Huawei Chairman Willing To Sign A 'No-Spy' Deal With The United States A top Huawei executive accused the U.S. of inappropriate conduct, while also striking a conciliatory tone — a response that reflected the level of exasperation being felt by the Chinese tech giant. Pallavi Gogoi
Apple Will Not Offer iTunes As Part Of Its New Operating System Apple announced Monday it will not offer iTunes in its new operating system. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Amy Wang, senior music business editor at Rolling Stone, about iTunes' cultural significance.
Astronomers Worry That Elon Musk's New Satellites Will Ruin The View The billionaire wants to deploy thousands of satellites in order to provide global Internet, but astronomers say they could create unsightly glare. Geoff Brumfiel
How Influencing As A Career Has Impacted Today's Economy NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with aspiring influencer Cosette Rinab and former influencer Sara Li about how influencing has evolved as a career.
Uber To Start Banning Passengers With Low Ratings "Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability," a company official announced. Riders will get advice on how to improve their ratings before being deactivated, including being polite. Sasha Ingber
'Plenty Of Cards To Play': Chinese Media Suggest Cutting Rare Earth Exports To U.S. Rare earths are used in communications, health care and national security. China blocked rare earths to Japan in 2010, but analysts say the threat — regardless of the trade war — may be hollow. Sasha Ingber
The big reasons behind Expedia's move to Seattle waterfront A glass-walled conference space called “The Prow” rises out of the earth like a ship near the water’s edge. It’s a flagship element in the Expedia Group’s opulent new headquarters along Seattle's waterfront. David Hyde
MacKenzie Bezos Pledges To Give More Than Half Of Her Billions To Charity "We each come by the gifts we have to offer by an infinite series of influences and lucky breaks we can never fully understand," Bezos said as she signed the Giving Pledge. Bill Chappell
Tampered Videos Threaten To Hijack 2020 Political Conversations Videos suggesting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was drunk and slurring her words went viral. They were proven to be fake but the damage was done. Should Facebook have taken them down? David Folkenflik
Troll Watch: City Infrastructures Targeted With Stolen NSA Hacking Tools NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Thomas Rid, professor of strategic studies at Johns Hopkins University, about how hackers are using software developed by the NSA to attack government computers.
