Politics Congress Votes Against Internet Neutrality Bill April 27, 2006 • Congress defeats legislation that would have required all Internet traffic to be treated equally as it moves across the network. Telephone and cable companies want to start charging higher rates for faster and preferential connections. Congress Votes Against Internet Neutrality Bill Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5365854/5365855" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Internet Debate: Preserving User Parity April 25, 2006 • Should the Internet be divided into fast and slow lanes? That's the question at the heart of the debate over "network neutrality." Broadband providers have clashed with Internet and software companies, who are concerned that giving some users preferential treatment for a price effectively shuts out competition. Internet Debate: Preserving User Parity Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5362403/5362404" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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100 Years After the San Francisco Quake Early Reenactment Captured Horror of 1906 Quake April 20, 2006 • Soon after the San Francisco earthquake and fires of 1906, actors in New York City recorded a dramatic reenactment of the disaster on wax cylinders. This "audio theater," called The Destruction of San Francisco, lasted just two minutes but captured the horrors of the catastrophe. Early Reenactment Captured Horror of 1906 Quake Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5352622/5352643" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology HD-DVD Format Makes Public Debut April 17, 2006 • The first High-Definition DVDs go on sale Tuesday. It is the first shot in an emerging format battle among next-generation DVD players. HD-DVD Format Makes Public Debut Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5345489/5345490" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology ABC Ties Free Shows to Mandatory Ads April 10, 2006 • Disney-owned ABC TV says it will allow viewers to watch some of its most popular shows for free, via the Internet. But there's a catch: The commercials won't be skippable. ABC Ties Free Shows to Mandatory Ads Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5334778/5334779" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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100 Years After the San Francisco Quake After Quake, Arts Helped San Francisco Rebound April 5, 2006 • At the turn of the century, some called San Francisco the Paris of the West. The 1906 earthquake leveled most of the city's theaters and artists' haunts. But the arts community rebounded to lead the city's recovery. After Quake, Arts Helped San Francisco Rebound Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5324301/5324343" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Judge to Force Google to Surrender Web Data March 15, 2006 • A federal judge says he intends to force Google to turn over Web search data to the Department of Justice. In January, the department subpoenaed information contained in Google's database, claiming it would help prove the need for tougher laws against online pornography. Judge to Force Google to Surrender Web Data Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5280923/5280924" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology U.S. Internet Execs Testify to Congress on China Dealings February 16, 2006 • Representatives from Yahoo, Microsoft, Google and Cisco Systems testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday about their business practices in China. A panel of human rights activists also appeared, raising concerns about each of the companies' roles in helping the Chinese government censor and monitor the Internet. U.S. Internet Execs Testify to Congress on China Dealings Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5219005/5219006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Hearings to Review Human Rights in China February 14, 2006 • Google, Yahoo, Cisco and Microsoft will be on the Capitol Hill hot seat for their role in helping the Chinese government monitor and censor the Internet. The House International Relations subcommittee on global human rights will hold hearings Wednesday about high-tech firms doing business in China. Hearings to Review Human Rights in China Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5206175/5206176" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Yahoo and AOL Offering Filter-Proof E-mail February 10, 2006 • Spam filters can keep users from seeing messages that aren't spam. America Online and Yahoo are planning systems that would allow a sender to bypass those filters -- for a price. Will it deter the worst spammers or just change the equation of who benefits from spamming? Yahoo and AOL Offering Filter-Proof E-mail Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5201037/5201038" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Google Unveils Censored Search Engine in China January 25, 2006 • Google has launched a new version of its search engine Web site in China. The site censors material about Tibet, human rights and other topics considered sensitive by the Chinese government. The move comes shortly after the company was praised for not complying with a U.S. federal subpoena for its records. Google Unveils Censored Search Engine in China Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5172204/5172205" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Disney to Buy Pixar in $7.4 Billion Deal January 25, 2006 • The Walt Disney Company is purchasing longtime partner Pixar Animation for $7.4 billion in stock. The buy is an effort to shore-up Disney's faltering reputation as a leader in animated films. Pixar CEO Steve Jobs will be Disney's largest single shareholder and have a seat on the board. Disney to Buy Pixar in $7.4 Billion Deal Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5171459/5171460" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Steve Jobs Seen as Winner in a Disney-Pixar Deal January 24, 2006 • The Walt Disney Company could announce as early as Tuesday that it will acquire Pixar Animation. If the deal goes through, Pixar chief Steve Jobs -- the founder of Apple Computer -- could become the largest shareholder of the Disney Company. Steve Jobs Seen as Winner in a Disney-Pixar Deal Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5169676/5169677" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Google Has Mixed Motives in Fighting Data Request January 23, 2006 • Google wins plaudits for principles as it refuses to give the Justice Department search information data. But it's trying to keep users' trust while protecting its most lucrative asset: the accumulated history of its users' searches. Google Has Mixed Motives in Fighting Data Request Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5167782/5167783" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Google's Balk on Subpoena: Privacy and Competition January 22, 2006 • This past week, the Justice Department asked the Internet company Google to turn over its search records, which prosecutors say would help them defend a controversial child pornography law. Google refused. Google's Balk on Subpoena: Privacy and Competition Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5167444/5167445" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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