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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.

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  • May 10, 2021

    Is the Facebook Oversight Board something anyone actually needs?

    Will other Big Tech companies adopt an oversight board like Facebook's?
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    And will other tech companies also try and create not-so-independent regulators? Marietje Schaake of the CyberPeace Institute explains.

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  • May 7, 2021

    Wait, the U.S. economy only added how many jobs?

    Wait, the U.S. economy only added how many jobs?
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    Where are all the jobs that everyone was promising we’d see in the April report on hiring and unemployment out today? Expectations were that the U.S. economy added almost 1 million jobs. The data shows that number is actually 266,000. Plus, among the employers trying to replenish their workforces: public schools. How does an increasing return to hybrid and in-person learning affect the labor market when it comes to teachers and other staff?

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  • May 7, 2021

    The business of live music at this point in the pandemic

    Despite canceling its remaining 2020 shows, Guster eventually did one socially distanced concert last summer and captured that experience via a short documentary, "Things Come Around."
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    People whose jobs depend on performing in front of crowds are among the many trying to figure out when the time is right to get back to it as vaccinations take hold. Plus, news that exports from China are up, as recovery takes hold in the U.S. and COVID slows factory production in India. And, new CDC guidelines to get the cruise industry sailing again.

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  • May 7, 2021

    China’s latest export and import data looks surprisingly high

    Demand for manufactured goods dropped in December, and so did prices for those goods. It may be a sign that the Federal Reserve's measures against inflation are working.
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    From the BBC World Service: Demand for Chinese electronic goods has picked up in the U.S., and PPE sales have increased in countries still struggling with COVID. Plus, England’s foreign travel “green list” — vacation destinations which won’t require quarantine when you get back home — is about to be revealed. And, Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm that could be part of the world’s largest SPAC merger.

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  • May 7, 2021

    “Things Come Around” for rock band Guster after a year of canceled tours

    Despite canceling its remaining 2020 shows, Guster eventually did one socially distanced concert last summer and captured that experience via a short documentary, "Things Come Around."
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    Adam Gardner, guitarist and founding member of Guster, talks about how the pandemic changed life for touring musicians.

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  • May 7, 2021

    New president, new FCC, new net neutrality rules?

    One policy issue that has haunted every FCC commissioner in the past decade is net neutrality. The new acting head of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, supports net neutrality rules.
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    The new acting head of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, on net neutrality.

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  • May 6, 2021

    Could vaccines go open-source?

    Could vaccines go open-source?
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    In a major switch, the Biden administration is joining other countries to try to waive intellectual property protections for COVID vaccines. Plus, a pandemic milestone for weekly jobless claims, and it’s a positive one. Also, test-driving new sources for the rubber that goes into making tires. And, the Biden administration is now rolling back a Trump-era rule change that would have made it easier for companies to classify gig workers as independent contactors.

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  • May 6, 2021

    A federal judge has struck down the eviction ban. What will happen to renters?

    A banner at a rent-controlled building in Washington, D.C., illustrates the plight of many tenants and landlords during the pandemic.
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    A federal judge has struck down the nationwide hold on evictions during pandemic, saying the CDC didn’t have the authority to order it. The Justice Department said it would appeal the ruling. Plus, the U.S. government in recent years has kept a closer eye on foreign companies buying U.S. firms, as well as the export of certain technologies. Transactions involving China are a key part of this.

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  • May 6, 2021

    Support for a vaccine patents waiver is growing globally

    The European Union has said it's prepared to consider a vaccine patent waiver proposal.
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    From the BBC World Service: The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization has applauded President Joe Biden’s decision to back the World Trade Organization move, which aims to boost COVID vaccine production and reduce costs. Plus, a South African firm is developing alpaca antibodies to treat COVID infections. And, it’s not just the beer barrels that are changing at the world’s biggest brewer, as AB InBev announces a new CEO.

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  • May 6, 2021

    The government is making broadband more affordable — for now. How do we make that permanent?

    Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel talks about the cost of getting online. Congress has created a new $3 billion fund for low-income Americans to receive $50 a month for broadband service.
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    Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on new subsidies to connect low-income Americans to the internet.

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