Jul 03 Watch 2:31 Drones are revolutionizing how we study humpback whales By Julia Griffin In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, this high-flying technology offers brand new insights into humpback whales and ocean science. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 2:53 New Facebook revelations over user privacy deepen crisis and invite scrutiny By PBS News Hour Social media giant Facebook says it now believes that up to 87 million people had their data improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm that worked for the Trump campaign, and that public profiles for most of the… Continue watching
Mar 30 These 3D-printed homes could provide shelter to the world's most vulnerable people By Rashmi Shivni These 3D-printed homes can be built in under 24 hours for as low as $4,000. They're designed to help solve the world's homelessness and housing problems. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 4:27 Facebook faces scrutiny for how user data was used to influence elections By PBS News Hour British-based research firm Cambridge Analytica has been accused of harvesting data from more than 50 million Facebook users, and misleading the tech giant about it. New undercover video captured the CEO talking about their work for the Trump campaign. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 5:20 Amid Cambridge Analytica revelations, Facebook needs 'rules of the road,' says Sen. Klobuchar By PBS News Hour Facebook is at the center of a new firestorm, sparked by media reports that political data firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked for the Trump campaign, harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook profiles -- and Facebook never told… Continue watching
Mar 06 How to save energy in your home with these smart, affordable upgrades By Rashmi Shivni, Teresa Carey Five experts provided their recommendations for smart upgrades to help improve your standard of living by making your home a little "smarter."… Continue reading
Feb 13 For Valentine's Day, put down your phone and face your feelings with these poems By Jennifer Hijazi We are more connected than ever, but poet Matthew Siegel finds it’s made communication and knowing our own feelings more difficult. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 5:10 How GPS exercise data can reveal sensitive military locations By PBS News Hour GPS data created by millions of people who use mobile devices or apps to track their exercise might also be revealing sensitive national security information. A 20-year-old Australian student discovered the locations of bases where military forces and intelligence services… Continue watching
Jan 22 AI and robots are displacing science and tech workers. The question is: How quickly? By David Deming The growth of high-paying science, technology, engineering and math jobs has declined slightly in recent years due to automation. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 10:10 2017 was a year of scrutiny for social media and other tech By PBS News Hour Technology in 2017 may have inspired more skepticism than the awe or optimism it has in the past. Such defining moments, from harassment allegations to hacking exploits, may have cast the tech industry in a much harsher light. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching