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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Aug 31, 2016

Episodes 2441 - 2450 of 4268

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, August 30, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the possible release of a new iPhone on Sept. 7 and what that could mean for your old iPhone; Apple’s hunt for the next big thing: and the Clinton campaign’s reported use of the “Snowden-approved” Signal, a secure messaging app used for communicating about sensitive topics.

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, August 29, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about looser drone regulations for businesses, and new research that reveals we prefer robots that are expressive and nice, but perhaps not the most efficient. 

  • Dancers at the Burning Man festival create patterns with fireworks.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about technology’s presence at Burning Man, a Nevada festival of art and self-expression; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Tricia Berry, director of the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Texas at Austin; and look at how Nextdoor, the social network for neighborhoods, is aiming to get neighbors to do less racial profiling. 

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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Uber’s partnership with Betterment to give its drivers saving-for-retirement options; increased efforts from employers to retain good workers; and Japan’s plans to use e-waste in the creation of its Olympic medals for the 2020 games.

  • A view of Hewlett-Packard's headquarters in Palo Alto, California. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the aftermath of Hewlett-Packard’s decision to split into two companies; a project in Baltimore where aircraft used cameras to watch citizens and help police solve crimes; and changes to Google’s search rankings that are aimed at burying sites with distracting mobile advertising.

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the decision from Tekserve, a store that repaired Apple devices, to close up shop; look at Sony’s plans to offer two different versions of the PlayStation 4; and interview Bryan Johnson, the founder of OS Fund and Braintree.

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, August 22, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about how Best Buy is aging in the era of online retail; Uber’s venture into the world of autonomous driving; and an experiment that looked at the better predictor of people’s moods based on Instagram photos: humans or algorithms? 

  • Michael Phelps competes in the Men's swimming 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about cheaper price plans from the big four U.S. wireless carriers; look at technology used to determine the winners in Olympics’ events; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Lindsay Michael, co-host and senior producer of the CBC radio show “Podcast Playlist.”

  • This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the 'Mojave' site, where its drill collected the mission's second taste of Mount Sharp.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Intel’s new virtual-reality headset, Project Alloy; Cisco’s decision to cut 7 percent of its global workforce; a Stanford University study that looks at whether machines might be better than humans in predicting types of lung cancer; and milestones that the Mars Curiosity Rover has reached. 

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Every weekday morning, Marketplace Tech demystifies the digital economy. The radio show and podcast explain how tech influences our lives in unexpected ways and provides context for listeners who care about the impact of tech, business and the digital world.

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