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Technology

IBM Touts Breakthrough Technology As Computer Debates A Person

IBM unveiled a computer that is taking artificial intelligence to the next level. The computer debated a person in front of a live audience. Who won?

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Wednesday

Politics

News Brief: Primary Results, Facebook In China, '3-Parent Babies'

We look at results after eight states had primary elections Tuesday. Also, Facebook gave data access to Chinese companies, and a look inside a controversial Ukrainian clinic making embryos.

News Brief: Primary Results, Facebook In China, '3-Parent Babies'

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Business

Facebook Says It Shared Users' Data With Chinese Companies

Facebook shared user data with Chinese companies including Huawei, a company American intelligence officials view as a security threat.

Facebook Says It Shared Users' Data With Chinese Companies

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Monday

Technology

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Company Hasn't Collected Data Available From Facebook

Apple's CEO Tim Cook denies that Apple is implicated in Facebook's latest scandal. He speaks with NPR at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Company Hasn't Collected Data Available From Facebook

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Tim Cook visited the NPR offices in Washington, D.C., in 2015. On Monday, he spoke with NPR about Apple users' privacy and the importance of trade to global relationships.

Tim Cook visited the NPR offices in Washington, D.C., in 2015. On Monday, he spoke with NPR about Apple users' privacy and the importance of trade to global relationships. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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Technology

Apple Requested 'Zero' Personal Data In Deals With Facebook, CEO Tim Cook Says

"We've never been in the data business," Cook tells NPR. He was responding to a report that Facebook struck deals giving Apple and other device makers access to Facebook users' personal information.

Apple Requested 'Zero' Personal Data In Deals With Facebook, CEO Tim Cook Says

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Apple Aims To Help Parents Crack Down On Kids' iPhone Use

A child plays with a mobile phone while riding in a New York subway in December. Two major Apple investors urged the iPhone maker to take action to curb growing smartphone use among children. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Apple Aims To Help Parents Crack Down On Kids' iPhone Use

Apple will allow users to get reports on how much their kids are using particular apps on their iPhones and iPads. The announcement follows pressure from shareholders about the overuse of technology.

Monday

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure

In California, an initiative expected on November's ballot would be one of the broadest online privacy regulations in the U.S. traffic_analyzer/Getty Images hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure

A sweeping new data privacy law has gone into effect in Europe, and California may soon follow with its own protections. Backers say the state's move could prompt such standards across the U.S.

Do Not Sell My Personal Information: California Eyes Data Privacy Measure

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Monday

3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

A 360-degree camera is used to document the Khe Min Ga Zedi temple in Bagan, Myanmar. Kieran Kesner for CyArk hide caption

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All Tech Considered

3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

Historic sites around the world face mounting threats: war, climate change, natural disaster. There's a rush to use 3D scans for preservation. But experts have questions about how the scans are used.

3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Business

Advocates Question Facebook's Latest Effort To Protect Data

Facebook has suspended 200 apps for possible misuse of user data in their ongoing effort to protect privacy after their role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Advocates Question Facebook's Latest Effort To Protect Data

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Tuesday

Technology

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Tries To Move Company Forward After Data Scandal

Facebook's annual developer conference kicks off Tuesday, as developers at the heart of Facebook's business model gather for the first time since the Cambridge Analytica scandal raised new questions about how much access developers get to Facebook users.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Tries To Move Company Forward After Data Scandal

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Business

Slower Than Expected iPhone X Sales Likely To Hurt Apple's Earnings

As Apple gets ready to release its first quarter earnings Tuesday, there's a lot of chatter among analysts that iPhone use is stagnating. The company has moved down a notch in popularity in China.

Slower Than Expected iPhone X Sales Likely To Hurt Apple's Earnings

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Wednesday

Is Netflix On Its Way To World Domination Of Streaming?

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings delivers a keynote address at the 2016 CES trade show in Las Vegas. Big entertainment rival Disney could challenge the service that made binge-watching popular. Steve Marcus/Reuters hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Is Netflix On Its Way To World Domination Of Streaming?

Netflix flew past Wall Street expectations and added 7.4 million subscribers globally in the first quarter. But a big entertainment rival could challenge the service that made binge-watching popular.

Is Netflix On Its Way To World Domination Of Streaming?

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Friday

Technology

Facebook Users React To Privacy Breaches

In the same week that Mark Zuckerberg testified about the extent of users' privacy violations, Facebook has also been alerting some 87 million users that their data may have been scooped up.

Facebook Users React To Privacy Breaches

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Wednesday

Business

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Faces Day 2 Of Lawmakers' Questions

Zuckerberg testified in front of the Senate judiciary and commerce committees Tuesday. A preview of what to expect from his second day of testimony — this time before House panels

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Faces Day 2 Of Lawmakers' Questions

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