No, the IRS isn't calling you. It isn't texting or emailing you, either Since 2018, over 75,000 victims have lost $28 million to IRS imposters over the phone, email, texts and more. Here's how the IRS actually contacts taxpayers and how you can spot imposters. Kaitlyn Radde
A U.K. agency has fined TikTok nearly $16 million for handling of children's data The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said there were up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 on the app in 2020, despite TikTok's terms of service saying users must be 13 to sign up. Ayana Archie
Why Richard Branson's rocket company, Virgin Orbit, just filed for bankruptcy The spinoff of the billionaire's space tourism venture Virgin Galactic had recently cut 85% of its staff and is seeking a buyer. The move comes after a failed rocket launch from the U.K. in January. Joe Hernandez
In his new Cybersecurity Strategy, Biden identifies cloud security as a major threat The federal government currently has few tools to deal with a major cloud services disruption. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Marc Rogers of Q-Net Security about the White House looking to change that.
The Dogecoin price spikes after Elon Musk changes Twitter logo to the Shiba Inu dog Elon Musk is currently facing a $258 billion class-action federal lawsuit accusing him of engaging in a pyramid scheme for voicing his support for Dogecoin in several tweets. Ayana Archie
The father of the cellphone predicts we'll have devices embedded in our skin next Martin Cooper made the first-ever cellphone call exactly 50 years ago. He says artificial intelligence is the new frontier. Manuela López Restrepo
With AI, artists reckon with the muddy questions of authorship NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the anonymous digital artist who goes by "Claire Silver" about the use of artificial intelligence in artistic creations.
Trump's online supporters remain muted after his indictment Donald Trump's supporters on far-right social media platforms appear less enthusiastic about coming to the former president's aid. They're wary of ending in the same place of Jan. 6 rioters. Huo Jingnan
Virginia Norwood, a pioneer in satellite land imaging, dies at age 96 Norwood is best known for developing the Multispectral Scanner System that flew on the first Landsat satellite. That was the first satellite launched to study and monitor Earth's landmasses. Kaitlyn Radde
Panera rolls out hand-scanning technology that has raised privacy concerns Developed by Amazon, the technology will make it faster for Panera customers' to pay as well as give recommendations on what to order based on their order history. Juliana Kim
