The CNET News team brings you this snappy podcast every weekday, covering everything from privacy to processors, iPods to Intel. Charlie Cooper, Leslie Katz, Erica Ogg, and Jennifer Guevin cover the top technology news of the day, and encourage listeners to be a part of the discussion in the forums. Visit the blog at http://newsdaily.cnet.com.
Robotics engineer Ronald Arkin of Georgia Tech just finished a three-year contract with the U.S. Army designing software to create ethical robots. His thesis is that robots can be configured with a built-in "guilt system" that eventually could make...
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Google's e-mail security service unit, called Postini, monitors 3 billion messages per day. They flow in and out of customer systems and pass through Postini's thousands of machines in data centers around the U.S. and in Europe before hitting the...
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Windows 7 doesn't arrive on retail shelves and new PCs until October, but Microsoft has announced two programs designed to give a head start to those who know they want the new operating system. CNET News reporter Ina Fried helps us make sense of...
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A major update to the Firefox browser, version 3.5, is on track to launch tomorrow. CNET News senior writer Stephen Shankland tells us what to expect, why it matters, and how Firefox is faring against Microsoft and the new browser up-start,...
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What are the best destination spots for globetrotting geeks? Programmer John Graham-Cumming traveled the world to find out. His recently published book, "The Geek Atlas," is a travel guide for lovers of science, math, and technology. CNET intern...
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CNET News intern Mats Lewan checks in with editor Rafe Needleman, who recently tested out a whole bunch of tools for getting information in real time and came up with some favorites. Plus, Carol Bartz's first shareholder meeting as Yahoo CEO,...
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Reporter Ina Fried stops by the podcast studio to talk about Hohm, Microsoft's new Web service for helping consumers identify areas where they can save on energy. Also in this podcast: Comcast and Time Warner are teaming up to bring cable...
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Intel's deal with Nokia is important for the chipmaker as it forges its path into the competitive (and profitable) mobile market. Also in today's podcast: MySpace layoffs hit the company's overseas offices; expedited airport-security service shuts...
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In Monday's podcast, CNET editor Rafe Needleman interviews CNET News reporter Tom Krazit, who covered Apple for several years, on Steve Jobs' liver transplant and the strange way Apple told the world about it. Listen now: Download today's...
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On Thursday a high-profile verdict was reached when Jammie Thomas-Rasset was found guilty of willful copyright infringement for sharing some copyrighted songs online. CNET News reporter Greg Sandoval joins us to talk about what Thomas-Rasset's...
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