Christian Science Monitor: Innovation

The social media giant finds itself on a slippery slope determining which types of comments and stories should be banned on its site. As a work around, Facebook might label disputed stories as such and show content offering a different point of view.

Workers at Google, Microsoft, and other technology companies are increasingly demanding that their bosses cancel their contracts with the Pentagon, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and police for moral reasons.

Google stores the location history of users even when they turn privacy settings on to limit location data collection, according to an AP investigation. The discovery comes amidst growing concern about the lack of corporate transparency on data collection.

Facebook has banned hundreds of accounts, groups, and pages linked to Russia and Iran, the latest group of fake accounts turned up by the company’s increased policing efforts since last year, when it acknowledged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Robots are often considered a threat to workers. But for dairy farmers, robots can not only relieve the no-days-off pressure and a labor shortage, they’re helping younger people consider staying on the farm.

Today, anxieties about technology seem particularly acute, but they are not without precedent. Adults have worried about the effects of new technology and entertainment on children since the start of last century from radio and television to rock 'n' roll and comic books.

A wearable gadget called Athena enables women to easily call for help when they feel threatened. The gadget's creator, Yasmine Mustafa, hopes to protect women from violence and sexual assault – but others see the device as ineffective in getting to the root of the problem.

A wearable gadget called Athena enables women to easily call for help when they feel threatened. The gadget's creator, Yasmine Mustafa, hopes to protect women from violence and sexual assault – but others see the device as ineffective in getting to the root of the problem.

Today, anxieties about technology seem particularly acute, but they are not without precedent. Adults have worried about the effects of new technology and entertainment on children since the start of last century from radio and television to rock 'n' roll and comic books.

Robots are often considered a threat to workers. But for some dairy farmers, robots can not only relieve the no-days-off pressure and a labor shortage, they’re helping younger people consider staying on the farm.