Technology Microsoft Working to Fix Windows Security Glitch December 30, 2005 • Microsoft is trying to fix a flaw in its Windows operating system that could give hackers access to users' computers, allowing them to load viruses, spyware and other malicious software. With this vulnerability, just visiting certain Web sites might compromise a user's security. Microsoft Working to Fix Windows Security Glitch Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5076721/5076722" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Plan Unveiled for Google to Buy Stake in AOL December 20, 2005 • Time Warner's America Online and Google announce an agreement in which Google will buy a 5-percent stake in the Time property for $1 billion. The deal marks a victory for Google over rival Microsoft, which was also vying for a piece of AOL and the Internet search business. Plan Unveiled for Google to Buy Stake in AOL Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5063311/5063312" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Format War Heats Up in Hollywood December 20, 2005 • Next year, high definition discs and players for movies will start hitting the stores, but a battle over the discs' format may keep buyers away. Blu-Ray is the choice of Sony and most major movie studios to succeed the DVD format for home movies, but Microsoft and others surpport DVD-HD. Format War Heats Up in Hollywood Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5062492/5062493" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Clever Worm Lures Victims with Chat-Slang December 9, 2005 • How do you know when you're instant messaging with a computer worm instead of one of your "buddies?" Security experts say it's getting harder to tell the difference. A malicious new computer worm initiates a chat with its victims and invites them to click on a link -- which allows it to spread to their IM buddies. Clever Worm Lures Victims with Chat-Slang Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5044792/5045034" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Inside the Pellicano Files November 23, 2005 • When the FBI raided the offices of Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano three years ago, they found enough explosives to take down a skyscraper and evidence that he might have been illegally wire tapping Hollywood conversations. The question is, what's on those tapes? Inside the Pellicano Files Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5025334/5025335" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Microsoft Sets Sights on Future with Xbox 360 November 21, 2005 • With the upcoming release of the XBox 360, Microsoft is taking another step toward making the personal computer the center of home life. The newest Xbox is not just for game-playing teens: Anyone can hook it to televisions, stereos and computers to take advantage of its enormous hard drive. Microsoft Sets Sights on Future with Xbox 360 Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5021176/5021177" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Getty Curator in Italian Court over Artifacts November 16, 2005 • Proceedings resume Wednesday in Italy against the former curator of antiquities at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Marion True is charged with knowingly trafficking in artifacts looted from archaeological sites. Many archaeologists say this trial is just one example of a larger problem. Getty Curator in Italian Court over Artifacts Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5014718/5014719" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Do Average Viewers Reap On-Demand Benefits? November 8, 2005 • CBS and NBC have joined ABC in making some TV shows available to viewers on demand. But for TiVo and other digital video recorder users, this is nothing new. And since each network's deal is with a different provider, is this big news for the average viewer without a DVR? Do Average Viewers Reap On-Demand Benefits? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4994824/4994825" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology San Francisco Weighs Wi-Fi Plans October 17, 2005 • San Francisco is considering proposals for an ambitious plan to offer wireless Internet access, or Wi-Fi, to its residents. Google has thrown its hat in the ring, prompting speculation that they're looking beyond just San Francisco. San Francisco Weighs Wi-Fi Plans Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4962484/4962485" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Apple Unveils Video iPod, TV Deal October 12, 2005 • After months of rumors, Apple Computer unveils a new iPod with the ability to play video. It also made an unexpected announcement: a groundbreaking deal with ABC that will allow users to download episodes of shows such as Desperate Housewives from the iTunes store. Apple Unveils Video iPod, TV Deal Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4956702/4956712" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Apple Computer Growth Falls Short for Analysts October 12, 2005 • Apple Computer says it sold 6.5 million iPods in the last quarter and made a record net income. Despite the good news, the company's stock price actually fell in after-hours trading, because it failed to match analyst expectations. Apple Computer Growth Falls Short for Analysts Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4955295/4955296" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science 'Virtual' Virus Sheds Light on Real-World Behavior October 5, 2005 • A recent outbreak of a "plague" in a popular online game has scientists considering how the virtual world may provide clues to what people would do in real-world pandemics. In the role-playing game World of Warcraft, a "corrupted blood" spell killed characters and affected players in unexpected ways. 'Virtual' Virus Sheds Light on Real-World Behavior Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4946772/4946773" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Business, Politics Intertwine for Internet Businesses in China September 26, 2005 • The Internet company Yahoo! helped Chinese officials identify a journalist who was communicating with a democracy group in New York. Yahoo! is just one of many American companies in China that have to deal with the Chinese government's attempts to impose tight control on the use of the Internet. Business, Politics Intertwine for Internet Businesses in China Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4864042/4864043" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Copy Protection Hang-Ups Irk Music Fans September 19, 2005 • The music industry hopes to contol illegal file sharing by putting digital locks on music, but some consumers suffer unintended consequences when the technology for copy protection acts unpredictably. Copy Protection Hang-Ups Irk Music Fans Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4853760/4853761" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Surveying Katrina's Damage from Above September 7, 2005 • A number of private and government Web sites have put satellite and aerial photos of hurricane-damaged regions on its Web site -- allowing evacuees to scan damage to their communities, and sometimes even their own homes. Surveying Katrina's Damage from Above Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4836252/4836253" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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