Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, September 14, 2016
On today's show, we're reporting to you from this year's TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. AOL's Tim Armstrong talks to us about the future of the company's relationship with Yahoo amid news that their parent company, Verizon, has decided to merge them. We'll also hear from U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter about his support for strong encryption, and chat with Neal Stephenson, author of the new book "Seveneves," about the potential dangers of social media.
On today’s show, we’re reporting to you from this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. AOL’s Tim Armstrong talks to us about the future of the company’s relationship with Yahoo amid news that their parent company, Verizon, has decided to merge them. We’ll also hear from U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter about his support for strong encryption, and chat with Neal Stephenson, author of the new book “Seveneves,” about the potential dangers of social media.
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