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Monday

Apple Bets Big That You'll Start Paying To Stream Music

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Apple Bets Big That You'll Start Paying To Stream Music

Millions listen to services like Spotify and Pandora, but relatively few of them subscribe. Why should they when there are so many free options? The new Apple Music will be free for only 3 months.

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Friday

The Legendary Mr. Miyamoto, Father Of Mario And Donkey Kong

Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto introduces Nintendo's Super Mario Maker at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in 2014. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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The Legendary Mr. Miyamoto, Father Of Mario And Donkey Kong

Super Mario Bros. turns 30 this year. NPR's Laura Sydell met up with the video game's famed creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, who was in Los Angeles this week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

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Wednesday

Gaming Industry Pushes Virtual Reality, But Content Lags

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Gaming Industry Pushes Virtual Reality, But Content Lags

Developers are showcasing immersive virtual reality games at the E3 expo. But aside from VR headsets and demos, there isn't much software available yet to take advantage of the new technology.

Gaming Industry Pushes Virtual Reality, But Content Lags

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Thursday

Tuesday

Business

Apple Jumps Into The Music Streaming Business

The tech giant, whose iTunes store is the recording industry's largest retailer, finally unveiled its streaming service, which will cost $9.99 a month for unlimited access to music.

Apple Jumps Into The Music Streaming Business

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Monday

Music

Apple Jumps Into Music Streaming Business

The tech giant announced its new music streaming service, Apple Music, on Monday. Industry insiders say if anyone can get mainstream consumers to move to streaming music it would be Apple.

Apple Jumps Into Music Streaming Business

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Friday

Apple's Cook Takes Rivals To Task Over Data Privacy

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in New York on April 30. This week, he said some of Silicon Valley's most prominent companies have "built their businesses by lulling their customers into complacency about their personal information." Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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Apple's Cook Takes Rivals To Task Over Data Privacy

Tim Cook didn't mention Google, Facebook or Twitter by name, but it's pretty clear those were the companies he meant. But is Apple faultless on privacy issues? It collects lots of data too.

Apple's Cook Takes Rivals To Task Over Data Privacy

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Saturday

Technology

Tech Giants Compete ... For Your Vacation Albums

With ballgames, family reunions and trips to the beach, summer is full of chances to snap photos. Apple and Google are in a battle to help you store, organize and share all those visual mementos.

Tech Giants Compete ... For Your Vacation Albums

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Tuesday

Live Video Apps Like Periscope Make Life Even Less Private

With the Periscope app, owned by Twitter, it's easy for smartphone users to stream their own video live. Chris Jackson/Getty Images hide caption

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Live Video Apps Like Periscope Make Life Even Less Private

Video cameras are everywhere — from those in smartphones to security cams. And just when you thought it couldn't get harder to hide, live-streaming video apps are raising new questions about privacy.

Live Video Apps Like Periscope Make Life Even Less Private

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Monday

Tiny Music Royalties Add Up, Unexpectedly

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Tiny Music Royalties Add Up, Unexpectedly

The Internet is full of music, but not all of it generates income for composers and songwriters. Services that specialize in "micro-licensing" are helping to fix that.

Tiny Music Royalties Add Up, Unexpectedly

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Friday

At The Heart Of A Watch, Tested By Time

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At The Heart Of A Watch, Tested By Time

Watchmakers have long thrived by selling timepieces that will be cherished as family heirlooms. But, if pragmatism rendered the pocket watch obsolete, what happens when watches become computers?

At The Heart Of A Watch, Tested By Time

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Monday

The challenge to keep up with Moore's law

Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore holds up a silicon wafer at Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., in 2005. Moore's prediction 50 years earlier, called Moore's Law, has been the basis for the digital revolution. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption

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The challenge to keep up with Moore's law

Gordon Moore's observation on the exponential improvement in hardware pushed computers to be faster, smaller and cheaper. The Intel co-founder died Friday at age 94.

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Wednesday

Technology

European Union Charges Google With Antitrust Violations

After a nearly five year investigation, European Union officials on Wednesday charged Google with antitrust violations and opened an investigation into its Android operating system.

European Union Charges Google With Antitrust Violations

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Sunday

Once The Cream Of The Crop, Zynga Zigzags To Adapt To Mobile

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Once The Cream Of The Crop, Zynga Zigzags To Adapt To Mobile

Zynga's former CEO is back, less than two years after leaving the company he founded. The company had a smash hit with Farmville on Facebook, but has struggled to stay current in new markets.

Once The Cream Of The Crop, Zynga Zigzags To Adapt To Mobile

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Monday

Artists In Residence Give High-Tech Projects A Human Touch

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Artists In Residence Give High-Tech Projects A Human Touch

A 3-D printing software company hands artists high-tech tools to craft human-centered projects. But it isn't the first program to pair the imaginative with the practical to inform great innovation.

Artists In Residence Give High-Tech Projects A Human Touch

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