Scott Galloway: Have We Let The Tech Giants Monopolize More Than The Economy? Scott Galloway says companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple have too much power. Not only do they affect the economic and cultural fabric of our society, they affect our basic life choices. NPR/TED Staff
Finn Myrstad: What Happens When We Sign Away Our Online Privacy? Do you read the terms and conditions on your apps? Finn Myrstad explains that not only would it take you dozens of hours, but you would probably not agree with all the ways your data is being used. NPR/TED Staff
Doug Roble: What Happens When Visual Effects Aren't Limited To Just Movies? Visual effects researcher Doug Roble is developing technology that creates hyper-realistic digital versions of humans. He explores the implications of this technology — both for good and bad. NPR/TED Staff
Nir Eyal: How Easy Is It To "Unhook" Ourselves From Our Devices? Behavioral designer Nir Eyal argues tech overuse is the responsibility of the user, not the tech companies. He says we can choose to unplug from our apps and devices if we want to. NPR/TED Staff
Big Tech Companies Are Struggling With How To Best Police Their Platforms NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Joan Donovan, director of the Shorenstein Center's Technology and Social Change Research Project, about how tech platforms are approaching far-right social media posts.
Trump Welcomes Conservative, Far-Right Social Media Personalities To The White House The president is hosting social media bloggers whom the White House claims face discrimination online because of their conservative views. But some of the invitees are far-right conspiracy theorists. Hannah Allam
Amazon is offering 100,000 warehouse workers tech training Amazon plans to invest $700 million to train a third of its U.S. workforce for higher-skilled jobs. The company acknowledged that workers could use their new skills to seek jobs outside Amazon. Amy Scott
Far-Right Social Media Personalities Headed To The White House The Trump administration has invited high-profile, conservative activists and bloggers to the White House for a social media summit. But they did not invite Facebook and Twitter. Jasmine Garsd
The Debate Over Facial Recognition Technology's Role In Law Enforcement Facial recognition technology has come under fire from lawmakers, advocacy groups and citizens, but Lt. Derek Sabatini of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department says it helps control crime.
Instagram To Flag Hateful Comments Before You Send Them Instagram is rolling out a feature that will notify users when their comments may contain harmful or offensive content, then give them the opportunity to undo the posts before other users see them. Amy Scott
