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

Oct 7, 2022
Are platforms liable for user content? Supreme Court may reset the rules.
SCOTUS is considering two cases tied to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that has shaped how online platforms curate their content.
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Oct 6, 2022
With Elon Musk’s deal back on, what’s ahead for Twitter?
If the Tesla CEO takes Twitter private, he might cut costs and force an exodus of executives, says Bloomberg’s Kurt Wagner. Musk could also put his views about free speech into practice.
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Oct 5, 2022
Meet the ITU, the tech agency that helps the world communicate
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The International Telecommunication Union has one, simple mandate: help the world’s communications infrastructure work together.
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Oct 4, 2022
The CHIPS Act could relieve some semiconductor chokepoints — but how quickly?
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Just a few companies design and make chips, says Chris Miller, author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.”
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Oct 3, 2022
In an age of rising costs, tech is helping make farming an exact science
Emil Moffatt/WABE
“Precision ag” is being used to get the most out of limited resources, like fertilizer and labor.
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Sep 30, 2022
For blind people, technology can offer a way to perceive images through touch
Sasha Fernandez/Marketplace
Chancey Fleet of the New York Public Library uses a graphic embosser to print tactile images for people who are blind or have low vision.
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Sep 29, 2022
This book explains how understanding math helps you understand the universe
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In “The Big Bang of Numbers,” author Manil Suri explains why math is a fundamental building block to everything.
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Sep 28, 2022
Social media users flock to unfiltered BeReal app for authenticity
Screenshot courtesy of Sasha Fernandez
Apps like TikTok and Snapchat have copied the app’s mission: capturing users in the moment and being genuine about the everyday, unglamorous aspects of their lives.
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Sep 27, 2022
Why NASA’s first planetary defense mission sent a spacecraft crashing into an asteroid
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Nancy Chabot, mission lead for NASA’s test, says deflecting, not destroying, asteroids is the best way to prevent a future collision.
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Sep 26, 2022
Cory Doctorow: Tech companies squeeze artists for profit in “chokepoint capitalism”
Jonathan Worth
Platforms impose technical and legal barriers to “silo” artists from patrons, Doctorow and co-author Rebecca Giblin write.
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