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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Nov 2, 2016

Episodes 2621 - 2630 of 4493

  • Dutch professor Bernard Feringa. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the presidential candidates’ familiarity with tech; interview Bernard Feringa, one of this year’s Nobel laureates in chemistry; and look at Giphy’s reported $600 million valuation. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, October 31, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk to Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto about Uber’s experimentation with self-driving cars in the city. Plus: We’ll look into tech tips for your Halloween costume. 

  • A Qualcomm chip.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about how the largest IPO of the year, ZTO Express, managed to raise $1.4 billion; look at why the chip-making giant Qualcomm decided to purchase the semiconductor company NXP; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Recode senior editor Peter Kafka. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, October 27, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the latest hardware and software from Microsoft; the success of Facebook’s registration reminders; and the continuing battle between Airbnb and New York state. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, October 26, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about a slip in iPhone sales for Apple; the danger of internet-connected devices; and the possibility of “social hacking” during this election.

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the NBA’s partnership with the company NextVR to broadcast games in virtual reality; a startup called Phone2Action, which aims to connect smartphone users to their lawmaker via app; and how we should look at AT&T as a company amid news it plans to purchase Time Warner. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, October 24, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll look at how Americans feel about voting online; a Politico report that predicted the media could be vulnerable to cyber attacks on election night; and a new study that shows the share of women in tech is declining. 

  • The co-founder and CEO of Emotiv, Tan Le, speaks onstage during the New Yorker TechFest 2016.
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    On today’s show, we’ll interview the CEO of Emotiv about the company’s EEG headsets, a type of hardware that could one day be used  for everything from teaching better focus to controlling robotic limbs. Plus, we’ll also play this week’s Silicon Tally with Greta Johnsen, the co-host of the Nerdette podcast and a reporter and anchor at WBEZ.

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, October 20, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the possibility that Kodak will release a smartphone; interview Janet Murray,the interaction designer and director of Georgia Tech’s experimental television lab, about the future of television; and raise the question of who’s winning the hardware debate: Apple or Google? 

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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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