U.S. Shoppers Might Spend $13 Million Per Minute During Cyber Monday Peak Despite the pandemic recession, holiday sales are expected to set a new record, topping $755 billion. Alina Selyukh
Online Games For The Whole Family NPR's Michel Martin talks with Todd Martens of The Los Angeles Times about virtual games families and friends can play together even when they are physically apart.
With Less Money In Its Red Kettles, The Salvation Army Rallies To Save The Holidays With traffic down at stores and malls across the nation during the pandemic, the charity's iconic red-kettle campaign might bring in half the donations compared with last year. Adedayo Akala
A Good Password Needs A Mix Of Letters, Numbers And Symbols A password management company estimates 3 million users pick one of the following passwords: 1,2,3,4,5,6. Password. iloveyou. NordPass says each of these passwords could be cracked in under a second.
How To Celebrate Thanksgiving Remotely NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with J.D. Biersdorfer, technology tip columnist for The New York Times, about her article, "How to Have a Fully Remote Family Thanksgiving."
Facebook Says It's Doing A Better Job Of Catching Hate Speech Before Users See It The social network says hate speech accounts for a tiny fraction of the posts people see. It's relying on automated systems to catch it, but is under pressure to do better. Shannon Bond
Scientists Discover Outer Space Isn't Pitch Black After All Scientists have used a NASA probe way out in space, beyond Pluto, to measure visible light that's not connected to any known source like stars or galaxies. Nell Greenfieldboyce
How The U.S. Fended Off Serious Foreign Election Day Cyberattacks Officials feared the worst on Election Day: foreign-inspired disinformation and hacking. It didn't happen. Here's how government and private cyber sleuths helped keep the system safe. Dina Temple-Raston
FAA Clears Boeing 737 Max To Fly Again The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the way for the Boeing 737 Max to return to passenger use after it grounded the jet 20 months ago following two deadly crashes.
Fleeting Thoughts: Twitter Adds Disappearing Tweet Feature It's called "fleets." Users can share text, images and tweets that disappear after 24 hours. Reese Oxner