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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Sep 21, 2016

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  • Gaming fans sample Predator on Acer during the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) annual video game conference in Los Angeles, California.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about a study that showed video gamers beat scientists at identifying proteins; check out the release of GoPro’s new drone, Karma; and look at bomb-diffusing technology amid the discovery of homemade bombs in New York over the weekend. 

  • Nick Woodman, founder and CEO of GoPro, speaks during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on June 26, 2014 in New York City.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about GoPro’s entrance into the drone market, and how Google subsidiary Jigsaw is trying to make the internet safer for people around the world. 

  • A digital illustration of the newly discovered gaseous planet Kepler-16, which is orbiting its two stars.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about sounds of possible life beyond planet Earth; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Ben Gilbert, a senior correspondent at Business Insider; and look at the launch of Pandora Plus.

  • Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaks onstage at a "Snowden" press conference during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the Friday opening of the film “Snowden,” a movie that looks at Edward Snowden’s release of classified information about government surveillance programs; the leak of private emails sent by former Secretary of State Colin Powell on a website that reportedly has ties to Russian intelligence services; and a drop off in the number of Pokemon Go players who pay for the game’s services. 

  • AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016. 
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    On today’s show, we’re reporting to you from this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. AOL’s Tim Armstrong talks to us about the future of the company’s relationship with Yahoo amid news that their parent company, Verizon, has decided to merge them. We’ll also hear from U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter about his support for strong encryption, and chat with Neal Stephenson, author of the new book “Seveneves,” about the potential dangers of social media. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the vulnerability of electronic voting systems amid this year’s election season. Plus, we’ll interview Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein from the band “Survive” about their musical involvement in the TV show “Stranger Things.”

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, September 12, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Twitter’s deal with the NFL to livestream the first of 10 Thursday night football games; Mastercard’s plans to release new data about the adoption rate for its chip-enabled cards; and the use of open-source research to combat corruption.

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, September 9, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll look at why the latest video game console from Sony happens to be a newer version of the PlayStation 4 that launched in 2013; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Marketplace Weekend senior producer Dan Szematowicz; and share your favorite memories of “Star Trek.” 

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, September 8, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about why the iPhone 7 will have no headphone jack; look at Mercedes’ investment in vans that launch delivery drones; and interview Brannon Braga, a writer, producer and creator of several “Star Trek” series, about his time working behind-the-scenes. 

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