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Last Build Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:23:00 -0500

Copyright: Copyright 2016 NPR - For Personal Use Only NFL Takes Bidders To Live Stream Regular Season Games

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:23:00 -0500

The NFL plans to sell the rights to live stream more than a dozen regular season football games next season. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Peter Kafka of ReCode about the NFL's plan. Ray Tomlinson, Inventor Of Modern Email, Dies

Sun, 06 Mar 2016 18:47:00 -0500

Tomlinson invented person-to-person email in 1971, at a time when a few people had personal computers. The first email was sent on a computer network that was created for the U.S. government. Listen Up: Your AI Assistant Goes Crazy For NPR Too

Sun, 06 Mar 2016 07:23:46 -0500

Last week, we told you about Alexa, the voice activated assistant that operates on a speaker sold by Amazon called the "Echo." Our story caused Alexas across the country to revolt. Apple Dispute Gets Personal: Encryption Debate Plays Out At Home

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 16:21:23 -0500

Pundits and politicians have staked out their positions in the encryption dispute between Apple and the FBI. The same debate is playing out across the country between siblings, parents and children, and even husbands and wives. U.S. Announces 'Hack The Pentagon' Bug Bounty Program

Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:02:00 -0500

The contest is only for "vetted hackers," the Department of Defense says, which means that anyone hoping to find vulnerabilities in its systems will first need to pass a background check.