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 30, 2026
MLB brings automated ball-strike tech to the Big Leagues
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Major League teams can now use an automated ball-strike system to challenge umpires’ calls. Nola Agha, professor of sports management at the University of San Francisco, explains what value the system brings to the MLB.
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Mar 27, 2026
Bytes: Week in Review — Meta, YouTube’s social media addiction case, a new AI literacy course, and Kalshi’s prediction market self-regulation
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Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, joins Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes on this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
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Mar 26, 2026
The tech transforming Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge
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Jim Harkness, chief engineer at the Maryland Transportation Authority, explains how new technology is being incorporated to make the rebuilt bridge safer and more efficient.
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Mar 23, 2026
What do students lose when they rely on AI for homework?
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Heather Schwartz, co-director of the American Youth Panel at Rand, says over-reliance on AI could hurt important critical thinking skills students might need as adults in the workforce.
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Mar 20, 2026
Bytes: Week in Review — Gecko's $71M contract with U.S. Navy, BuzzFeed doubts its business viability, and Amazon offers faster delivery
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Anita Ramaswamy, financial analysis columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes on this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
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Mar 19, 2026
How low-cost drones are used in modern military strikes
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Stacie Pettyjohn at the Center for a New American Security says Iran's Shahed-136 drones are mainly composed of off-the-shelf consumer tech, which makes them affordable to make at scale.
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Mar 18, 2026
When AI is used to immortalize the dead, what are the ethical implications?
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Tomasz Hollanek, a researcher at the University of Cambridge, says AI bots that are coded to mimic a deceased person could help preserve historical figures. But, if developed unethically, a late person's data could be manipulated to benefit a business model.
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Mar 17, 2026
AI-powered workplace tools keep tabs on employees
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Josh Bersin, an HR analyst and consultant, says AI-powered tools that record meetings and analyze emails can help with efficiency. But he says they can back fire if used to evaluate employees.
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Mar 16, 2026
How confident are crypto consumers?
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The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business has been running their own “Consumer Cryptocurrency Confidence Index” for the last three years. Wharton marketing professor David Reibstein, one of the creators of the index, says he hopes to use the index to accurately predict crypto prices.
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Mar 13, 2026
Bytes: Week in Review - Amazon and AI, YouTube tops the media market and Meta buys an AI-only social network
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Jewel Burks Solomon, managing partner at Collab Capital, joins Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes on “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
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