Business Should an AI be managing your meds? Joyce Lee, a pediatrician and professor at the University of Michigan, thinks a lot about how technology and design can help people remember to take their pills. Her inspiration? A ketchup bottle. Carolyn Adolph Joshua McNichols
Politics Microsoft takes California privacy law in stride, extends to rest of the country California has a new digital rights law that gives people control over their personal information. Microsoft says it will honor that law and extend it to the rest of the United States. Carolyn Adolph
Technology Amazon can track you by your voice print Parents are suing Amazon, alleging the company records children without their consent. A trial could come next year. But the case brings up issues beyond those recordings. Angela King Joshua McNichols
Law & Courts FTC To Hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Liable For Any Future Privacy Violations Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the company will pay $5 billion and its co-founder could be subject to penalties if Facebook doesn't comply with the agreement. Aarti Shahani Avie Schneider
Politics Democrats Issue Warnings Against Viral Russia-Based Face-Morphing App FaceApp's surge in popularity has driven Sen. Chuck Schumer to call for a federal investigation into the St. Petersburg-developed app over potential "national security and privacy risks" to Americans. Emma Bowman
Technology Tech Firms To Face Lawmakers Over Antitrust, Digital Currency Lawmakers in the Senate and House will question lobbyists and officials from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on an array of issues, including whether they're so big they stifle competition. Aarti Shahani Avie Schneider
Genealogy helped solve this cold case. But prosecutors are downplaying it Trial is underway in Snohomish County for a man accused of killing a couple on a road trip from Victoria British who Columbia more than 30 years ago. Patricia Murphy
Technology Trust in Microsoft? That's the message at Build conference Microsoft is wrapping up its annual developer conference in Seattle on Wednesday. Geekwire’s Todd Bishop hit the highlights of Build for KUOW’s Angela King. Angela King Jason Pagano
Technology Facebook Could Face Up To $5 Billion Fine For Privacy Violations Facebook reported strong profits on Wednesday but also revealed it is setting aside $3 billion to pay a penalty to regulators for violating users' privacy. Aarti Shahani
Motel 6 and Washington state settle over privacy violation Motel 6 will pay $12 million for violating Washington residents’ privacy. The agreement comes after an investigation found the national motel chain was sharing guest information with immigration agents. Ruby de Luna
