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Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Nov 4, 2014

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  • On today’s show, Jonathan Zittrain, law professor and co-founder of  Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, discusses the ethics of an FBI operation that used a fake news article to convince a bomb threat suspect to download location-tracking malware. Plus, Rory Cellan-Jones, technology correspondent at the BBC, tells us about his mission to not give away any personal data for a day.

  • On today’s show, Kuang Chen, CEO of Captricity, talks about using machine learning tools to digitize campaign finance documents before election day. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? Host Ben Johnson takes on Andrea Silenzi, host of the WFMU podcast Why Oh Why?, for this week’s Silicon Tally.

  • On today’s show, Charlie Anderson, Vice President and Senior Research Analyst at Dougherty & Company, talks about Samsung’s mobile market share and its declining profits. Then, a look at why college admission officers keep a close eye on social media. Finally, we talk about the perils of Taco Bell’s new mobile ordering app. 

  • On todays’s show, Nate Elliott, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, covers Facebook earnings. Then, Molly Wood, Technology columnist at the New York Times, talks with host Ben Johnson about Xiaomi’s plans to build a data center in India. Also, David Wagner jumps on the podcast to talk about cars getting smarter, but not necessarily smart cars.

  • Today on the show, Senior Tech writer for Slate, Will Oremus, on why it’s hard for Ello and other social networks to be the anti-Facebook. Also, host Ben Johnson talks with Barry Bolding, Vice President of Business Development for the supercomputer company Cray, about supercomputers and weather modeling.

  • Today on the show, we take a look at Twitter and what they need to do to keep growing. Also, host Ben Johnson talks with Jeff Maki, who works on tech-driven urban planning projects, about using technology to improve public transportation in New York City. And last but not least, Katrina Parrot, Founder of iDiversicons, talks about creating a set of diverse emoji characters.

  • First up, Queena Kim joins us to talk about Luxe Valet, an app that promises to valet park your car anywhere in San Francisco. And how well have you kept up with the week in tech news? Host Ben Johnson takes on Kevin Roose, writer at New York Magazine, for this week’s Silicon Tally.

  • Today, we take a look at Amazon’s earnings through the lens of their competition with Google over search tools. Then, Chester Wisneiwski, Senior Security Advisor at Sophos, talks to us about medical device security. Finally, Amar Toor, Reporter at the Verge, joins us to chat about the chatabot “Sweetie” that was used to catch and convict an online sex offender in Australia.

  • First up, Shar VanBoskirk, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, joins us to reflect on Yahoo earnings. Then, Marketplace reporter Sabri Ben-Achour jumps on the show to talk about how digital tools are helping banks keep track of changing rules and regulations. Finally, Gabriel Sama, Managing Editor of CNET en Español, discusses why there aren’t more Latinos in the tech industry.

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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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