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The Two-Way
5:55 pm
Thu April 4, 2013

Reports: Hewlett-Packard's Chairman Will Step Aside

Originally published on Thu April 4, 2013 6:44 pm

Hewlett-Packard's chairman Raymond Lane will give up his position, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and Bloomberg are reporting.

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
5:51 pm
Thu April 4, 2013

Dear Netflix, We Can't Hear You! Signed, 50 Million Americans

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Netflix was ordered to close-caption all its films by next year.

Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 3:35 pm

Addicted, that's what we are: My husband and I are addicted to BBC television shows. We watch BBC series via Netflix streaming, the "instant" option available to Netflix customers.

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The Two-Way
1:39 pm
Thu April 4, 2013

Facebook Phone Is 'A Family Of Apps,' Zuckerberg Says

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CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Thursday's "Facebook phone" announcement.

Originally published on Thu April 4, 2013 3:06 pm

Facebook is going to "turn things around," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday, by turning "your Android phone into a great, simple social device" that is "designed around people."

He came on stage just after 1 p.m. ET at Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters to talk about a very poorly kept secret — the so-called Facebook phone.

But, Zuckerberg said at the start of his talk, "we're not building a phone and we're not building an operating system."

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All Tech Considered
1:30 pm
Thu April 4, 2013

A Facebook Phone? Who Else Wants To Be In Your Pocket?

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Fill in the blank: Tell us who else you think should make a phone, in the comments section below.

Yes, April Fools' Day is SO three days ago, but we couldn't resist ...

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Planet Money
11:22 am
Thu April 4, 2013

50 Years Of Potato Chip Innovation, In 5 Animated GIFS

Originally published on Thu April 4, 2013 12:43 pm

For more, watch our video: Secrets From A Potato Chip Factory.

Americans spend less on groceries than they did a few decades ago. That's partly because of new machines and technology that have made it much cheaper to produce food.

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All Tech Considered
5:19 pm
Wed April 3, 2013

Facebook's Online Speech Rules Keep Users On A Tight Leash

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Facebook users post more than 2.5 billion messages and updates each day, worldwide. All posted content must comply with the company's standards, which ban many forms of speech that, in the United States, are protected offline.

Originally published on Thu April 4, 2013 9:57 am

Corporations may have more control over online speech today than the courts. Executives determine which videos, pictures and comments are permitted and what art is allowed. Their rules govern billions of posts across the globe each day.

And those policies differ dramatically across Silicon Valley's big social platforms. Twitter calls itself the free speech wing of the free speech party and models its approach on the U.S. Constitution.

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Parenting
11:40 am
Tue April 2, 2013

Should Toddlers Own Tablets?

Originally published on Tue April 2, 2013 12:57 pm

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but maybe you just need a few moms in your corner. Every week, we check in with a diverse group of parents for their common sense and savvy advice.

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