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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

  • Barley making a dent into food waste

    Mack Trucks announces layoffs. Holiday sales were not anything to write home about. Bertha Jimenez tackles food waste by making food out of spent brewery ingredients.

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  • SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 16: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a Welcome Event at Admiralty House on October 16, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their official 16-day Autumn tour visiting cities in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Noble - Pool/Getty Images)

    French commuters and businesses are hit by 36th day of strike action. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle look to step back from royal duties.

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  • Bigscreen is partnering with Paramount Pictures to feature four new films a week in the new VR movie theater.
    Photo courtesy of Bigscreen

    Paramount Pictures and Bigscreen want you to watch films with your friends far, far away, one tech writer says.

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  • Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown, shirt detail, speaks during an Impossible Foods press event for CES 2020 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 6, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    David Becker/Getty Images

    Crude prices remain low following Iran’s attack on U.S. bases. Carlos Ghosn explains his great escape. Don’t expect the Impossible Big Mac anytime soon. Bacteria competes with soy in Finland. Arlan Hamilton is diversifying venture capital.

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  • Anima sana in wallet sano

    Markets calm down after Iran’s attack on U.S. military bases in Iraq. Private companies should start preparing for potential cyberattacks from the Middle Eastern nation. A few simple questions could indicate who is and who isn’t vulnerable to financial exploitation.

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  • This still image from an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting video shot on January 8, 2020, allegedly shows rockets launched from Iran againts the US military base in Ein-al Asad in Iraq. - Iran fired "more than a dozen" ballistic missiles on January 7, 2020, against two airbases in Iraq where US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said. "At approximately 5.30 pm (2230 GMT) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq," Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement. (Photo by HO / IRIB / AFP) / - Israel OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO Access Israel Media / Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran / Strictly No Access BBC Persian / VOA Persian / Manoto TV / Iran International /  (Photo by HO/IRIB/AFP via Getty Images)

    Airlines have re-routed after Iran fires missiles on U.S. bases in Iraq. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn says he’ll reveal how he orchestrated his escape.

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  • Iranian mourners gather around a vehicle carrying the coffin of Gen. Qassem Soleimani during the final stage of funeral processions in his hometown Kerman on Tuesday.
    Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

    … although no one really knows what that could look like.

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  • What’s the value of struggling brick-and-mortar?
    Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    It turns out Americans might have been paying for those China tariffs after all. U-Haul will stop hiring nicotine users. Retailers are offsetting sales losses by leasing their buildings.

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  • Jan 7, 2020

    Deepfake impact

    A AFP journalist views a video on January 25, 2019, manipulated with artificial intelligence to potentially deceive viewers, or "deepfake" at his newsdesk in Washington, DC.
    ALEXANDRA ROBINSON/AFP via Getty Images

    #MeToo brings about changes to state harassment laws across the country. Facebook cracks down on “deepfakes.” What’s the actual impact of U.S. economic sanctions against Iran?

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  • President Donald Trump signs a document reinstating sanctions against Iran after announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear deal, in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2018. 
    SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

    Sanctions have punished Iran economically but haven’t necessarily accomplished their political goal. A South African business icon and friend of Nelson Mandela dies at 99 years old. Sales of Rolls-Royce cars jump 25%, but no electric model just yet.

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