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NPR's Joel Rose speaks with Lindsay Owens, president of the economic think tank Groundwork Collaborative, about how companies using data to transform the products and prices customers see.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has attended the African Union summit a day after being sworn in for a new term. The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt says people inside the summit said few spoke to Mugabe, and no one congratulated him on his election win.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with NPR senior editor Ron Elving about the week's political news.

In Turkey, a runoff election between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and veteran politician Kemal Kilicdaroglu takes place Sunday.

President Trump signed an order creating a cryptocurrency strategic reserve using bitcoin seized through court proceedings, and directing officials to find "budget-neutral" ways to grow it.

Past administrations have had favored press members, says New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer, "but nothing where someone is so close in that they are coordinating on a daily basis with the president."

The president was reacting to a video that appeared to show the Canadian prime minister and other world leaders discussing Trump, though he is never mentioned by name.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan says he is resigning, continuing a shake-up in President Bush's administration. McClellan was named press secretary in June 2003, not long after the United States invaded Iraq.

Opposition supporters riot in Kenya after President Mwai Kibaki names new members to his cabinet, ending hopes of negotiations for power-sharing with Raila Odinga. Almost 500 people have died since the election Dec. 27 returned Kibaki to power. He is accused of stealing the election.

Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, speaks with Berta Youtie about collecting native seeds, ecosystem restoration, and the changing climate.