Presidential candidate Andrew Yang calls for national 'Amazon tax' Presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to pay ever American $1000 a month by tapping the wealth of big tech companies like Amazon. David Hyde
If Drones Had 'Claws,' They Might Be Able To Fly For Longer Small drones have a problem — their battery life runs out relatively quickly. A team of roboticists says it has created special landing gear that can help conserve precious battery life. Joe Palca
Tech Columnist Farhad Manjoo Laments Uber's Rise As Company Goes Public Farhad Manjoo, an opinion columnist for the New York Times, talks with NPR's Aarti Shahani about the upcoming Uber IPO.
Barbershop: Facebook's Purported Pivot To Privacy NPR's Michel Martin speaks to communications professor Alice Marwick, Atlantic staff writer Taylor Lorenz, and social media strategist Sara Li about whether Facebook's changes will make a difference.
Google Replaces CAPTCHA With reCAPTCHA, A More Effective Way To Decide Who Is Human Those online tests where you click boxes to prove you're not a robot are going away. A new test is here, it's always running in the background, trying to figure out if you're really a human being. Jacob Goldstein
Facebook Bans Several High-Profile Users Facebook has banned some users known for espousing conspiracy theories and inflammatory rhetoric, among them Alex Jones and Louis Farrakhan. Washington Post reporter Tony Romm talks about the move.
Facebook Bans Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan And Other 'Dangerous' Individuals The social media platform said it was banning the high-profile individuals for engaging in hate. Jones called it an 'authoritarian' move. Matthew S. Schwartz
Can’t put your phone down? A new UW study says it’s not all on you There are steps you can take to detach from your phone. Ruby de Luna
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang hits Seattle to propose a national Amazon tax Andrew Yang says America needs a guaranteed Universal Basic Income and he wants big tech companies like Amazon to pay for it. David Hyde
'Hacking Darwin' Explores Genetic Engineering — And What It Means To Be Human The waters of genetic meddling are murky; in a new book, technology futurist Jamie Metzl reviews where we've been in the past as a guideline for where we might be headed. Marcelo Gleiser