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Marketplace Tech for Thursday, January 21, 2016

Jan 21, 2016

Episodes 2601 - 2610 of 4268

  • Airing on Wednesday, January 20, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk to Joel Levin, co-founder and education director of the startup Teacher Gaming, which created the educational versions of Minecraft. We’ll also talk about the value of Foursquare’s data; and if minimum wage hikes actually encourage businesses to replace their workers with machines.

  • Airing on Tuesday, January 19, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Netflix earnings and Oakland’s commercial real estate.

  • Airing on Monday, January 18, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s 1968 speech where he talks about a technological revolution and a moral revolution, and where we stand on both today; and Twitter’s new rules.

  • Airing on Friday, January 15, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Intel earnings; internal ratings on Tinder; and Paula Willey, who blogs at unadulterated.us, joins us for Silicon Tally.

  • Airing on Thursday, January 14, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about creating regulations for new forms of transportation; research on a possible new material for smartphone screens; and building a computer to support virtual reality hardware.

  • Airing on Wednesday, January 13, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Microsoft ending support for old versions of Internet Explorer; how the low price of oil has led to new technology; and the technology used to scan King Tut’s mummy.

  • Airing on Tuesday, January 12, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about AT&T trying to knit its phone and TV products; Ukraine power grid hacking; and the hardware debuting at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

  • Airing on Monday, January 11, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about the White House meeting with tech executives; and the e-commerce and tech aspects of the TPP.

  • Airing on Friday, January 8, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about gun safety technology; Robin Sloan, author of the novel “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore,” joins us to play this week’s Silicon Tally; and smart devices at the Consumer Electronics Show.

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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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