01/03/17: Can AI fix fake news?

Segments From This Episode

• Foreign students may have a tougher time finding jobs in the U.S.

  by Adrian Ma

  

  Since 2015 the U.S. has received close to 500,000 H1B visa applications. Only a third have been granted.

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• How hackers are using AI to fight fake news

  by Robert Garrova

  

  Marketplace's Lizzie O'Leary talks to Wired Senior Staff Writer Cade Metz about how technologists are combining artificial intelligence with human fact checkers to take down fake news.

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• Detroit automakers respond to more Trump tariff threats

  by Adam Allington

  Building abroad makes economic sense for U.S. automakers.

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• Are college towns the cure for a slumping U.S. economy?

  by Cerise Castle

  

  Marketplace's Lizzie O'Leary talks to Wall Street Journal editor Bob Davis about why some cities are recovering faster than others.

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• The challenges of getting on grocery store shelves

  by Annie Baxter

  

  Small food and beverage manufacturers often lack the distribution muscle to keep their products well stocked at stores.

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• Republicans ponder how to replace the Affordable Care Act

  by Dan Gorenstein

  Republicans began their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act Tuesday. Problem is, now that they have the political power to do it, some lawmakers are realizing they need to replace elements of the law. Some Republican believe health insurance exists not to cover the basics, like a check-up, but to protect people from financial […]

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• Trade rep nominee to tackle international deals

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  Lighthizer worked sensitive deals in Reagan Administration

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• Megyn Kelly leaves Fox for NBC

  by Lizzie O'Leary

  

  Fox reportedly offered her 20 million to stay.

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