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Why did consumer prices go up in April? Plus, Twitter messes with its core feature. We're also talking about the future of computing with HP Inc. CEO Dion Weisler and all about Donald Trump's legacy.

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In Los Angeles, progress in getting vets into housing

May 17, 2016
The county reduced the number of homeless vets living on the streets by 44 percent.
 A homeless person covers up on a bus stop bench before dawn October 12, 2007 in downtown Los Angeles, California. 
David McNew/Getty Images

Twitter still trying to overcome its main feature

May 17, 2016
To be 140 characters was to be a tweet. But that's so limiting as a platform.
Jack Dorsey, 2012. 
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Why did inflation increase in April?

May 17, 2016
The latest Consumer Price Index shows the largest monthly increase in more than three years.
 Clothes are displayed at a Manhattan store on May 17, 2016 in New York, New York. Consumer prices are up, according to the consumer price index.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Leaked NSA newsletters offer a glimpse of daily life

May 17, 2016
The Intercept releases a batch of 166 newsletters from the National Security Agency's archive.
A computer workstation bears the National Security Agency (NSA) logo inside the Threat Operations Center in Fort Meade, Maryland on Jan. 25, 2006. The recent publishing of NSA newsletters, dated from 2003, are shedding light on the agency's office culture.
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HP Inc. CEO Dion Weisler banks on 3-D printing

May 17, 2016
The future of computing means blending physical and digital realities, he says.
Dion Weisler speaks at the 2015 International CES at The Venetian Las Vegas on January 6, 2015 in Las Vegas.  
Ethan Miller/Getty Images

A different take on ‘Audit the Fed’

May 17, 2016
Why one former Fed staffer is calling for an annual review instead.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen.
Alex Wong/Getty Images

Why did consumer prices go up in April? Plus, Twitter messes with its core feature. We’re also talking about the future of computing with HP Inc. CEO Dion Weisler and all about Donald Trump’s legacy.

Music from the episode

The World Is Watching Two Door Cinema Club, Valentina Pappalardo
Wings HAERTS
The Motto Drake, Lil Wayne
Ignition - Remix R. Kelly
Ignition - Remix R. Kelly