Marketplace Tech Report for Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Mar 28, 2012

Marketplace Tech Report for Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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Fight it if you want, but the robots are coming. Marketplace’s David Brancaccio is embarking on a deep investigative experiment in participatory journalism called Robots Ate My Job. "I am now trying to see if a guy can drive clear across the country and never have to do business with any other human being," he says. We talk to him about the challenges so far. Also, the Instagrammiest Instagram, brought to us by comedian Rob Delaney.

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Mar 28, 2012
Fight it if you want, but the robots are coming. Marketplace’s David Brancaccio is embarking on a deep investigative experiment on how robots are taking over. Plus, what is the Instagrammiest Instagram photo?

Fight it if you want, but the robots are coming. Marketplace’s David Brancaccio is embarking on a deep investigative experiment in participatory journalism called Robots Ate My Job. “I am now trying to see if a guy can drive clear across the country and never have to do business with any other human being,” he says. We talk to him about the challenges so far. Also, the Instagrammiest Instagram, brought to us by comedian Rob Delaney.

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