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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

  • Mar 19, 2021

    Despite more savings, American households still have a lot of debt

    Recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows the overall amount of household debt increased steadily in 2020.
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    Who’s taking on debt for what reasons, and why paying it down is good for your financial and mental health.

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  • Mar 19, 2021

    The FTC had a monopoly lawsuit against Google in its sights, and it blinked

    An investigation published in Politico this week found that nearly a decade ago, commissioners at the FTC ignored evidence that Google was building a monopoly on search.
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    An investigation published in Politico found that in 2012, commissioners ignored Google’s monopolistic behavior. The company faces multiple antitrust challenges now.

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  • Mar 18, 2021

    A new tax deadline for the entire country

    A new tax deadline for the entire country
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    May 17 is the big day this year. We have more on what the delay of this deadline means for individual taxpayers. Plus, what the U.S. and China will discuss in two days of meetings. And, how professional baseball factors in the fight over the minimum wage.

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  • Mar 18, 2021

    A move in health care by Amazon

    Virtual medical care has been growing since before COVID, and Amazon’s announcement is a sign the industry will continue to grow after the pandemic.
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    Amazon is going to allow firms across the country to contract for its telemedicine system, so employees of any company that’s signed up can talk to a nurse or doctor remotely. Plus, why the Federal Reserve is keeping its interest rates right where they’ve been, near zero. And, COVID relief money for students and their families filling out applications for federal student aid.

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  • Mar 18, 2021

    China-North America relations back in spotlight

    Michael Spavor (left) and Michael Kovrig have been held in China since December 2018.
    AFP

    Two Canadians charged with spying in China are set to go on trial there in the next few days. The detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig came shortly after Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, a senior executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei, on a U.S. warrant. The trial puts China’s tense relationships with the U.S. and Canada back in the spotlight. Also, vaccine rollout issues in Germany. And, warnings about global trade’s post-pandemic recovery.

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  • Mar 18, 2021

    Fever-screening devices used in many places are not helping control the pandemic

    At the beginning of the pandemic, fever-screening devices that read people's body temperatures were promised to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A year into the pandemic, many of these devices that have not been cleared by the FDA are providing inaccurate temperature readings.
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    A recent study shows that inaccurate temperature readings are common.

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  • Mar 17, 2021

    Uber to classify U.K. drivers as “workers”

    In this photo illustration, a closeup of an Uber app is seen on an iPhone on Feb. 19, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales.
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    That means the ride-hailing service has agreed to offer minimum wage, vacation pay and retirement contributions to drivers in the U.K. Plus, awaiting announcements from the Federal Reserve later today, a look at interest rates in the market. And, the impossible choice many Latinx people face between economic security and family health amid the pandemic.

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  • Mar 17, 2021

    Check your bank accounts

    There was some initial confusion because the IRS said that it began processing payments on Friday. People were online on Monday wondering where their deposits were.
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    The first round of those $1,400 direct payments for COVID relief are supposed to clear today for many Americans. Plus, how retailers are competing to attract the consumers who will be spending their relief payments. And, tracking homelessness during the pandemic.

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  • Mar 17, 2021

    U.K. Uber drivers to get minimum wage and more

    Former Uber drivers James Farrar (left) and Yaseen Aslam spearheaded a battle that began six years ago to grant Uber drivers worker status.
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    Uber drivers in the U.K. are set to get new employment rights, including the minimum wage, the company has announced. Plus, is the EU fight over the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine damaging confidence in the shot? And, we hear from the village pub in County Wicklow, Ireland, that’s facing its second St. Patrick’s day under pandemic restrictions.

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  • Mar 17, 2021

    Our experiment in remote schooling could improve education, if we do it right

    Our experiment in remote schooling could improve education, if we do it right
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    The transition exposed a deep digital and device divide, inequality among schools and a lack of preparation for online learning.

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