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Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Apr 20, 2016

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  • Uri Minkoff.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about changes to Amazon’s Prime membership service; discuss 360-degree live streaming and spatial audio from YouTube; and chat with Uri Minkoff — the CEO of the women’s fashion line Rebecca Minkoff — about the influence of tech on his company.

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, April 18, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Netflix’s dive into the international market; virtual reality at the Tribeca Film Festival; and the miscommunication that can arise with emojis. 

  • Former Reuters social media editor Matthew Keys (R) leaves the federal courthouse after being arraigned April 23, 2013 in Sacramento, California over hacking-related charges.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk with Matthew Keys about his two-year prison sentence in the LA Times hacking case, and play this week’s Silicon Tally with entrepreneur Cindy Gallop, founder of the startup company Make Love Not Porn.     

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, April 14, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the ongoing Verizon strike, in which 36,000 workers are protesting the company’s labor practices; theaters’ attempts to use gadgetry to attract audiences; and the sentencing of Matthew Keys, a former Reuters journalist who was accused of giving hacker group Anonymous access to the LA Times’ website. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, April 13, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Facebook’s F8 developer conference where they announced their focus on bots and unveiled a 360-degree camera; tax fraud season; and the idea for a fleet of tiny spacecraft that would travel to our closest star system, Alpha Centauri.

  • Images of the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. are shown during a performances.
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the rise of bots; a tech company that has secured the digital rights to create a Notorious B.I.G. hologram; and a pair of glasses from VSP Global, a vision insurance company, that’ll track your health. 

  • An iPhone 6. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Amazon’s plans to introduce a new Kindle e-reader; the government’s ongoing battle with Apple over iPhone access; and our visit to the New York International Auto Show where we took a Toyota Mirai for a spin.

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, April 8, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the upcoming G7 summit where countries will discuss an unprecedented data sharing plan; take a look at Google’s possible bid for Yahoo; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Nicholas Carson, editor-in-chief of the website Insider.  

  • Marketplace Tech for Thursday, April 7, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the new P9 and P9 Plus smartphones from Chinese company Huawei; Reddit’s updated blocking feature; and a no-click ordering app from Domino’s.

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