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In addition to a legacy of adventure and entrepreneurship, Steve Fossett leaves behind a top secret project he'd been working on. He had bought a highly advanced underwater submersible he hoped would take him to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, lower than any point on Earth humans have gone. Reporter Daniel Terdiman joins today's podcast to talk about the project and where it goes from here.

Apple is strongly denying a rumor posted on CNN's iReport page that Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack this morning. iReport is a citizen journalism section of CNN, where people can submit their own news stories. CNN has removed the post in question, but the report caused a sharp drop in Apple's stock price before company representatives were able to deny the charge.

Also in this podcast, Windows XP gets another lifeline, a date has been set for the Large Hadron Collider to be turned on again, and we look at which gadgets at Ceatec might actually make it into the real world.

Today's stories:

Steve Fossett's unfinished legacy: Deepest ocean exploration

Jobs heart attack rumor not true, Apple stock swings

Windows XP gets another lifeline

Skype: We didn't know about security issues

Date set for restart of Large Hadron Collider

Gadgets go greener, thinner, and wireless at Ceatec

Sony's 'David Blaine' starts 30 days of living in display window

Hands on with Sony's new PRS-700 digital reader

Report: New HP smartphone aimed at consumers

What's the big deal about WiMax?

iTunes has dominated the music distributing market, but three new services are hoping to make a name for themselves. Verizon Wireless and Rhapsody are pairing up to offer DRM-free music through Verizon's V-Cast store. Also, clothing store Hot Topic will start its music subscription and band apparel service through ShockHound. And Project Red, a charity foundation, will deliver music to subscribers and donate half the proceeds to charity.

Plus, Monday marks the last day for broad sales of Windows XP. CNET News.com reporter Ina Fried talks with Leslie Katz about what it means Windows users.

Today's stories:

Windows XP's last hurrah

Yahoo unveils timeline of failed Microsoft talks

DRM-free threats bounce off iTunes' chest

Project Red lays groundwork for subscription music service

Google goes after video, forgets about YouTube

How TMZ uses tech to get in your face

How to run a car on vegetable oil

Fair use and the blogosphere; Yahoo, the story that just won't die; and the end of an era for Windows XP.

A decision by the Associated Press to set clear standards on how much of one of its dispatches may be reproduced on the Web has led to a blogosphere controversy. CNET News.com's Holly Jackson spoke with Drudge Retort owner Rogers Cadenhead. For another perspective, Charlie Cooper chatted with News.com's editor in chief, Dan Farber.

Believe it or not, there's more news on the Yahoo front. This time another activist investor--no, it's not Carl Icahn--has an idea how to better populate the company's board of directors.

Microsoft is ringing down an era at the close of this month. News.com's Ina Fried talks about the legacy of Windows XP and the challenges Microsoft still faces promoting Vista as the new face of Windows.

Today's stories:

IBM to open-source DB2?

Activist shareholder calls for Icahn-Yahoo combo slate

Windows XP era draws to a close

$15 to check a bag, but free to charge an iPod

Google Docs gets limited PDF support

What happens in Vegas winds up on the Web