In a newly public letter, TikTok's top executive, Shou Zi Chew, tried to allay the concerns of several U.S. senators about the Chinese-owned company's data security practices. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption
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A sign marks the facade of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. on May 5. A group of senators are asking the DOJ why the agency has failed to file reports on the federal government's compliance with website accessibility standards. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Product shots of the upcoming feature Anonymous mode on the period tracker app Flo. Flo hide caption
Our personas at work are not what they used to be. Sarah Gonzales for NPR hide caption
The drug misoprostol sits on a gynecological table at Casa Fusa, a health center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Victor R. Caivano/AP hide caption
Netflix's decision to lay off more employees follows a similar cutting of staff in May and an earlier decline in U.S. subscribers for the first time in over a decade. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
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Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices behind illuminated Echo Button devices during an event by the company in Seattle in September 2017. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Scientists hope the larvae of the darkling beetle — nicknamed "superworms" — might solve the world's trash crisis thanks to their uncanny ability to eat polystyrene. The University of Queensland hide caption
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A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. A new report says the technology's security is vulnerable. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
Cryptocurrency tech is vulnerable to tampering, a DARPA analysis finds
Customers pick up online orders at the Apple Store at the Towson Town Center in December 2020 in Towson, Md. Apple store employees in the Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Saturday. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Sports betting is exploding across the U.S., but how companies advertise remains largely unregulated. Kyle Ellingson for NPR hide caption
Elon Musk attends the 2022 Met Gala in New York City. The billionaire addressed Twitter staff for the first time since striking a deal to buy the social network. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum hide caption
Blake Lemoine poses for a portrait in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Martin Klimek/for The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul
Users beware: Apps are using a loophole in privacy law to track kids' phones
A Tesla owner charges his vehicle in April 2021 at a charging station in Topeka, Kan.. Tesla reported 273 crashes involving partially automated driving systems, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday. Orlin Wagner/AP hide caption
A person walks past a sign bearing Meta's logo at the company's Menlo Park headquarters in October 2021. The company is introducing new safety measures for younger Instagram users after facing widespread scrutiny. Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook parent company Meta releases new parental controls for Instagram
There is wide agreement some regulation is needed, but who should do it is up for debate. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption
There's a new plan to regulate cryptocurrencies. Here's what you need to know
Claire Atkin (left) and Nandini Jammi founded the nonprofit group Check My Ads, which aims to defund disinformation online. Now, they have launched a campaign aimed at Fox News' online empire. Jon McMorran hide caption
Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising
Researcher Lee Fisher (left) is working to merge prosthetic limbs with the nervous system. Pat Bayne (right) says a prototype has partially restored her sense of touch: "I know there's no hand there, but I can feel it." T. Betler/UPMC/Pitt Health Sciences hide caption
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