Has your phone been prompting you for months to log into certain sites with a “passkey”? Security writer Kim Key of PC Mag explains why you might want to ditch your passwords in
Are sleep trackers on your phone helping you get a full night’s rest? NPR’s Life Kit investigates. Sponsor Message SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Wearable sleep tech, like smart watches or rings that take real-time
Logan Sudeith, 25, estimates he clocks about 100 hours a week on prediction markets. Evan Frost for NPR Evan Frost for NPR Ask Logan Sudeith how many bets he places in a week
Elon Musk’s social media company X says it will block its AI chatbot Grok from creating explicit images of real people after governments around the world launched investigations into the feature. Sponsor Message
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a printout of a social media post with pictures of alleged undocumented criminals arrested recently by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota as she
Signs are displayed outside a Verizon retail location in Portland, Ore., on May 14, 2024. Jenny Kane/AP Jenny Kane/AP The biggest mobile network in the United States, Verizon, experienced a huge outage on
In this photo illustration, a Starlink dish and router are displayed on February 12, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America Iranian authorities have implemented
Verizon customers across the U.S. were affected by a widespread outage Wednesday. NPR’s A Martinez asks Lee McKnight of Syracuse University about vulnerabilities in the nation’s wireless grid. Sponsor Message
Adam Kaz/Getty Images The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education. The
Every year, the MIT Technology Review publishes a list of 10 breakthroughs poised to take off in the coming year. Amy Nordrum, executive editor of operations there, talks through this year’s entries. Sponsor
