Marketplace®
Every story is an economic story
Donate

Daniel Shin

Producer

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

Latest from Daniel Shin

  • Apr 6, 2021

    Google’s Supreme Court win could actually benefit the little guy

    Google and Oracle have been arguing over whether Google stole Oracle’s code when Google was creating its Android mobile operating system. Oracle sued, and there’s been over a decade of litigation since. This week, the Supreme Court sided with Google, saying the use of the code was fair use. This means the system the tech industry has created, where companies will rely on code written by others, can continue.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    The court ended a decadelong legal battle, ruling Google’s use of Oracle code in its Android OS was not copyright infringement.

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 5, 2021

    LG is getting out of the smartphone game

    LG is getting out of the smartphone game
    Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

    LG is the third-biggest brand for smartphones in the U.S. with 10% of all sales. Plus, how lower-cost airlines hope to capitalize on what could be a brighter summer for travel. And, the season of college admission decisions is here. There’s been a surge in applications as many schools waived standardized test requirements.

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 5, 2021

    Warnings about mortgage forbearance expiring

    As of January, more than 2.7 million people were still in the programs to put mortgage payments on hold during the pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says.
    Nicolas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says that early this year, about 2.7 million people were still in the programs to put mortgage payments on hold during the pandemic. Plus, an unprecedented infusion of cash donations for social justice after the death of George Floyd. And, a British plan for a coronavirus vaccine passport.

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 5, 2021

    A British traffic light system could open up international travel

    Travelers arrive at Heathrow Airport on January 17, 2021 in London, England.
    Hollie Adams/Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to explain how it would work and give details about vaccine passports. Also, India introduces new restrictions around its financial capital, Mumbai, as the country faces a second COVID surge. And, how hiring for top jobs has changed during the pandemic.

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 5, 2021

    High-speed internet is the new space race. But do the economics work?

    This long-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX's Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay as seen from the countryside some 185 kilometers north of Montevideo near Capilla del Sauce, Florida Department, on February 7, 2021.
    Mariana Suarez/Getty Images

    Could internet service beamed from low -Earth orbit solve rural America’s lack of access?

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 2, 2021

    Jobs came back with a vengeance in March

    Jobs came back with a vengeance in March
    ablokhin via Getty Images

    The U.S. economy beat expectations and added 916,000 jobs in March. Plus, the pandemic downturn has had a disproportionate effect on women, and in particular mothers with young kids, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. And, with Broadway looking forward to reopening, how actors have coped with a year offstage.

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 2, 2021

    Google, Facebook and Twitter are under the microscope in Russia

    Google, Facebook and Twitter are under the microscope in Russia
    macroworld via Getty Images

    The U.S. tech giants are in court accused of failing to delete social media posts urging children to take part in illegal protests. And, a repurposed conference center in Singapore offers a very different look and feel for business travel in the future.

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 2, 2021

    Biden lets ban on foreign-worker visas expire

    Biden lets ban on foreign-worker visas expire
    Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

    The current administration let a Trump-era pandemic ban on H-1B and other visas expire this week. Plus, Facebook, Twitter and Google are headed to court in Russia today. And, thanks to the recent American Rescue Plan, some unemployment benefits from the last year won’t be taxed. But what should those who already filed their taxes under the old rules do?

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 2, 2021

    Amazon had a weird week on Twitter. But the union vote is the big news.

    Union votes at Bessemer, Alabama's, Amazon facility were set to be counted on March 29.
    Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images

    Even if the vote fails, it could inspire other Amazon warehouses around the U.S. to try to unionize.

    Read MoreDownload
  • Apr 1, 2021

    Unemployment claims rose again last week

    Unemployment claims rose again last week
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images

    We’re back above 700,000 weekly jobless claims, although the four-week moving average is down to its lowest level since March 2020. Plus, thinking about infrastructure jobs in terms of creating a generational talent pipeline for the long run. Also, prominent Black business leaders are speaking out against Georgia’s new voting law. And, the Supreme Court takes up the NCAA’s rules on amateurism.

    Read MoreDownload