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

Jun 26, 2026
Why SpaceX stock soared, then stumbled
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Plus, Meta is reportedly developing its own prediction markets app and Google makes an AI-related investment in independent film studio A24. Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."
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Jun 25, 2026
Stanford launches AI economy indicator to match AI's pace
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Data from Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s new AI Economic Indicator dashboard suggests AI-exposed jobs have been declining since ChatGPT was released in late 2022. Research manager and project lead Connacher Murphy says the database will help researchers and regular job seekers alike.
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Jun 24, 2026
Tech companies are turning to HBCUs to host AI data centers
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Following federal funding cuts, some Black colleges and universities are agreeing to data center partnerships as an alternative income stream, says Ashley Northington, higher-ed strategy executive at DENOR Strategic Advisors.
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Jun 23, 2026
Why this Silicon Valley priest wants to teach AI right from wrong
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Father Brendan McGuire of St. Simon’s Parish in Los Altos, California, discusses why he helped Anthropic draft its “Claude Constitution” and why the Vatican is engaging in the broader conversation around ethical AI.
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Jun 19, 2026
Snap's new smart glasses received mixed reactions — mainly on aesthetics
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Plus, SpaceX acquires AI coding platform Cursor, and Meta tries to boost employee morale. Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, joins Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino for this week's "Tech Bytes: Week in Review."
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Jun 18, 2026
Online casting scams hit Hollywood
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Scammers are impersonating casting directors with convincing emails and sometimes AI voice clones to steal money from aspiring actors, according Katie Kilkenny, labor and media journalist at the Hollywood Reporter.
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Jun 17, 2026
Who should get an AI kill switch?
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Anthropic has withdrawn access to its powerful cybersecurity AI models Mythos 5 and Fable 5, citing national security concerns. Raffi Krikorian, chief technology officer at Mozilla, questions who gets to flip that AI “kill switch” in the first place.
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Jun 16, 2026
Are our electric grids too big to function?
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On July 23rd, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a meeting to discuss possible reforms to PJM Interconnection LLC, the nation's largest electric grid operator. Utility Dive’s Ethan Howland breaks down what led to this moment.
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Jun 12, 2026
Why Siri AI isn't coming to the EU
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Plus, the Trump administration’s latest attempts to pass federal AI regulation and guidelines for prediction markets. Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
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Jun 11, 2026
Can humans and AI complement each other?
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In her new book "Robot-Proof: When Machines Have All the Answers, Build Better People," neuroscientist Vivienne Ming explores how neither AI nor humans are at their best alone and how they should focus on their own strengths to form a powerful partnership.
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