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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Jul 6, 2016

Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, July 6, 2016

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On today's show, we'll talk about the discontinuation of the Blackberry Classic phone; our sun's life expectancy; and the growing vocation of the robot maintenance worker.

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A hot industry for job seekers? Try robot maintenance.

Jul 5, 2016
Automation is increasing — but who repairs the robots when they break down?
Technician Larry Slape went through an industrial maintenance program 10 years ago, and now works at the Anheuser-Busch brewery outside Atlanta to maintain the plant’s advanced machinery.” 
Elly Yu

On today’s show, we’ll talk about the discontinuation of the Blackberry Classic phone; our sun’s life expectancy; and the growing vocation of the robot maintenance worker.

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