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Marketplace Tech for Thursday, March 24, 2016

Mar 24, 2016

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  • People line up at the entrance of Brussels Central station on Wednesday. 
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the role of social media in the aftermath of yesterday’s Brussels terrorist attacks; the government’s plans to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters; and the success of Nintendo’s first smartphone game. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, March 22, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about the Justice Department’s announcement that it may be able to unlock the iPhone used by the San Bernardino attacker without Apple’s help; and discuss Adobe’s past, present and future with its CEO, Shantanu Narayen. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Monday, March 21, 2016
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    On today’s show, we’ll talk about Apple’s expected plans to unveil a new iPhone and iPad at its upcoming launch event, and the challenges Stripe — an internet commerce company — will face in Cuba as it prepares to do business there. 

  • Marketplace Tech for Friday, March 18, 2016
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    Airing on Friday, March 18, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Adobe’s success as a cloud-based provider of enterprise services; learn about the voice-over industry from Dee Bradley Baker, the voice behind Perry the Platypus from “Phineas and Ferb” and Cinnamon Bun from “Adventure Time”; and play this week’s Silicon Tally with Dana Wollman, Managing Editor of Engadget. 

  • Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson in the critically acclaimed series "Mr. Robot."
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    Airing on Thursday, March 17, 2016:  On today’s show, we’ll talk with Aloompa founder Drew Burchfield about the festival app industry; chat about Mr. Robot’s depictions of the tech industry with the show’s creator, Sam Esmail; and discover what inspires the world’s entertainment and tech leaders.   

  • Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, March 16, 2016
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    Airing on Wednesday, March 16, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about how ride-hailing companies are transforming transportation; chat with 23andMe’s first Privacy Officer, Kate Black, about the future of genetics; and explore the intersection of art and technology with Sree Sreenivasan, the Chief Digital Officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.     

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  • On today's show, a series of conversations from SXSW.
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    Airing on Tuesday, March 15, 2016: On today’s show, a series of conversations — we’ll talk with Andy Puddicombe, co-founder of Headspace, William Hurley of Honest Dollar, and Colin Angle, CEO and founder iRobot (maker of the Roomba).

  • On today's show, we'll talk about building a city of the future in the age of self-driving cars.
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    Airing on Monday, March 14, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about an Austin-based tech studio; and a contest to win $40 million from the federal government to build a city for the future. 

  •  Kurdish refugee boys from the Syrian town of Kobani sit near their family tent in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa.
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    Airing on Friday, March 11, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about educating Syrian refugees with massive open online courses; and Wells Dunbar, social media host for KUT’s Texas Standard, joins us for this week’s Silicon Tally.

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