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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Aug 24, 2016

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  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the decision from Tekserve, a store that repaired Apple devices, to close up shop; look at Sony’s plans to offer two different versions of the PlayStation 4; and interview Bryan Johnson, the founder of OS Fund and Braintree.

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, August 22, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about how Best Buy is aging in the era of online retail; Uber’s venture into the world of autonomous driving; and an experiment that looked at the better predictor of people’s moods based on Instagram photos: humans or algorithms? 

  • Michael Phelps competes in the Men's swimming 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about cheaper price plans from the big four U.S. wireless carriers; look at technology used to determine the winners in Olympics’ events; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Lindsay Michael, co-host and senior producer of the CBC radio show “Podcast Playlist.”

  • This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the 'Mojave' site, where its drill collected the mission's second taste of Mount Sharp.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Intel’s new virtual-reality headset, Project Alloy; Cisco’s decision to cut 7 percent of its global workforce; a Stanford University study that looks at whether machines might be better than humans in predicting types of lung cancer; and milestones that the Mars Curiosity Rover has reached. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, August 17, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Ford’s announcement that it will have an autonomous car ready by 2021;  Intel’s plans to launch a virtual-reality headset; and Google’s new video-calling app, Duo.

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about  Google Fiber’s potential shift to wireless technology; the possibility of a new operating system from Google; and an algorithm that’ll help judges set bail. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, August 15, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the start of the eGames, a pop-up video game competition; the Huffington Post’s impact on digital media; and the rise of Pokemon Go travel tours.

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, August 12, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the future of public high-speed internet access; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Matt Marr, a comedian and host of the “Dear Mattie Show” podcast; and look at criticism Twitter is getting on how it handles abuse that happens on its platform.

  • A demonstration of the video game "No Man's Sky" during the Sony E3 press conference at the L.A. Memorial Sports Arena on June 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about why the International Olympic Committee is trying to ban gifs from this year’s games; criticism about a Snapchat filter that some users have said reduces them to racist Asian caricatures; and the new sci-fi exploration video game “No Man’s Sky.”

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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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