Why Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to buy Twitter could end up in court Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have changed his mind about paying so much for Twitter. But it's not so easy to walk away from the legal agreement he signed. Shannon Bond
A major internet outage in Canada disrupts ATMs and 911 services Rogers, a leading telecom provider, suffered an outage Friday, creating disruptions to internet, cellular and cable services throughout Canada. The company has millions of customers. Shauneen Miranda
Hear it again: Seattle's NFT Museum and tech bro villains Soundside is on summer break, but while we're away, we're bringing you some of our best stories since we launched our show in January. Today: the best of tech. Libby Denkmann
As tech evolves, deepfakes will become even harder to spot NPR's Shannon Bond speaks with UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid about the prevalence of fake images and information generated by artificial intelligence and other technologies. Shannon Bond
Fans are saddened over the death of Technoblade, a popular Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade, whose real name is Alex, reached millions with his Minecraft video playthroughs on YouTube. His fans and family remember the 23-year-old beyond just his online content. Shauneen Miranda
'Adolescence' is a parental nightmare. Here's what to tell kids about online extremism It's a horror to think your kid could be a victim in a violent act of racism, sexism or other radicalization. It's a whole different kind of fear to think they could be the perpetrator of that act. Michelle Aslam
Netflix lays off several hundred more employees The decision follows the company's layoff of 150 employees in May and the loss of 200,000 U.S. subscribers in April, the first customer decline in over a decade. Shauneen Miranda
Elon Musk addresses Twitter staff about free speech, remote work, layoffs and aliens Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time since striking a deal to buy the social network for $44 billion. He did not say whether he was having second thoughts. Shannon Bond
Nearly 400 car crashes in 11 months involved automated tech, companies tell regulators There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas. The Associated Press
Microsoft is retiring its once-dominant browser Internet Explorer Microsoft says starting Wednesday it will no longer support Internet Explorer. Resources and tech support will go to Microsoft Edge — an internet portal that the company calls new and improved.