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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Oct 5, 2016

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  • The co-founder and CTO of Blue Apron, Ilia Papas, speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about issues at Blue Apron’s fulfillment center in Richmond, California; competition in the activity tracker space; and Chile’s Ideas Factory, an incubator for entrepreneurs and educators located in the city of Santiago. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, October 3, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about hype surrounding a potential new smartphone from Google; interview Lieutenant Colonel Peter Garretson about the importance of space technology; and look at the launch of South by South Lawn, a White House festival of “ideas, art and action.”

  • A view of the Volvo S90. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll interview Volvo America CEO Lex Kerssemakers about the company’s plans for semi-autonomous vehicles. Plus, we’ll play this week’s Silicon Tally with Michael Bellavia, an Emmy Award-winning video producer who heads the digital agency HelpsGood.

  • California Attorney General Kamala Harris (L) and the founder and executive director of Feminist Frequency, Anita Sarkeesian, speak on stage during the 2015 Women in the World Summit. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about today’s later controversial vote from the Federal Communications System on a proposal that will free consumers from paying extra to get cable and satellite TV boxes from their providers; look at how people feel about BlackBerry’s decision to stop making phones; and interview the founder of the site Feminist Frequency, Anita Sarkeesian, about her new series, “Ordinary Women: Daring to Defy History.”

  • Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, September 28, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Elon Musk’s plans to move us to Mars; disapproval from German regulators’ over Facebook’s decision to harvest data on WhatsApp users; and Nissan’s new fleet of self-driving…chairs. 

  • Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at the first presidential debate this election cycle.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the New York Times’ new Political Ad Tracker, a tool that will allow you to send metadata about political ads you encounter on Facebook; optimism over Twitter’s recent livestreaming deals; and Adobe’s creation of the Digital Price Index. 

  • Television news crews prepare for the first presidential debate featuring Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Hofstra University.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the first 2016 presidential debate and news that questions gathered from Facebook will be allowed at the event; reports that Apple might be working on a smart-home device similar to Amazon Echo; and the possibility that BlackBerry might be getting out of the phone business. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, September 23, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Yahoo’s data breach and the possible origins of the hack. We’ll also play this week’s Silicon Tally with Rhonda Milrad, the CEO and founder of Relationup, a company that lets you text experts for relationship advice.

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, September 22, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the benefits that social media companies, like Twitter and Facebook, get from streaming political debates; wireless signals that can detect emotions; and AT&T’s new patented technology that will able to deliver super-fast internet. 

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