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Friday

With Shuttles Gone, Private Ventures Give Florida's Space Coast A Lift

Brazlian jet maker Embraer employs about 600 people in Melbourne, Fla., and is expanding. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption

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With Shuttles Gone, Private Ventures Give Florida's Space Coast A Lift

Five years after NASA's shuttle program ended, a new Florida aerospace industry is beginning to take shape. Firms, from those making jets to tiny Internet satellites, are adding factories and jobs.

With Shuttles Gone, Private Ventures Give Florida's Space Coast A Lift

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Wednesday

With New Products, Google Flexes Muscles To Competitors, Regulators

Google Vice President Mario Queiroz talks about the uses of the new Google Home device during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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With New Products, Google Flexes Muscles To Competitors, Regulators

Google unveils a litany of products at the developers' conference, including messaging apps, a personal virtual assistant and a voice-controlled speaker that connects you with it.

With New Products, Google Flexes Muscles To Competitors, Regulators

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Thursday

For Entrepreneurs, Pitching To Pint-Sized Sharks Is No Child's Play

Joe Milam explains his investor-relations company, AngelSpan, to fourth-grader Anna Allemann (white shirt, left) and third-grader Sage Powell during Pitch-a-Kid in Austin, Texas, on April 30. Brenda Salinas for NPR hide caption

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For Entrepreneurs, Pitching To Pint-Sized Sharks Is No Child's Play

Modeled on TV's Shark Tank, entrepreneurs at a Pitch-a-Kid event in Texas had 5 minutes to sell their ideas to a panel of third- through 12th-graders and answer their no-holds-barred questions.

For Entrepreneurs, Pitching To Pint-Sized Sharks Is No Child's Play

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Friday

From Coal To Code: A New Path For Laid-Off Miners In Kentucky

Software coders (from left) William Stevens, Michael Harrison and Brack Quillen work at the Bit Source office in Pikeville, Ky., in February. The year-old firm has trained laid-off coal workers to become software coders. Sam Owens/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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From Coal To Code: A New Path For Laid-Off Miners In Kentucky

LPM News

The state's coal industry is shrinking fast; more than 10,000 workers have lost their jobs since 2008. A small firm in eastern Kentucky is turning unemployed coal workers into software developers.

From Coal To Code: A New Path For Laid-Off Miners In Kentucky

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Thursday

After Moore's Law: Predicting The Future Beyond Silicon Chips

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After Moore's Law: Predicting The Future Beyond Silicon Chips

Scientists are preparing for the day when powerful computing can no longer rely on chips getting smaller and faster. One of them offers a sneak peek at some of the new/old ideas that may save the day.

Wednesday

Tuesday

Uber Plans To Kill Surge Pricing, Though Drivers Say It Makes Job Worth It

Jesse Vega checks out a vehicle at an Uber "Work On Demand" recruitment event March 10 in South Los Angeles. The company is researching ways to get rid of its surge pricing, a feature that drivers like but that can make costs unpredictable for consumers. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Uber Plans To Kill Surge Pricing, Though Drivers Say It Makes Job Worth It

Uber is using machine learning to predict high demand, which would allow the app to schedule extra drivers instead of hiking rates at busy times. But such a change would hurt driver pay.

Uber Plans To Kill Surge Pricing, Though Drivers Say It Makes Job Worth It

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Monday

Left Behind In The Mobile Revolution, Intel Struggles To Innovate

Intel announced last month that it is laying off 11 percent of its workforce. As sales of personal computers decline, the company plans to shift its business to cloud computing. Laura Rauch/AP hide caption

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Left Behind In The Mobile Revolution, Intel Struggles To Innovate

As PC sales fall, the Silicon Valley giant is struggling to remake itself to keep up with cloud computing and mobile. Intel recently announced the layoff of 11 percent of its workforce.

Left Behind In The Mobile Revolution, Intel Struggles To Innovate

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Biotech's Theranos Offers A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2015. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Biotech's Theranos Offers A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley

The blood-testing startup led by Elizabeth Holmes soared on hype and celebrity boosters. Now it's under federal scrutiny. It could show that Silicon Valley's success model doesn't work in biotech.

Biotech's Theranos Offers A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley

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Tuesday

Beyond Streaming: How Will Future Fans Discover Prince's Music?

Prince performs at the Grand Palais in Paris on Oct. 11, 2009. Whoever ends up running his estate will face some tough decisions about how to handle his musical legacy. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Beyond Streaming: How Will Future Fans Discover Prince's Music?

Whoever ends up running his estate will face some tough decisions about how to handle his musical legacy. What happens to the music in his vault? Will future concertgoers see him as a hologram?

Beyond Streaming: How Will Future Fans Discover Prince's Music?

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Monday

How Much Money Do Uber Drivers Really Make? Send Us Your Screenshots

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How Much Money Do Uber Drivers Really Make? Send Us Your Screenshots

The company sometimes promotes up to $35 an hour to draw in new drivers, but how much do drivers generally make? Drivers, send us a screenshot of your recent week.

How Much Money Do Uber Drivers Really Make? Send Us Your Screenshots

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Phone, Everlasting: What If Your Smartphone Never Got Old?
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Phone, Everlasting: What If Your Smartphone Never Got Old?

For many of us, when a phone starts slowing down we face a choice: spend the money to try to fix it or get a new one. But could there be a phone that never loses its luster?

Phone, Everlasting: What If Your Smartphone Never Got Old?

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Sunday

Monday

A Rare Look Inside The 'Gigafactory' Tesla Hopes Will Revolutionize Energy Use

About 14 percent of the Gigafactory in Nevada has been built so far. At 5.8 million square feet, it will be a building with one of the biggest footprints in the world. Tesla hide caption

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A Rare Look Inside The 'Gigafactory' Tesla Hopes Will Revolutionize Energy Use

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Tesla is building what it says is the world's largest battery factory. The scale is expected to drive down the cost of electric cars and batteries that homeowners can use to store surplus solar power.

A Rare Look Inside The 'Gigafactory' Tesla Hopes Will Revolutionize Energy Use

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Sunday

For Sale: One Used Internet Company Called Yahoo
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For Sale: One Used Internet Company Called Yahoo

Potential buyers are due to submit bids for Yahoo's core Internet business on Monday. Yahoo may be the number three search engine, but it's struggled to attract investors and keep up with competitors.

For Sale: One Used Internet Company Called Yahoo

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