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John Moe

John Moe is the host of Marketplace Tech Report and handles web content for the program.  Every day, he provides an insightful overview of the latest tech news using his witty and approachable style of reporting.  Moe began working for Marketplace in May 2010, when he took over hosting Future Tense, which became Marketplace Tech Report four months later. Before joining Marketplace, he hosted Weekend America and hosted and produced programs at KUOW, the public radio station in Seattle.  Prior to working in public radio, he was a senior editor at Amazon.com. Moe has lived most of his life in Seattle, a perfect location to feed his long-standing fascination with technology.  Over the years he has worked on projects for Microsoft and has even wrote scripts for video games.  Moe holds a bachelor’s degree in Dramatic Arts from Whitman College, but because he gained such a broad education at the small liberal arts college, he considers himself a degree-holder in the school of “Being Curious.” Moe is currently based in St. Paul, Minn. and enjoys spending as much time as possible with his wife and three kids.  He is a widely published author, often focused on humor writings, and is the host of Wits™, a stage and radio series based out of the historic Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Latest from John Moe

  • Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first known computer virus. Known as Creeper, the virus was developed and released as a test, to see what…

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  • Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is reducing orders all along the Chinese supply chain for the iPad 2, which will also mean a significant…

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  • Along with Facebook's big redesign has come some new scrutiny on exactly how the company is following you around the internet. According to some…

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  • Last week we told you about the fine print in the new OnStar user agreement which lets the company retain your information and share it with…

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  • The deal doesn't kick in until 2013, though. So, you know, take this as you will. Here are three options on how to take it:…

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  • The company is expected to unveil a new version of the Kindle. What everyone's looking for is whether the new device will more closely resemble the…

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  • Sep 21, 2011

    Kindle lending

    Without much fanfare, Amazon opens its Kindle Lending Library service today in over 11,000 U.S. libraries. Kindle owners can have books "whisper…

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  • In a new privacy statement, the in-car navigation provider OnStar, says it will collect your tracking and positioning data even if you don't pay…

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  • Diginotar shuts down. That's fast. Diginotar is one of the companies authorized to issue digital certificates for secured transactions on the web….

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  • Sep 21, 2011

    Ponzi or poker?

    Yesterday, the U.S. Justice Department amended an earlier filing against Full Tilt Poker to include Ponzi scheme charges. The suit alleges that…

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