Why We Can't Break Up With Big Tech Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple out of her life completely. "Spoiler," she says. "It's not possible." Francesca Paris
What Bezos' Allegations Could Mean For American Media's Immunity Deal NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with CNN legal analyst and New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin about his perspective on the dust-up between Jeff Bezos and National Enquirer publisher American Media, Inc.
The Big Bezos Question: Will Investigators Take A New Look At American Media? Jeff Bezos' Medium post accusing the National Enquirer's publisher of extortion continues. Bezos said American Media Inc. demanded Bezos drop a private investigation, or deal with embarrassing photos. Alina Selyukh
Cryptocurrency Exchange Operator Dies Without Sharing Passwords With Anyone NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nolam Bauerle, head of research at Coindesk, about the CEO of Quadriga, a cryptocurrency exchange, who died without sharing the password to the storage wallets.
Technology is taking on addiction. Now there are smartphone apps to help prevent relapses Every week, tens of thousands of Americans complete intensive drug and alcohol rehab programs. The next months, however, are fraught with risk of... Tom Banse
Interracial Couples And Disability-Friendly Emojis Coming Soon To Smartphones More skin tones, more kinds of bodies, and an emoji to symbolize menstruation are included in the new update. Also, a flamingo. Matthew S. Schwartz
Google Talks Up Vets In Super Bowl Ad. Does It Walk The Walk? Google advertised its new job search tool for veterans during the Super Bowl. The goal is to help vets get hired. But how many veterans work at Google? Daniella Cheslow
Forget chess. This bot plays Pictionary Games are not just for fun. They’re also a way for researchers who study artificial intelligence to demonstrate new skills. Joshua McNichols
Earnings Are Up At Google's Parent Company But So Is Spending Alphabet, parent company of Google, reported strong revenue in the last quarter — mostly from advertising. Analysts weren't totally satisfied with the results. They say the company is spending more. Laura Sydell
U.S. Announces It Will Withdraw From Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will suspend its obligations under the 1987 INF treaty as of Saturday and pull out in six months if Russia isn't deemed to be in compliance. Sasha Ingber
