National Last call: New York City bids an official farewell to its last public pay phone Officials gathered in Times Square for the removal of what they called New York City's last public pay phone, which is headed to a local museum. But a number of other pay phones are still standing. Rachel Treisman
Technology The last functioning public pay phone in Manhattan has been removed The city has gradually been replacing payphones with public Wi-Fi hotspots where people can hop online and even charge a cell phone. The old pay phone is headed to the Museum of the City of New York.
Technology In major video game company first, Activision Blizzard employees are joining a union A subset of staff at the massive video game company Activision Blizzard voted to join the Communication Workers of America. The vote comes as Activision Blizzard is being purchased by Microsoft. Andrew Limbong
National An appeals court finds Florida's social media law unconstitutional In a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said social media companies' moderation and curation efforts were protected by the First Amendment. The Associated Press
National 'Evil Dead' has added a video game to the cult-classic horror franchise Evil Dead — the horror franchise known for having lots of scares (and laughs) — has gone from cult hit to cultural phenomenon. The latest addition is a video game. Vincent Acovino
National 2-year investigation reveals ICE has data on most of the American public NPR's Emily Feng talks with Nina Wang, a policy associate at the Center on Privacy & Technology and a co-author of a recent study that exposes the widening dragnet of ICE's surveillance of Americans. Emily Feng Jonaki Mehta Justine Kenin
National Elon Musk denies a report accusing him of sexual misconduct on a SpaceX jet The SpaceX CEO disputes a report alleging that his company settled a sexual misconduct claim for $250,000, after he exposed himself and propositioned a flight attendant. Bill Chappell
Environment Ermias Kebreab: What do seaweed and cow burps have to do with climate change? Each year, one cow can belch 220 pounds of the greenhouse gas methane. Animal scientist Ermias Kebreab experimented with alternative cow diets and found a surprising solution: seaweed. Rommel Wood Manoush Zomorodi Rachel Faulkner Katie Simon
Technology Jamie Beard: How can we tap into the vast power of geothermal energy? Geothermal energy is a clean, renewable, nearly limitless energy source. Technologist Jamie Beard wants us to use more of it — and to do that, she's recruiting experts from the fossil fuel industry. Manoush Zomorodi james delahoussaye
Environment Andrew Dent: How everyday materials can make innovative new products Materials scientist Andrew Dent takes us on a tour of the "materials library" where companies can find existing materials to reuse in their products—from chewing gum, to fish scales, to cow manure. Manoush Zomorodi Katie Monteleone