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The chip shortage is hitting just about anything with a plug or battery

by Samantha Fields
May 19, 2021
The list includes refrigerators, video doorbells, light bulbs you can turn on with your phone and even lower-tech things like kids’ toys.
Semiconductor chips go in everything from cars to children's toys.
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Trade showdown

Electronics makers caught in the trade war

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Nov 15, 2018
For one electronics maker, over half of their components come from China. They're on the tariff list.
Close of the motherboard of a digital decoder at the Technicolor plant on October 24, 2012 in Angers. The Commercial Court of Nanterre ordered last week the liquidation of the plant, the last production unit of the French group in Europe, specializing in the manufacture of digital decoders. 
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Electronics giant Xiaomi heads for Hong Kong IPO

by Justin Ho
Jul 6, 2018
Xiaomi isn’t a household name in the U.S., but with a $54 billion valuation, its initial public offering is one of the biggest the world’s seen in years. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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The U.S. strikes a deal with Chinese electronics giant ZTE

by Andy Uhler and Janet Nguyen
Jun 7, 2018
But ZTE will be hit with a $1 billion penalty.
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Trump’s ZTE turnabout

by Aaron Schrank
May 14, 2018
The Chinese electronics manufacturer ZTE Corp. was on the brink of collapse after the U.S. government punished it last month for breaking American sanctions against Iran and North Korea. But in a sudden Twitter twist President Donald Trump says he’s now working to save ZTE.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Christmas gifts were all about grown-ups, in post-war America

by Daisy Palacios
Dec 16, 2016
Sarah Archer explores Christmas gift giving in post-war America in her book, "Midcentury Christmas."
A holiday advertisement for Westinghouse, 1950s. Reproduced with permission.
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Medical scribe industry thrives

by Miles Bryan
May 12, 2015
The medical scribe industry has been booming in recent years, fueled largely by hospitals around the county switching to electronic medical record systems.
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Samsung and Apple: It's complicated

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Nov 18, 2014
A big part of Samsung’s business is the guts inside electronics.
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Final Note

How many apps do you use in a month?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 18, 2014
Nielsen measured how many apps we use on a regular basis.
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Can Radio Shack fix it?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 10, 2014
Has Radio Shack found the key to save consumers money and its business?
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