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    Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is dead

    The South Korean group Samsung is already battling Apple over patents in the US Supreme Court. Now Samsung's so-called "iPhone killer" — the Note7 smart phone — has been scrapped altogether after a series of explosions. Tim Bradshaw is tech reporter for the Financial Times .

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 11, 2016 • 1 min read

    The South Korean group Samsung is already battling Apple over patents in the US Supreme Court. Now Samsung's so-called "iPhone killer" — the Note7 smart phone — has been scrapped altogether after a series of explosions. Tim Bradshaw is tech reporter for the Financial Times.

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    3. 42:35The psychological impact of US torture
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Tim Bradshaw

      Financial Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The political fallout from Trump's "grope and brag"
    1. 1:53Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is deadYou’re reading this
    2. 8:47The political fallout from Trump's "grope and brag"
    3. 42:35The psychological impact of US torture
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