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Marketplace Tech for Thursday, January 28, 2016

Jan 28, 2016

Episodes 2821 - 2830 of 4493

  • The Uber of Facebook ... is Uber. Soon, you'll be able to call an Uber from the social network's messaging app.
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    Airing on Wednesday, January 27, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Apple earnings; Uber’s use of the gyrometers in our phones to tell when drivers are breaking or speeding up suddenly; and new trends in video games.

  • Airing on Tuesday, January 26, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about gender discrimination in Silicon Valley; and using an app to record your visits to the doctor.

  • Forget Europe's weak economy and Windows 8, something else has got PC sales down: Tablets.
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    Airing on Monday, January 25, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Apple earnings due out Tuesday; the pitfalls of the connected home; and DIY tablet quizzes that can track the cognitive abilities.

  • Airing on Friday, January 22, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Apple’s decision to create an iOS training center in Naples, Italy; the history of car sharing; and Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams  joins us to play this week’s Silicon Tally.

  • Airing on Thursday, January 21, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about what “Free” data actually means;  automation and jobs; and the largest known prime number.

  • Airing on Wednesday, January 20, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk to Joel Levin, co-founder and education director of the startup Teacher Gaming, which created the educational versions of Minecraft. We’ll also talk about the value of Foursquare’s data; and if minimum wage hikes actually encourage businesses to replace their workers with machines.

  • Airing on Tuesday, January 19, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Netflix earnings and Oakland’s commercial real estate.

  • Airing on Monday, January 18, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s 1968 speech where he talks about a technological revolution and a moral revolution, and where we stand on both today; and Twitter’s new rules.

  • Airing on Friday, January 15, 2016: On today’s show, we’ll talk about Intel earnings; internal ratings on Tinder; and Paula Willey, who blogs at unadulterated.us, joins us for Silicon Tally.

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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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