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Daniel Shin

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Daniel helps produce the daily “Marketplace Tech” show and podcast, and he’s interested in tech policy and ethics.

Latest from Daniel Shin

  • Jul 15, 2021

    What child tax credit payments mean to families

    Many families are likely to use part of their child tax credit payments on school supplies.
    Philippe Huguen/Getty Images

    Child tax credit deposits begin rolling out this week. We’ll hear from families about what the cash assistance will mean for them and from experts about whether this six-month program might stick around. Plus, news about product recalls, Amazon and just who should be responsible for doing the recalling. And Wall Street Journal reporter Gwynn Guilford joins us to assess how difficult it might be to control future inflation.

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  • Jul 15, 2021

    The EU has led the charge on regulating Big Tech. What about disinformation?

    A member of the advocacy group Avaaz poses outside of the EU headquarters in May 2018 to protest the proliferation of fake Facebook accounts.
    (John Thys/AFP)

    Margarethe Vestager, Europe’s top antitrust and digital regulator, says individual responsibility needs to be coupled with social media reform in the fight against deception.

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  • Jul 14, 2021

    And you thought inflation was hot for consumers

    And you thought inflation was hot for consumers
    Mark Makela/Getty Images

    U.S. producer prices surged in June, stoking investors’ concerns about the nature of the inflation. Plus, what we know so far about the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending proposal; the response from China to Treasury Secretary Yellen’s recent characterization of its “economic practices” as “unfair”; and how the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is working to encourage unbanked American households to open accounts — the effort is connected to the expanded child tax credit, which starts this week.

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  • Jul 14, 2021

    “Super shoes” push athletes to records, fuel fresh competition controversy

    Sifan Hassan of Netherlands celebrates after winning in Women's 1500 Metres during the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea Diamond League event on June 10, 2021 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: Former Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn speaks about fleeing Japan after being detained on allegations he understated his annual salary and misused company funds. Ghosn denies all claims. Plus, why a Nike shoe worn by record-smashing track and field athletes is coming under scrutiny.

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  • Jul 14, 2021

    Why Chinese companies listing in the U.S. have the Chinese government so worried

    A logo of Didi Chuxing in Hangzhou, China. The ride-hailing firm was forced to stop downloads of its app from stores shortly after going public on the New York Stock Exchange.
    STR/AFP via Getty Images

    With increased oversight of major tech firms by Chinese regulators in recent days, whither a) China’s access to foreign capital and b) U.S. access to the Chinese market? Martin Chorzempa, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, joins us to discuss. And: In pursuit of extra space, tourists with savings are splurging on the first-class cabin. 

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  • Jul 14, 2021

    China’s crackdown on Didi may signal tougher curbs on tech

    A logo of Didi Chuxing in Hangzhou, China. The ride-hailing firm was forced to stop downloads of its app from stores shortly after going public on the New York Stock Exchange.
    STR/AFP via Getty Images

    The Peterson Institute’s Martin Chorzempa believes the state wants greater control of information, but he doesn’t expect delisting from foreign exchanges.

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  • Jul 14, 2021

    Europe shows a new way to think about regulating tech companies

    "With great success also comes responsibility," says Margrethe Vestager about powerful tech gatekeepers that can control or restrict access to other companies, apps or services.
    Emmanuel Dunand/ AFP

    Margrethe Vestager of the EU helped develop the idea of treating digital companies as “gatekeepers” if they stand in between consumers and other companies.

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  • Jul 13, 2021

    Why California’s battery-supported grid is off to a slow start

    The sun shines over towers carrying electical lines in South San Francisco, California.
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    California’s grid operator hoped new battery storage could prevent rolling blackouts in the state, but installation has been delayed. Plus, the digital copyright arrangement that got Google in trouble with France and Marketplace contributor Chris Farrell on why he believes putting cryptocurrency into a retirement portfolio is a bad idea.

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  • Jul 13, 2021

    Should you put cryptocurrency in your retirement account?

    A scene from the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
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    Marketplace Senior Economics Contributor Chris Farrell says think twice. He calls the crypto ecosystem “volatile” and “opaque.”

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  • Jul 13, 2021

    France slaps Google with $600 million fine over news publishing

    Google has two months to satisfy France's competition regulator or face further fines
    Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: Google’s news aggregator uses excerpts and headlines from publishers around the world. In France, publishers agreed a copyright deal with the tech giant, and the French competition regulator says Google acted in bad faith in those negotiations. Plus (staying in France), being vaccinated against COVID-19 will be mandatory for the country’s healthcare workers by mid-September. And: As we move towards a lower-carbon world, what’s in store for the global oil industry?

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