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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.

Music & Culture

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

8:42am April 27, 2016

by Laura Sydell

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?

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Apple Reports First Revenue Decline Since 2003

7:37am April 27, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

As expected, Apple on Tuesday announced its first quarterly decline in revenue in 13 years, driven by falling iPhone sales. The company's quarterly profit dropped 22.5 percent.

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Intel Layoffs Are 'Significant' In Oregon, The State's Largest Private Employer

6:18am April 27, 2016

by Conrad Wilson

Intel is reducing its workforce by 12,000 people as it pivots away from chips for personal computers and toward other business lines. There will be cuts in California, Arizona and Washington too.

Protesters rally near the home of a girl who was raped in New Delhi on Oct. 17. The Indian government is trying to improve its emergency response system, particularly in cases of assault.

World News

India Will Require 'Panic Button' On Cellphones To Report Assault

8:25pm April 26, 2016

by Dana Farrington

By 2017, all new mobile phones will have to be able to send out a distress call. It is part of an initiative to centralize India's emergency response system — and to address violence against women.

iPhone sales dipped in the most recent quarter, and Apple's revenue and profit slipped too.

National

Dip In iPhone Sales Results In Apple's First Revenue Decline In 13 Years

6:16pm April 26, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The company's quarterly profit dropped 22.5 percent as revenue slipped for the first time since 2003.

The Kavli HUMAN Project aims to capture data over 20 years based on the lives of 10,000 people, centered in New York.

Science

Can Big Data Resolve The Human Condition?

1:58pm April 26, 2016

by Adam Frank

What makes the Kavli HUMAN Project, which will follow 10,000 people over 20 years, so exciting is that it's exactly the kind of approach that can show us if Big Data really works, says Adam Frank.

Airbnb host Synta Keeling rents two bedrooms in her house in Washington, D.C.'s predominantly black Anacostia neighborhood.

#AirbnbWhileBlack: How Hidden Bias Shapes The Sharing Economy

12:10am April 26, 2016

The sharing economy is making online transactions far more personal, which can lead to some unintended consequences.

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National

Charter's Merger With Time Warner Cable Nears Regulatory Approval

6:37pm April 25, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The Justice Department has approved the massive cable deal and the FCC chairman has recommended approval, with conditions.

A fare summary on the Uber app in the car of an UberX driver in Washington, D.C.

Economy

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

5:56pm April 25, 2016

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.

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ISIS Uses Cyber Capabilities To Attack The U.S. Online

4:37pm April 25, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

The U.S. and the West aren't the only ones operating on the cyber-battlefield in the war with ISIS. The terror group has cyber-capabilities of its own. NPR takes a look at these capabilities and explores how they play into the larger expansion of cyber-strike and counter-strike throughout the Middle East.