Preliminary Crash Report Says Ethiopian Airlines Crew Complied With Procedures The report finds that the Ethiopian Airlines crew executed all procedures from Boeing but could not control the jet. Officials cannot yet say whether there were structural issues with the aircraft. Francesca Paris
The Secret of the Seattle Stink. Help us solve this mystery Pamela Sackett says this mysterious “sweet, sickly, fertilizer smell” is so repugnant that she has to sleep with her windows shut tight, even in the summer heat. David Hyde
Are you ready for Amazon to be the brains in your house? On this episode of Prime(d), we talk with David Choffnes, Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Northeastern University. He helps run a lab studying IoT devices. Joshua McNichols
One Woman Wants To Create This: *Insert Afro Emoji Here* Writer Rhianna Jones is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for an emoji of a person with an Afro. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Does Instagram Have A Problem With Hate Speech And Extremism? While Facebook and Twitter have come under criticism for the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories, Instagram has flown relatively under the radar, says Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic. Korva Coleman
Reports Say U.S. Sees A National Security Threat In Chinese Company Owning Grindr NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chris Calabrese of the Center for Democracy and Technology about reports that the U.S. sees a national security threat in a Chinese company owning the dating app Grindr.
HUD Slaps Facebook With Housing Discrimination Charge The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads. Brakkton Booker
Thailand Moves Forward With Chinese Tech Company Huawei To Build 5G Network The Chinese company Huawei is now building and testing Thailand's first 5G network. Thai authorities say they could not say no to Huawei's bargain prices, despite pressure from the U.S. Rob Schmitz
E.U. Votes To Rewrite Its Copyright Laws, Delivering A Blow To Tech Giants The European Union voted to rewrite its laws, in a big blow for tech firms like Google and Facebook, forcing them to find copyright violations on their platforms and not wait for them to be reported. Aarti Shahani
Why Hasn't The Gig Economy Killed Traditional Work? Recent studies suggest we're not witnessing the dawn of a new gig economy. What accounts for the resilience of traditional employment? Greg Rosalsky
