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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Oct 19, 2016

Episodes 2631 - 2640 of 4493

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the end of Apple’s ambitions to build an electric car; a protest by Instacart workers against the company’s plans to replace tips with service fees; and Netflix’s higher-than-expected earnings this past quarter. 

  • Pokemon Go players meet at a Sydney Opera House. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about rumors that Disney may want to acquire Netflix; the credibility of online polls; and the possibility of a Pokemon Go update that will include rare Pokemon you can’t catch in the current version. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, October 14, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll chat with the Washington Post’s Caitlin Dewey about what she learned investigating Facebook’s trending topics section; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Ashley Esqueda, senior editor at CNET; and talk about Elon Musk’s promise that he’ll deliver a Tesla product announcement on Monday.

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, October 13, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the release of the PlayStation VR and what that means for competitors like Oculus; look at President Barack Obama’s vision for colonizing Mars; and recap all the plans that currently exist to get humans to the Red Planet.

  • Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Monday. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll chat with Amazon’s vice president of digital music, Steve Boom, about the company’s new Music Unlimited service. Plus, we’ll take a look at SwingVoter Go!, a new video game where players have to convince undecided and swing-state voters to support Hillary Clinton. But while one of the game’s goals is to defeat Donald Trump, designer Jane McGonigal says the real aim is to get people talking to one another. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, October 11, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Apple and Samsung’s legal battle over design patents; an end to the production of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7; and Yahoo’s decision to disable automatic email forwarding. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, October 10, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about reports of accidents in Pittsburgh involving Uber’s self-driving cars; how to keep your communications private; and PlayStation’s new virtual reality headset. 

  • Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ad Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton shake hands after the first presidential debate.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about how people are reacting to all the recent news about security breaches and password leaks; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Maria Burns Ortiz, CEO of 7 Generation Games; and look at the technology event organizers used to use during the presidential debates.

  • Denise Schindler competes in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about news that a contractor at Booz Allen Hamilton allegedly stole computer code designed to hack foreign governments; interview Germany’s Denise Schindler about her experience competing with a 3-D prosthesis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics; and look at why MIT researchers decided to create a wetsuit inspired by beavers. 

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