Pentagon Scraps $10 Billion Contract With Microsoft, Bitterly Contested By Amazon The Defense Department canceled its $10 billion cloud contract called JEDI, planning instead to hire multiple vendors. Amazon sued after its loss to Microsoft, seeking to depose Donald Trump. Alina Selyukh
Jeff Bezos Built Amazon 27 Years Ago. He Now Steps Down As CEO At Critical Time Bezos is handing day-to-day duties to his longtime deputy Andy Jassy but will continue to hold considerable sway as executive chairman. Bobby Allyn
Hacks Are Prompting Calls For A Cyber Agreement, But Reaching One Would Be Tough The recent ransomware attacks on U.S. industries have sparked renewed talk of an international cyber agreement that could set rules for what's permissible, and spell out sanctions for violators. Greg Myre
Black TikTok Creators Are On Strike To Protest A Lack Of Credit For Their Work Black creators on TikTok say that for years, non-black creators have risen to fame performing dances that Black influencers on the app created. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Change.Org Workers Form A Union, Giving Labor Activists Another Win In Tech The online-petition startup is the latest tech company where activism among workers has led to the formation of a labor union. Once taboo in Silicon Valley, unions are now on the rise. Bobby Allyn
What America's Startup Boom Could Mean For The Economy The historic surge of new businesses seen in 2020 has continued through the first half of 2021. Is it merely a pendulum swing back to a normal economy, or a rocket ship to a better economy? Greg Rosalsky
Facebook Gets Reprieve As Court Throws Out Major Antitrust Complaints The decision is a blow to the Federal Trade Commission and 48 state attorneys general, who were pushing for the federal court to break up the social media giant. Shannon Bond
New Podcast 'Delivery Wars' Looks At The Cost Of Convenience NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Ahmed Ali Akbar, host of the podcast series "Delivery Wars," which explores the economics of food delivery apps.
Hubble Trouble: NASA Can't Figure Out What's Causing Computer Issues On The Telescope "It's just the inefficiency of trying to fix something which is orbiting 400 miles over your head instead of in your laboratory," said Paul Hertz, the director of astrophysics for NASA. Joe Hernandez
Is It OK To Commemorate One Of Iraq's Bloodiest Battles In A Videogame? 'Six Days In Fallujah' is based on the fight between U.S. troops and Iraqi opposition forces in 2004. The project was shelved for a decade, but the creator says it offers a serious look at the battle. Quil Lawrence
