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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Aug 17, 2016

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  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about  Google Fiber’s potential shift to wireless technology; the possibility of a new operating system from Google; and an algorithm that’ll help judges set bail. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, August 15, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the start of the eGames, a pop-up video game competition; the Huffington Post’s impact on digital media; and the rise of Pokemon Go travel tours.

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, August 12, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the future of public high-speed internet access; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Matt Marr, a comedian and host of the “Dear Mattie Show” podcast; and look at criticism Twitter is getting on how it handles abuse that happens on its platform.

  • A demonstration of the video game "No Man's Sky" during the Sony E3 press conference at the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena on June 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about why the International Olympic Committee is trying to ban gifs from this year’s games; criticism about a Snapchat filter that some users have said reduces them to racist Asian caricatures; and the new sci-fi exploration video game “No Man’s Sky.”

  • Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, August 10, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the possibility of a second Apple Watch; steps Facebook is taking to make it harder for ad blocking software to work on the site; a data breach against the credit card payment management system MICROS; and malware that could affect 900 million Android devices. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Hulu’s decision to start charging users for access to its content; the possibility that the Obama Administration will move the Pentagon’s Cyber Command to become the sixth branch of the military; and the $100 million case against Comcast over a customer protection plan. 

  • USA's Michael Phelps kisses his gold medal on the podium of the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Getty’s venture into virtual reality images for the Summer Olympics; hacks related to the country’s election process; and Airbnb’s involvement in a building project in a small Japanese town. 

  • A view of some small multirotor racing drones.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the second annual drone racing championships in New York; look at the the DEF CON hacking conference taking place in Las Vegas; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Ini Augustine, the president of the Iowa Black Business Coalition.

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, August 4, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the possibility that Wal-Mart may purchase Jet.com — an e-commerce company — for $3 billion; a new report that says an increasing number of people are buying goods without a bank account; and the death of Seymour Papert, a mathematician and educational theorist who co-created the programming language LOGO. 

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