Amazon's Latest Retail Shift Means Closing 87 Pop-Up Kiosks The giant online retailer is closing all of its U.S. pop-up kiosks, which let customers try and buy gadgets like smart speakers and tablets. It's the latest change in Amazon's retail strategy. Avie Schneider
Facebook Promises More Enhanced Privacy And Other Features Steve Inskeep talks to Hadas Gold, media and global business reporter for CNN, about Facebook CEO's promise to focus on private and encrypted communications in a shift away from public posts.
Facebook Promises More Private And Self-Destructing Messages CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pledging users more enhanced privacy and other features when it comes to private messages. Skeptics say Facebook is solidifying power, in the guise of user service. Aarti Shahani
Extradition Hearing For Huawei CFO Comes During U.S.-China Trade Talks An extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei gets underway in Vancouver. The U.S. requested the extradition of Meng Wanzhou for violating U.S. sanction against Iran. Jackie Northam
Coming To A City Near You, 5G. Fastest Wireless Yet Will Bring New Services Sacramento, Calif., is one of the first U.S. cities to have 5G wireless service and its mayor sees it giving the city an edge in attracting businesses and autonomous-vehicle technology. Laura Sydell
Google Pay Study Finds It Underpaid Men For Some Jobs The tech company disbursed almost $10 million to more than 10,000 employees to try to standardize pay. Google says it will continue studying structural issues to ensure compensation is fair. Matthew S. Schwartz
The Ethics Of New Technology Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Caterina Fake. She is a co-founder of Flickr, a venture capitalist, and host of the podcast Should This Exist? about understanding the impact of technology on humanity.
The Latest Internet Hoax: 'Momo Challenge' Nieman Journalism Lab's Laura Hazard Owen tells NPR's Scott Simon about the Momo challenge, a viral Internet hoax.
YouTube Bans Comments On Videos Deemed Vulnerable To Pedophiles, Amid Ad Pullback YouTube says it has already disabled comments on "tens of millions of videos that could be subject to predatory behavior." Bill Chappell
Apps Give Private Data To Facebook Without User's Knowledge or Permission NPR's Mary Louise speaks with The Wall Street Journal's Sam Schechner about how several apps they tested sent sensitive personal data to Facebook without users' permission or knowledge.