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Apple Issues Apology After Admitting To Slowing Down Older iPhones

4:49pm December 29, 2017

Apple is doing damage control after iPhone owners expressed outrage when the company admitted to intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve battery life. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Will Oremus, who is covering the story for Slate, now that Apple has put out an unsigned apology.

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Move Over, 'Despacito.' These Videos Also Ruled YouTube In 2017

3:03pm December 29, 2017

by Linda Poon

To see how the world wastes time ... er, explores cultural phenomena ... check out some of the top videos by country from YouTube Rewind's rankings for 2017.

Replacing batteries will speed up phones, Apple says. Here, an iPhone is seen being repaired in a shop in New York.

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Apple Apologizes For Slowdowns, Lops $50 Off Battery Replacement Cost

1:27pm December 29, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize," the company said in announcing a plan to help customers speed up their older iPhones.

The URB-E electric folding bicycle is displayed Nov. 28 inside the Technology Pavilion at the 2017 LA Auto Show.

New Wave Of Electric 2-Wheelers Hits U.S. City Streets

11:55am December 29, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

As battery technology improves and cities get denser, some West Coast companies are targeting millennial and Gen X consumers by producing cheaper and greener mopeds, scooters and e-bikes.

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The South Carolina Education Lottery says a programming error in its computer system vendor is to blame for a profusion of winning tickets on Christmas. Two of the state's lottery tickets are pictured here in 2005.

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How The Glitch Stole Christmas: S.C. Lottery Says Error Caused Winning Tickets

1:45pm December 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

As word got out on Christmas Day about the sudden proliferation of winning tickets, a frenzy reportedly ensued. The state has suspended sales and validations of the game while it investigates.

Prince Harry interviewed former President Barack Obama in a broadcast that aired Wednesday on the BBC. The interview was recorded during September's Invictus Games in Toronto, where the two are pictured here.

When Harry Met Barack: Obama Tells Prince About Life After White House

8:25pm December 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Leaving the White House after the inauguration, Obama says, his first thought was gratitude for his wife, Michelle. He describes days still driven by purpose, but with more leisurely breakfasts.

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Library Of Congress Announces It Will Be Selective In Which Tweets It Archives

4:34pm December 27, 2017

The Library of Congress announced on Tuesday that it will no longer archive every tweet published on Twitter. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with social media scholar Michael Zimmer about the challenges the library has faced in its efforts to collect every tweet.

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Yale University Hosts Hackathon Aimed At Fake News

6:44am December 27, 2017

Two students, Michael Lopez-Brau and Stefan Uddenberg, won that competition by creating a plug-in for the Google Chrome browser that will help users better distinguish fake news stories.

The Library of Congress said on Tuesday that it will no longer archive every public tweet. Instead it will collect them "on a very selective basis."

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Library Of Congress Will No Longer Archive Every Tweet

11:45pm December 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The library says that as of Jan. 1, it will only acquire tweets "on a very selective basis." By 2013, the archive had already amassed more than 170 billion tweets.

North Korea Designed A Nuke. So Did This Truck Driver

11:56am December 26, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

It took decades, but John Coster-Mullen has pieced together specs for America's first nuclear bombs. Some believe his odyssey says something about North Korea's rapid nuclear progress.

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