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Amazon acquired Ring, a video doorbell maker, on Tuesday, marking another foothold in the home security and surveillance business for the company.

Amazon Acquires Ring, Expanding Reach Into Home Security

The tech giant bought the smart-doorbell maker in a deal reportedly exceeding $1 billion on Tuesday. It marks another big step into the camera surveillance business for the online retailer.

A Google sign at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Google is launching a two-week-long patent marketplace next month, where sellers can name their own price.

Google Experimenting With Patent Marketplace To Combat Trolls

Google will allow patent holders to "tell Google about patents they're willing to sell at a price they set." Tech firms have been targeted by "trolls" who own patents and charge them licensing fees.

In Moscow, Russian voters will head to the polls on Sunday to cast their votes in the country's presidential election.

From Pride To Protest: How Russians Feel About Their Presidential Election

Ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Russia, NPR spoke with a Putin supporter, an opposition supporter and a Russian who sees no point in voting.

Google's New Search Algorithm Stokes Fears Of "Mobilegeddon"

This week, Google started prioritizing mobile-friendly websites in Google searches made on a smartphone. The change could hurt businesses whose sites don't pass Google's mobile-ready test.

Author Tim Wu says that much of the content on the Internet is created by businesses that are on a "quest for clicks."

How Free Web Content Traps People In An Abyss Of Ads And Clickbait

Author and law professor Tim Wu says much of the "free" content on the Web comes at a price to users, who are subjected to ads that are targeted specifically at them and increasingly hard to ignore.

The ATK cast. In season 19 of AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED, hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison head into the test kitchen to bring more foolproof recipes to the home cook.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Season 19

Airs Saturdays, May 11 - 25 & June 22 - July 13 & July 27 - Aug. 10 & Sept. 7 - Nov. 16, 2019 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

The U.S. Capitol on October 11, 2016. An MIT project distorted photos of the capitol building and other famous sites using an artificial intelligence algorithm to make horror images.

Researchers Build 'Nightmare Machine'

An MIT project rolled out just in time for Halloween uses artificial intelligence to generate horror images.

An image of the U.S. capitol building distorted in what researchers from MIT call a "toxic city" style by an artificial intelligence algorithm.

Researchers Build 'Nightmare Machine'

An MIT project rolled out just in time for Halloween uses artificial intelligence to generate horror images.

At Shiru Cafe in Providence, R.I., students "pay" for coffee, but not with money.

No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data

For free coffee, students can provide their names, phone numbers, email, majors and interests. This information is then provided to corporate sponsors who want to "diversify students' career choices."

Our Mental Space, Under Attack

Have you ever opened your computer with the intention of sending an email and then an hour passes by? On this episode, we discuss the strategies media companies use to hijack our attention.

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