses — a signature look — recall a comically disguised CIA agent. Kitboga on Twitch/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
President Biden tours a Samsung plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea with South Korean President Yoon Suk-youl on May 20, 2022. The company is building a massive new campus in Texas. Kim Min-Hee/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Some California users of Google were not able to access local news on Friday after the tech giant restricted news links in the state in response to a bill that would force the tech giant to pay publishers. Don Ryan/AP hide caption
Posters of some of those kidnapped by Hamas in Israel are displayed on a pole in Manhattan. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Most doxxing campaigns only last a few days. But the effects can be felt for months
A 2014 file photo of the seal of the Federal Trade Commission in a carpet a FTC headquarters in Washington, DC. The organization is trying to raise consumer awareness about the use of artificial intelligence tools to create convincing audio deepfakes. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner taxis at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images hide caption
A new lunar time zone has been pitched for the moon. John Raoux/AP hide caption
NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would work
The Apple Pay app on an iPhone in New York. Consumers tend to spend about 10% more when they adopt mobile contactless payment methods, a researcher says. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption
Using your phone to pay is convenient, but it can also mean you spend more
As deepfake generation technology improves and leaves ever-fewer telltale signs that humans can rely on, computational methods for detection are becoming the norm. But technological solutions are no silver bullet for the problem of detecting AI-generated voices. Aaron Marin for NPR hide caption
Using AI to detect AI-generated deepfakes can work for audio — but not always
Left: The Glomar Explorer in 1975. Right: The Chesapeake 1000 crane in 2024. AP, Brian Witte/AP hide caption
From left: didn't stop, can't stop, won't stop Leon Neal/Getty Images; Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images; David Becker/Getty Images hide caption
Amazon said on April 3, 2024, it's cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS as part of a strategic shift. Michel Spingler/AP hide caption
The first Amazon Fresh grocery store in London opened in 2021. The company is replacing its "Just Walk Out" technology at U.S. stores with smart shopping carts, but leaving it in the U.K. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan off the island's east coast on Wednesday and temporarily disrupted production at semiconductor factories that produce chips major Silicon Valley companies rely on for products and services. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption
Around the country, state legislatures and school districts are looking at ways to keep cellphones from being a distraction in schools. monkeybusinessimages/Getty Images hide caption
Indiana lawmakers ban cellphones in class. Now it's up to schools to figure out how
An Amazon Fresh grocery store is seen, Feb. 4, 2022, in Warrington, Pa. Amazon is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh stores as part of an effort to revamp the grocery chain. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Google now informs users of the limitations of its so-called "incognito mode," which enables more private web browsing. NPR hide caption