A Senate committee considers a bill today on patent reform favored by big computer and Internet companies and opposed by pharmaceutical and biotech firms. Janet Babin explores the money involved and why the debate is an industry versus industry issue.
Americans are taking fewer vacation days and clocking in more hours just to stay employed. Kai Ryssdal talks to sociologist Dalton Conley about the fading separation between work and life.
Today is Apple's annual shareholder meeting, and the company's stock is down 50 percent from nine months ago. Investors want to know how the illness of CEO Steve Jobs factors in on the equation. Rico Gagliano reports.
Though the deadline for switching from analog to digital TV is a few months away, more than 400 stations have made the switch. Bob Moon speaks with Jonathan Collegio of the National Association of Broadcasters about whether it's been a success so far.
The latest tech gadgets may come in a variety of sizes, but they can do some pretty neat things. Kai Ryssdal speaks with Kevin Pereira about the latest in cameras, projectors and kid computers.
What's the first thing you do when you lose your job? Blog about it or update your status? More laid-off workers are using social networking sites to make connections — and get hired. Curt Nickisch reports.
Microsoft is gearing up to launch retail stores worldwide to build product buzz and connect with consumers. Will the company be able to re-brand itself to appeal to a larger audience? Mitchell Hartman reports.
Commercial satellite companies are assessing the impact of a collision in space where a Russian craft destroyed an American communications satellite. Stephen Beard reports on the need to monitor space junk.
A new study out today links our genetic make-up to the amount of risk we're willing to take with our savings. Those more prone to risk-taking ventures: study participants whose ancestors moved around. Janet Babin reports.
