Google employees say search in China will be 'state surveillance' Several employees shared a letter with NPR calling on the tech giant to halt its reported work on a search engine project tailored to Chinese censorship demands. Colin Dwyer
Thanks To Science, You Can Eat An Apple Every Day After harvest, apples can be stored for months in controlled atmosphere storage rooms where the temperature, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and humidity levels are adjusted to put them into hibernation. Rachel D. Cohen
Optimized Prime: How AI And Anticipation Power Amazon's 1-Hour Deliveries Amazon executives often evoke magic when talking about fast shipping. Now in a race for one-hour deliveries, few retailers can afford to keep up. And few rely quite so much on artificial intelligence. Alina Selyukh
Free Speech Or Hate Speech: When Does Online Hate Speech Become A Real Threat? The Supreme Court has ruled that hate speech is protected under the Constitution. But what about social media? Several alleged perpetrators in mass shootings have ranted online before acting. Jasmine Garsd
Simone Giertz: What Can Making Useless Robots Teach Us About Joy? Simone Giertz is an inventor of useless robots. She finds joy and freedom in learning to build machines that are meant to fail. She shares that joy with millions through her YouTube channel. NPR/TED Staff
Facebook Is On The Defensive After 'NYT' Report On Response To Russian Interference Facebook says it is cutting ties with the Washington consulting firm Definers Public Affairs, which spread disparaging information about the social network's critics. Alina Selyukh
How Amazon's New Headquarters Could Change Communities In New York And Virginia Amazon announced its expanding footprint, adding some 25,000 jobs in Long Island City in Queens and Arlington, Va. Some in those cities are worried about housing prices and congestion on the roads. Alina Selyukh
'The Cleaners' Looks At Who Cleans Up The Internet's Toxic Content Filmmakers Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck discuss how their documentary tells the sobering story of the trauma and challenges faced by those who sift through social content. Ari Shapiro
Troll Watch: On Eve Of Midterm Elections, Misinformation Targets Bigger Political Issues New York Times columnist Kevin Roose was tracking trolls and fake news on social media during the run up to the midterm elections .
Amazon Plot Twist: 2 Cities Will Split The 2nd Headquarters The surprising decision to divide the win is an anticlimactic ending for a much-hyped, Olympic-style search. The plan promised up to 50,000 new high-paying jobs and drew 238 bids. Alina Selyukh
