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Heart-shaped balloons were tied to the summit of the Sydney Tower to mark Valentine's Day in 2012. The tower is Sydney's highest viewing platform.

A Podcast Playlist For All Those Looking For Love (Stories)

NPR may not be able to help you with your love life, but we do have something else to offer this Valentine's Day: a playlist of the best love stories in podcasting.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin wears Google's Project Glass prototype publicly for the first time while attending a charity function in San Francisco. Google is suspending public sales of its first generation of Google Glass next week.

Public Sales Of Google Glass To End Later This Month

Google says it will end sales of its first version of Google Glass, called the Google Glass Explorer Edition, January 19.

Google has allowed some researchers to sift through Google data searches to identify disease trends.

Disease Sleuths Analyze Google Searches To Stop Infections

Google is sharing detailed search data with academic and public health researchers to help them fight the spread of infectious diseases. Will it work?

Wounds infected with antibiotic-resistant staph often heal, but the bacteria can remain inside a person's body and cause future infections.

My Unlovely Lady Lump: When MRSA Is Ugly, But Not Life-Threatening

Antibiotic-resistant staph infections don't always start in hospitals, and they aren't always particularly dangerous. But, even after a MRSA-infected wound heals, the bacteria often remain.

More Fair Use News: Google Books, Again, Prevails Against Authors

Google gets another win in a case against its digital library by book authors and publishers. Disputes over "fair use" of copyrighted material are bound to continue as more stuff ends up online.

Charlize, 8, plays with the Kidizoom Multimedia Digital Camera made by VTech in 2009. A recent data breach hacking sensitive information, including kid's photos, is prompting parents to look twice at their children's technology usage.

At School And At Home, How Much Does The Internet Know About Kids?

Look both ways when you cross the street and don't tell toys your name and address — privacy concerns are some of the latest worries for parents in the digital age.

On April Fools' Day, actor John Stamos and Netflix announced a "new original documentary unlike any other."

Stamos Documentary? Trader Joe's Closing? Cornhub? Must Be April Fools' Day

Today's the day for not-so-serious news, from Google's new Parachute delivery service to a unique look into the life and humanity of John Stamos.

Google Is Said To Be Preparing Its Own Mobile Wireless Service

Google plans to launch a new mobile phone service that it will sell directly to U.S. consumers, according to technology site The Information and other news outlets.

The Cruise AV is designed to operate on its own, with no driver, steering wheel, pedals or other manual controls.

GM Says Car With No Steering Wheel Or Pedals Ready For Streets In 2019

The car company said Friday that it has filed a petition with the Department of Transportation to deploy its fourth-generation Cruise AV. GM says the vehicle has no manual controls.

This map, a screenshot from The Opportunity Atlas, shows household income in 2014-2015 for people born between 1978 and 1983 to low-income parents. In areas that are more red, people who grew up in low-income households tended to stay low-income. In areas that are more blue, people who grew up in low-income households tend to make more money.

The American Dream Is Harder To Find In Some Neighborhoods

A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility.

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