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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Sep 28, 2016

Episodes 2421 - 2430 of 4268

  • Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at the first presidential debate this election cycle.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the New York Times’ new Political Ad Tracker, a tool that will allow you to send metadata about political ads you encounter on Facebook; optimism over Twitter’s recent livestreaming deals; and Adobe’s creation of the Digital Price Index. 

  • Television news crews prepare for the first presidential debate featuring Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Hofstra University.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the first 2016 presidential debate and news that questions gathered from Facebook will be allowed at the event; reports that Apple might be working on a smart-home device similar to Amazon Echo; and the possibility that BlackBerry might be getting out of the phone business. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, September 23, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Yahoo’s data breach and the possible origins of the hack. We’ll also play this week’s Silicon Tally with Rhonda Milrad, the CEO and founder of Relationup, a company that lets you text experts for relationship advice.

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, September 22, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the benefits that social media companies, like Twitter and Facebook, get from streaming political debates; wireless signals that can detect emotions; and AT&T’s new patented technology that will able to deliver super-fast internet. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the Transportation Department’s push to formalize data sharing on autonomous vehicles between companies and the government; scientists’ collection of gene data from residents living in Sardinia, Italy — a region with a high life expectancy; and the possibility that the European Union may investigate some U.S. companies, like it did with Apple, over unpaid taxes. 

  • Gaming fans sample Predator on Acer during the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) annual video game conference in Los Angeles, California.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about a study that showed video gamers beat scientists at identifying proteins; check out the release of GoPro’s new drone, Karma; and look at bomb-diffusing technology amid the discovery of homemade bombs in New York over the weekend. 

  • Nick Woodman, founder and CEO of GoPro, speaks during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on June 26, 2014 in New York City.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about GoPro’s entrance into the drone market, and how Google subsidiary Jigsaw is trying to make the internet safer for people around the world. 

  • A digital illustration of the newly discovered gaseous planet Kepler-16, which is orbiting its two stars.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about sounds of possible life beyond planet Earth; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Ben Gilbert, a senior correspondent at Business Insider; and look at the launch of Pandora Plus.

  • Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaks onstage at a "Snowden" press conference during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the Friday opening of the film “Snowden,” a movie that looks at Edward Snowden’s release of classified information about government surveillance programs; the leak of private emails sent by former Secretary of State Colin Powell on a website that reportedly has ties to Russian intelligence services; and a drop off in the number of Pokemon Go players who pay for the game’s services. 

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