Lodging Look-Alikes: Hotels, Airbnb Check In To Each Other's Turf Marriott's expansion this week of its home-renting venture and Airbnb's expansion into the hotel business show how the industries are increasingly playing in each other sandboxes. Yuki Noguchi
As Artificial Intelligence Moves Into Medicine, The Human Touch Could Be A Casualty Will AI in health care create a two-tiered system in which poorer people will be seen by a computer instead of a doctor? That's one concern about the burgeoning technology. Richard Harris
Seattle tragedy highlights Google’s role in tech construction boom South Lake Union is where a crane collapsed on Saturday, killing two bystanders and two iron workers. The new offices where the crane fell are being built for Google. David Hyde
Drone Transports Human Kidney For Transplant The drone was custom built to be able to monitor the payload while in the air. The kidney made it to the University of Maryland Medical Center. The woman who received the kidney called it "amazing."
Site's Ties To Shootings Renews Debate Over Internet's Role In Radicalizing Extremists 8chan is a site where like-minded people gather to talk about cartoons, Game of Thrones and neo-Nazi ideology. Suspects in shootings at a U.S. synagogue and New Zealand mosques had used the site. Jasmine Garsd
Teachers Use Mystery Skype To Give Students A Window On The World Only 25% of eighth graders score proficient in geography on standardized tests. Some teachers are using a video chat game to engage kids in the world around them. Amanda Morris
Can Bellevue handle half an Amazon HQ? Mayor says yes Amazon has put together enough space in Bellevue for half a headquarters. Carolyn Adolph
Facebook Could Face Up To $5 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations Facebook reported strong profits on Wednesday but also revealed it is setting aside $3 billion to pay a penalty to regulators for violating users' privacy. Aarti Shahani
Facebook Recruits Surveillance Hawk to Be Its Top Lawyer Facebook's new top lawyer is tasked with guiding the firm through increasingly treacherous legal woes. She was one of the lawyers responsible for moving the controversial Patriot Act through Congress. Aarti Shahani
Following Easter Attacks In Sri Lanka, A Social Media Ban Disabled Some Apps Sri Lanka government officials shut down social media in the wake of the attacks. Such moves are more common and signal how tech companies struggle to maintain control of who uses their platforms. Aarti Shahani