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Collecting data about people has become $1 trillion industry, but keeping this information safe is proving near impossible. So, a small group of entrepreneurs and developers are building new technologies that don't rely on data as a digital currency.

Illinois’ political leaders are reacting to the U.S. military’s weekend strikes of three nuclear sites in Iran.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with tech journalist Cory Doctorow about how 2023 was the year when a lot of people pointed out that some important places on the Internet are getting worse.

Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell says the unpublished report shows that tech companies didn't respond to employees' warnings about violent rhetoric on their platforms.

Having organized on TikTok, Reddit and Facebook, many DoorDash drivers around the country logged off the app on Saturday. Drivers are demanding tip transparency and higher pay.

A patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago has died.

Air quality dropped in Bloomington-Normal and across central Illinois on Tuesday, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to pour in from the north.

As the debate has shifted away from comprehensive immigration overhaul and toward the idea of mass deportations, a group created by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is trying to refocus the conversation.

Revelations about how Cambridge Analytica accessed voter data have brought new scrutiny to how campaigns target individuals. Campaign professionals defend the practices that revolutionized how elections are fought and won in the past decade.

The week's education news featured debate over Harvard's rescinding of admissions for several incoming freshmen and the education secretary's contentious hearing on Capitol Hill.