Maryland Teen Designs App To Help Families Dealing With Type 1 Diabetes How would you respond to a life-altering diagnosis? Drew Mendelow, 13, of Gaithersburg, Md., found out. He in turn designed a free app called T1D1, designed to help patients with Type 1 diabetes.
Google Illegally Fired And Spied On Workers Who Tried To Organize, Labor Agency Says The National Labor Relations Board accused the tech giant of violating federal law when it fired two employees involved in worker organizing last year. Shannon Bond
Tired Of The Social Media Rat Race, Journalists Move To Writing Substack Newsletters The San Francisco startup has doubled its writers since the pandemic started. Some high-profile journalists have left full-time jobs at major publications to give it a go at the buzzy newsletter. Bobby Allyn
Trump Vows To Veto Defense Bill Unless Shield For Big Tech Is Scrapped The president wants Congress to repeal Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, a provision that provides legal protection for tech companies. Jaclyn Diaz
U.S. Shoppers Might Spend $13 Million Per Minute During Cyber Monday Peak Despite the pandemic recession, holiday sales are expected to set a new record, topping $755 billion. Alina Selyukh
Online Games For The Whole Family NPR's Michel Martin talks with Todd Martens of The Los Angeles Times about virtual games families and friends can play together even when they are physically apart.
With Less Money In Its Red Kettles, The Salvation Army Rallies To Save The Holidays With traffic down at stores and malls across the nation during the pandemic, the charity's iconic red-kettle campaign might bring in half the donations compared with last year. Adedayo Akala
A Good Password Needs A Mix Of Letters, Numbers And Symbols A password management company estimates 3 million users pick one of the following passwords: 1,2,3,4,5,6. Password. iloveyou. NordPass says each of these passwords could be cracked in under a second.
How To Celebrate Thanksgiving Remotely NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with J.D. Biersdorfer, technology tip columnist for The New York Times, about her article, "How to Have a Fully Remote Family Thanksgiving."
Facebook Says It's Doing A Better Job Of Catching Hate Speech Before Users See It The social network says hate speech accounts for a tiny fraction of the posts people see. It's relying on automated systems to catch it, but is under pressure to do better. Shannon Bond