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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Jun 15, 2016

Episodes 2721 - 2730 of 4493

  • Attendees work on their devices ahead of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California on Monday.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about technology used to alert people in emergency situations; key highlights from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, including the company’s announcement that it will open Siri up to third-party app developers; and Microsoft’s $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn.

  • Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to do a live Q & A on Tuesday with folks from around the world; interview author Arun Sundararajan about his new book “The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism”; and look at the military’s relationship with GPS.

  • Tom Perkins of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers attends Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 at San Francisco Design Center on September 11, 2013 in San Francisco, California. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Larry Page’s investment in flying cars; look at the legacy that Tom Perkins, a pioneer in the venture capital world, left behind amid news of his death; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Selena Larson, a reporter from The Daily Dot.

  • Apple vice president of technology Kevin Lynch speaks during the Apple WWDC on June 8, 2015 in San Francisco, California.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference; whether virtual reality will go mainstream; and the issues over-the-air updates have created for vehicles.

  • Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, June 8, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Wells Fargo’s plans to stop small businesses from giving their banking credentials to third parties; rumors that Samsung may release two phones with bendable screens; and Snapchat’s redesign. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, June 7, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about a piece of legislation in the U.K. that could change the way the government monitors its citizens; an algorithm that may allow us to see a black hole; and how illegal drug dealers are utilizing Uber.

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, June 6, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the GOP’s plans to work with tech lobbyists to define its platform ahead of the 2016 Republican National Convention; look at India’s energy infrastructure; and visit North Carolina’s American Underground — part collaborative space, part startup accelerator.

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, June 3, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about reports that Snapchat has 150 million daily users, a number that surpasses Twitter’s user base; look at the trickiness behind an anti-hate speech agreement signed onto by Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Google and the European Commission; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Marketplace’s very own Lewis Wallace.

  • Actor Leonard Nimoy promotes "Star Trek."
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about apps geared toward people with disabilities; interview author Manu Saadia about his new book “Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek”; and look at Uber’s $3.5 billion cash infusion from Saudi Arabia.

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