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Review: Impressive style and story outweigh flawed gameplay in 'Ghostwire: Tokyo'

A new horror-tinged adventure game delivers stunning visuals and an emotionally resonant story. But lackluster action and sticky controls get in the way.

March 30, 2022
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  • Danny Lore
Kids play on retro computers in the IT 8-bit museum in Mariupol, Ukraine before it was attacked.

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  • Europe

A retro computer museum in Mariupol beloved by children was attacked by Russia

"It's been a hobby of my life," said the owner of the retro computer collection that was hit by a Russian attack in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

March 29, 2022
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By:
  • Merrit Kennedy and
  • Fernando Alfonso III
Kids play on retro computers in the IT 8-bit museum in Mariupol, Ukraine before it was attacked.

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  • Europe

A retro computer museum in Mariupol beloved by children was attacked by Russia

"It's been a hobby of my life," said the owner of the retro computer collection that was hit by a Russian attack in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

March 29, 2022
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By:
  • Merrit Kennedy and
  • Fernando Alfonso III
Some of the likely AI-generated faces from fake LinkedIn profiles identified by Stanford University researchers. The central positioning of the eyes is a telltale sign of a computer-created face.

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  • Technology

That smiling LinkedIn profile face might be a computer-generated fake

Stanford researchers uncovered more than 1,000 of these LinkedIn profiles. A technology that has been used to promote misinformation online has now entered the corporate world.

March 27, 2022
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  • Shannon Bond
Tucker Carlson speaks during the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Feszt last summer in Esztergom, Hungary.

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  • Politics

How the false Russian biolab story came to circulate among the U.S. far right

The war over Ukraine's future is being fought on the ground, in the air — and through social media posts and viral videos that take advantage of America's deeply polarized politics.

March 26, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Odette Yousef
Two women who reviewed hundreds of TikTok videos each week for violent and graphic content say the company ignored the psychological trauma they suffered on the job and pushed them to meet quotas.

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  • Technology

Former TikTok moderators sue over emotional toll of 'extremely disturbing' videos

Two women who reviewed hundreds of TikTok videos each week for violent and graphic content say the company ignored the psychological trauma they suffered on the job and pushed them to meet quotas.

March 25, 2022
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  • Bobby Allyn
Uber will now list all New York City taxis on its app, a groundbreaking partnership that comes after years of the taxi industry protesting the technology company.

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  • Business

Uber will list all New York City taxis on its app, giving customers more choices

Creative Mobile Technologies, which provides the technology systems for New York City taxis, said it will gain access to Uber's customer base. The partnership will launch to the public this summer.

March 24, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Steve Wilhite, inventor of the GIF file format, poses in 2013 at the Webby Awards in New York City. That year, the Webby Awards honored Wilhite with a lifetime achievement award. He played a GIF as his acceptance speech, which iterated the pronunciation as "jif," not "gif."

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  • Technology

Beloved creator of the GIF dies following complications from COVID, wife confirms

Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, died at age 74 due to complications from COVID-19.

March 23, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
A Russian court has banned Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, for "extremist activities." WhatsApp is excluded from the ruling, however.

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  • Technology

A Russian court bans Facebook and Instagram as extremist

The ruling amounts to an immediate ban of Facebook and Instagram in Russia, where both platforms are already blocked. WhatsApp, which is owned by the same company, is still allowed.

March 22, 2022
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  • Alina Selyukh
A man stands looking at the burning and destroyed Retroville shopping mall after a Russian attack on the northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Monday. The high-rise building was hit by a powerful blast that also destroyed vehicles and left a large crater.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 21)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

March 21, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger warned companies that the Russian government could be preparing to launch cyberattacks.

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  • National Security

The U.S. warns companies to stay on guard for possible Russian cyberattacks

President Biden said "evolving intelligence" showed Russia is "exploring options for potential cyberattacks." The U.S. has previously warned about Russia's capability to attack U.S. infrastructure.

March 21, 2022
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  • James Doubek
NPR talked to nearly two dozen judges, attorneys and jurors who have participated in online jury trials. Nearly 18 months in, some evidence is in but the verdict is still out. Some fears were realized but there were unexpected benefits as well, including higher participation rate among people called to serve.

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  • Investigations

To try or not to try — remotely. As jury trials move online, courts see pros and cons

Courts turned to remote juries during the pandemic. Now they're grappling with continuing a practice that can expand the pool of jurors but is also susceptible to problems common to all video calls.

March 21, 2022
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  • Huo Jingnan
Iryna Holoshchapova, a Ukrainian refugee who fled the embattled city of Mykolaiv, shows a video on her smartphone of an apartment block on fire following a Russian attack.

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  • Technology

4 reasons why social media can give a skewed account of the war in Ukraine

Images of Ukraine are flooding social media, but experts warn they don't show the full picture and can sometimes give a misleading account of the conflict on the ground.

March 19, 2022
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  • Geoff Brumfiel

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  • Technology

Here's how Americans view facial recognition and driverless cars

The most strongly opposed applications of artificial intelligence focused on computer chip brain implants and driverless cars.

March 18, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
The Peachtree City Police Department in Georgia shared an image of a young boy bloodied by an alleged assault by teens participating in the Orbeez Challenge.

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  • Family

The 'Orbeez Challenge' is causing harm in parts of Georgia and Florida, police warn

Police are warning their communities that a new TikTok challenge is taking off and causing harm in the process.

March 17, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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