Segments From This Episode

• On Steve Ballmer’s intensity

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Microsoft's Steve Ballmer likes to rally the troops.

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• Help wanted: New Microsoft CEO

  by David Weinberg

  Mark Zuckerberg probably has enough on his plate that he won't apply to succeed Steve Ballmer.

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• Nasdaq glitch: Why no backup?

  The Nasdaq closure had nothing to do with rogue or erroneous orders. The system that shows stock prices failed.

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• Michael Keaton, George Clooney and the ‘Batfleck’

  by Jeff Tyler

  Everybody has their capes in a twist over Ben Affleck as the new Dark Knight. But the franchise is like the superhero himself. It always wins.

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• No, your phone doesn’t use as much electricity as a refrigerator

  by Adriene Hill

  Widely reported: your smartphone uses the same amount of electricity as two refrigerators. Why some ideas stick around, true or not.

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• What happened on the Nasdaq anyway?

  by Kai Ryssdal

  The Weekly Wrap on Nasdaq's major glitch on Thursday, plus looking ahead to the central bankers meeting at Jackson Hole.

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• CVS receipts that go on and on … and on

  by Kai Ryssdal

  CVS prints long receipts have become an internet meme.

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• In report on NFL injuries, ESPN opts for the sidelines

  by Kai Ryssdal

  ESPN has pulled out of an investigative project about head injuries in the National Football League. The league denies pressuring ESPN in any way.

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