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The upcoming initial public offering of stock planned by Google will break with market tradition. It will be a Dutch auction. That means anyone can place a bid for shares online, rather than a select few initial investors. It's an unconventional approach from an unconventional company. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

Lawmakers are looking into how the big online platforms are displacing mainstream media and what that means for democracy.

Dustin Moore of Portland, Oregon, was browsing around town on Google Street View when he spotted a familiar face. The image taken of his late grandma Alice's house captured her sitting on her front stoop, soaking up some sun and reading the paper. Moore says it's one of the last photos taken of her — she died last year.

A California Highway Patrol officer gave Cecilia Abadie two citations last October. At the time, she said the officer seemed "very annoyed" that she was wearing Google Glass.

Joshua Powell left the group facing claims of sexual harassment and improper spending. In Inside the NRA,he calls for gun reforms — and confirms the harshest criticisms against the group.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear an update on laws governing short-term rentals in New Orleans. We also hear about the findings from a recent quality of life survey in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. Plus, we speak to the Baton Rouge teacher who recently won big on Wheel of Fortune.

Also: Blasts in Baghdad kill and wound dozens of people; Khmer Rouge leader dies while on trial for genocide; Detroit may get an emergency financial manager today; and Google Reader is getting the axe.

Google's Bard, an answer to Microsoft's ChatGPT, delivered a factual error in a search demo that the company shared widely. That sent Alphabet's market value plummeting this week.

Drones make the news quite often lately, both for the large unmanned versions used to launch stealth attacks in places like Afghanistan, and the much...

Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, regardless of whether they buy a drink. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.