October 20, 2020 at 10:13AM Highlights of political news leading up to Election Day. The Justice Department charges six Russian intelligence officers in connection with
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If This NASA Spacecraft Can Avoid “Mount Doom,” It Might Nab A Bit of Asteroid
October 19, 2020 at 11:16PM NASA is getting ready to collect its first sample from an asteroid ever. The rocks and dust could help us
Time: Star Wars: Squadrons Crams Tons of Fun in a Tiny Cockpit
October 19, 2020 at 09:59PM I’m flying through the Nadiri Dockyards, where the New Republic constructs warships to take on the ever-expanding Galactic Empire. In
6 Russian Intelligence Officers Charged In High-Profile Cyberattacks
October 19, 2020 at 08:58PM The Justice Department charged six Russian intelligence officers in a globe-spanning campaign of cyberattacks, ranging from damaging Ukraine’s power grid
DOJ Unveils More Sweeping Cyber-Charges Against Russian Intelligence Officers
October 19, 2020 at 06:26PM Prosecutors linked the men with a globe-hopping campaign of sabotage, espionage and election interference. They work for the same spy
For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season
October 19, 2020 at 03:33PM Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the
Time: Twitter Blocks Post From Trump Science Adviser That Falsely Claimed Masks Don’t Work
October 19, 2020 at 02:54AM (NEW YORK) — Twitter blocked a post Sunday from an adviser to President Donald Trump who suggested that masks do
TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation
October 19, 2020 at 12:11AM The action hardens the video-sharing app’s previous enforcement against QAnon that targeted specific hashtags on the app but let the
Troll Watch: How Tech Is Cracking Down On Election Disinformation
October 17, 2020 at 09:56PM NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Camille Francois, chief innovation officer for the research firm Graphika, about trends in disinformation this
Make Love, Not War: Five Years Of ‘Undertale’
October 17, 2020 at 03:00PM Undertale, the quirky, pixelated adventure game, became a smash hit when it came out because of its unique mechanism: You