A room of one's own? Not if your smart home has a say In "1984," surveillance devices were installed in homes by the government. In 2018, we pay corporations to install the surveillance ourselves. Kashmir... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 16 mins
The little known woman who kick-started online dating in the 1960s Deborah Wang talks to Susie Lee, the Seattle-based founder and CEO of the online dating app Siren, about the history of computer facilitated dating. Deborah Wang Play AudioListen 13 mins
What do we do about all these Russian bots? Marcie Sillman talks to Samuel Woolley , director of the Digital Intelligence Lab at the Institute of the Future, about how social media bots have... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 13 mins
Is there an adorbs category? See the winners of our drawing contest Compost-pooping robot dog! Smog-cleaning penguins! Treehouses! Wikes (wind + bikes)!!! Those are just a few of the fantastic and whimsical ideas... Brie Ripley
What Amazon doesn’t want you to know about the cloud Carbon emissions by the tech giants that dominate cloud computing are surging, even as companies like Amazon and Microsoft take steps to tame their... John Ryan Play AudioListen 5 mins
Amazon Go: No checkouts, but you are being watched Nobody likes to wait in line. So today, Amazon removed that unpleasantness from the neighborhood grocery store. At Amazon Go, you walk in, pick up your... Jason Pagano Play AudioListen 16 mins
Are you worried a robot will take your job? Bill Radke talks to Peter Goodman, the European economics correspondent for The New York Times, about why workers in Sweden are not worried about robots... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 17 mins
As robots take on more work, Amazon invests in warehouse workers' education It’s the last few days before Christmas and Amazon warehouses are buzzing with human activity — and with robots. The robots are getting more intelligent... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 5 mins
Companies are programming humans 'out of the equation' A survey by researchers at Oxford and Yale universities indicates that by 2060, robots will be able to perform jobs better than people can. That means... Carolyn Adolph
Would you send your nude photo to Facebook? Bill Radke talks to Anna Lauren Hoffmann, associate professor at the University of Washington's Information School, about the implications of Facebook's... Amina Al-Sadi Play AudioListen 12 mins
