August 22, 2008 1:30 PM PDT
CNET News Daily Podcast: When computers will be smarter than people
CNET News' Stephen Shankland talks about Intel CTO Justin Rattner's take on the future of superintelligent computers and theory of singularity at the Intel Developer Forum, which is just wrapping up in San Francisco this week.
Also on Friday's podcast: a pro-Tibet album may be to blame for Chinese iTunes Store users getting locked out of the service, Orange pays people to line up for iPhones in Poland, and some Netbook pricing changes.
Listen now: Download today's podcast
Today's stories:
Intel touts progress toward intelligent computers
Did Tibet album spur China iTunes block?
Polish carrier stocks iPhone lines with actors
eMarketer: $5.75 million in video ads for NBC's Olympics site
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