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"Apple is reportedly in talks to buy headphone maker and music streaming operator Beats Electronics. The tech giant is planning a $3.2 billion (\u00A31.9 billion) acquisition of the audio company, according to a report in The Financial Times.   A deal could be announced as soon as next week, sources have told the newspaper. This would be Apple&amp;#039;s largest ever acquisition should it go ahead. Beats Electronics was founded by rapper and hip-hop producer Dr Dre and Interscope-Geffen-A&amp;amp;M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine in 2008.  The firm primarily produces products under the brand Beats by Dr Dre. Beats Music&amp;#039;s streaming service launched in North America earlier this year. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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