'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.
Meta rolls out more parental controls for Instagram and virtual reality Meta is taking steps to give parents and guardians more oversight of their teens' activities on Instagram and Quest — implementing changes it had announced in recent months. Rachel Treisman
Facebook parent company Meta releases new parental controls for Instagram NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Antigone Davis, global head of safety at Meta, about company changes that will address problems with the way teenagers use its platforms.
Open source intelligence methods are being used to investigate war crimes in Ukraine Internet sleuths are using publicly available information — satellite imagery, videos, social media — to reveal secrets. Deb Amos
13 small ways to ditch your phone and live more in the moment From downgrading your technology to leaving your phone on silent, Life Kit listeners share their best tips for taking a break from the internet. Mansee Khurana
PC game collectors uncover multiple forgeries from prominent collector NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kyle Orland, a senior gaming editor at Ars Technica, on forged copies of old PC video games discovered in the world of rare PC game collecting. Megan Lim