Business Apple Stock Falls Despite Quarterly Gains April 24, 2008 • Apple's fiscal second-quarter earnings jumped higher than analyst estimates as computer and iPod revenue boosted the company's profits. The computer and music giant's second-quarter profits totaled more than $1 billion, compared with $770 million in the same quarter last year. Apple Stock Falls Despite Quarterly Gains Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89905043/89905009" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Google Earnings Dispel Fears of Ad Slump April 18, 2008 • In the midst of a flagging U.S. economy, Google released its first-quarter earnings Thursday. The results were surprisingly positive. The search engine giant reported a 42 percent increase in revenue. Google Earnings Dispel Fears of Ad Slump Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89750304/89750272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Turning White Space into Wireless April 15, 2008 • Some companies want to use leftover parts of the TV broadcast spectrum to create inexpensive wireless service. Such a move could be dangerous, critics say. Turning White Space into Wireless Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89652413/89652392" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In Character Hannibal Lecter: A Psycho with an Unlikely Soft Spot April 12, 2008 • The cannibal psychiatrist from The Silence of the Lambs is a murderous madman -- but he comes to be fond of FBI agent Clarice Starling. It's that evil-with-a-sweet-streak thing that's behind his appeal. Hannibal Lecter: A Psycho with an Unlikely Soft Spot Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89472698/89605272" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools April 3, 2008 • Many younger people have very nuanced ideas about Internet privacy. They post deeply personal information on social networking sites, but understand and use various privacy locks so only certain people can see their profiles. Teens Take Advantage of Online Privacy Tools Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89355786/89355758" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Money Western Union to Offer Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers April 1, 2008 • Western Union is teaming up with two other companies to offer customers money transfers over their cell phones. It's aimed at immigrants, who often don't go to banks or use the Internet to conduct business. Western Union to Offer Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89266048/89266021" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business FCC Auctions Off Airwaves March 20, 2008 • The FCC auctions off a huge new chunk of the airwaves for wireless communication. Verizon Wireless bought the best part of the airwaves, known as the "C" block. AT&T also purchased some of the spectrum. FCC Auctions Off Airwaves Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88690020/88691071" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World China Censors Web Coverage of Tibet Protests March 18, 2008 • Part of a Chinese crackdown on coverage of protests in Tibet involves blocking access to the Web. Analysts say China has the most sophisticated Internet censoring system of any nation. China Censors Web Coverage of Tibet Protests Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88512169/88512144" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Reviving Oakland's Jazz and Blues Scene, Virtually March 4, 2008 • Can a video game restore a neighborhood's faded glory? A group of Berkeley students hopes so. They've set their sights on 7th Street in West Oakland, California — in the 1940s and 50s, the street was home to a vibrant music scene, but now it's bleak and deserted. Reviving Oakland's Jazz and Blues Scene, Virtually Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87769207/87898648" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Law Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship February 23, 2008 • Wikileaks.org allows users to anonymously post corporate and government documents they think expose wrongdoing. Last week a federal judge ordered the site shut down after a bank charged that it had illegally posted documents stolen by a former employee. Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19308767/19308751" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Blu-ray Wins High-Def Battle . . . for Now February 19, 2008 • Toshiba on Tuesday admitted defeat in the high-definition DVD format wars, announcing it would stop making its HD DVD players. The move leaves Sony's Blu-ray as the reigning hi-def format. But Blu-ray still has to win over consumers. Blu-ray Wins High-Def Battle . . . for Now Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19174580/19174537" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Yahoo Saying No to Microsoft Offer February 11, 2008 • Yahoo is rejecting an unsolicited $44.6 billion offer from Microsoft. But it remains to be seen whether Yahoo shareholders will support a management decision to snub the software giant's bid. Renee Montagne and Laura Sydell talk about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo on Morning Edition Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18873245/18873220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Renee Montagne and Laura Sydell talk about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo on Morning Edition Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18873245/18873220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Technology Spoils of Yahoo Deal Would Exceed Ad Revenue February 5, 2008 • Microsoft's first priority in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo is to compete with Google for advertising revenue that comes from online searches. But the merger would bring a lot of other goodies, too. Spoils of Yahoo Deal Would Exceed Ad Revenue Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18689659/18689628" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Microsoft Faces Big Hurdles in Bid to Topple Google February 2, 2008 • Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo further demonstrates its desire to compete with Google, which has dominated the Web search industry. But analysts warn that Microsoft and Yahoo each bring flawed Internet strategies to the table, while Google holds a strong hand. Microsoft Faces Big Hurdles in Bid to Topple Google Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18632831/18632791" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Auction Could Dictate Future of Wireless Devices January 23, 2008 • On Thursday, the FCC will begin auctioning off part of the wireless spectrum — space that will be vacated when TV broadcast moves to digital in 2009, and maybe the last parts of the spectrum that will be available for a long time. The buyers — and how much they buy — could dictate how mobile computing devices will work for years to come. Auction Could Dictate Future of Wireless Devices Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18349951/18346130" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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