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''Marketplace Tech'' podcast, hosted by the Marketplace Tech staff.

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Wikipedia co-founder: Trust and empathy are essential

Wikipedia co-founder: Trust and empathy are essential

In his new book, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales writes ”in the early years of the internet, we were right to be bullish about people and the technology. Our capacity for social connection, community and cooperation can deliver amazing things. But the very same human nature can deliver atrocities.”


Wales’s says he wrote this book to help combat a crisis of trust in society that is leading to the rise of authoritarianism. Marketplace’s Nova Safo asked him about the main lessons he learned from building Wikipedia into a highly-relied-upon source of information.

Sites marketed as tools for catching infidelity can also be misused by stalkers

Sites marketed as tools for catching infidelity can also be misused by stalkers

There are a lot of trending videos of people using face recognition tools to find cheating partners on dating apps. On TikTok, for example, videos have gone viral about people explaining how to use the tools like Cheater Buster, plus other staged videos of supposed partners catching their significant other on Tinder.


Joseph Cox, tech reporter at 404 Media, looked into the sudden rise of these services and the risks they pose to privacy.

Bytes: Week in Review - OpenAI officially joins the browser wars

Bytes: Week in Review - OpenAI officially joins the browser wars

OpenAI released its new web browser, Atlas, in a bid to become our main conduit to the internet. Plus, we learned this week that Amazon may be planning to expand its use of robots and shrink its use of humans at its warehouses. And this week's disruptive outage at Amazon Web Services reminded us of just how much we depend on cloud computing, even for a good night's sleep. Marketplace’s Nova Safo discussed all of this with Jewel Burks Solomon, managing partner at the venture firm Collab Capital, for this week’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.

The aerospace industry is betting on hybrid air taxis

The aerospace industry is betting on hybrid air taxis

The promise has been titillating: quiet, electric taxis taking off vertically, floating over urban traffic. The consulting firm McKinsey says in a matter of five years, flying taxi fleets could rival airlines in size.


Well, maybe. It's already taking longer than predicted. Marketplace’s Henry Epp has been tracking the industry and its evolution.

How Indigenous communities are adopting AI

How Indigenous communities are adopting AI

Artificial intelligence holds a lot of promise for tribal nations — as a force multiplier for hard-to-staff departments, a tool to better serve tribal citizens, and even to aid in the revitalization of Indigenous languages and culture.


But, as with all applications of AI tools, data security concerns loom. And some nations are adopting the new technology quicker than others. For an overview, Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Savannah Peters, who covers Indigenous communities for Marketplace.

How will AI-led e-commerce affect small businesses?

How will AI-led e-commerce affect small businesses?

AI chatbot adoption is moving rapidly. We can already ask the tools to help us find local restaurants, a good deal on an item we’re looking to purchase. And soon, we’ll even be able to buy products from Walmart through ChatGPT. But as more people turn to AI for search and shopping, what happens to small businesses that traditionally depend on web searches and online reviews?

New CA law requires Uber and Lyft to bargain with drivers

New CA law requires Uber and Lyft to bargain with drivers

California has enacted a law requiring rideshare giants Uber and Lyft to collectively bargain with their drivers. Because the drivers are technically independent contractors, they otherwise would not have federally-protected labor rights like full-time employees. The new state law could be a game changer.


Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Levi Sumagaysay, reporter at CalMatters, who helps sift through the details of the law.

Bytes: Week in Review — Instagram to limit content for teens, Walmart lands OpenAI deal, and Apple rebrands streaming service

Bytes: Week in Review — Instagram to limit content for teens, Walmart lands OpenAI deal, and Apple rebrands streaming service

AppleTV+ ditches the plus in its name. Plus, Walmart announced an e-commerce deal with OpenAI so customers can shop through ChatGPT.


But first, Instagram announced what it called PG-13 settings for teen accounts. Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Joanna Stern, senior personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, to discuss all these topics and more.

Documents show ICE wants a nonstop social media surveillance system

Documents show ICE wants a nonstop social media surveillance system

Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to set up an around-the-clock social media surveillance network, according to public documents reviewed by WIRED magazine.


Under the proposal, ICE would partner with private contractors to monitor platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for information and leads that can be passed on to officers in the field.


Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with Dell Cameron, senior writer at WIRED who broke the story, about the proposed structure of this new surveillance program.

Bio of Marketplace Tech

''Marketplace Tech'' podcast, hosted by the Marketplace Tech staff, is a daily radio show and podcast that aims to demystify the digital economy. With episodes running for less than 10 minutes, the show provides concise and insightful coverage of how technology influences our lives and the broader economy.

The podcast goes beyond the surface level to explore the impact of tech, business, and the digital world in unexpected ways. It delves into the latest trends, innovations, and challenges shaping the tech industry, providing context and analysis for listeners who are interested in understanding the effects of technology on society.

Marketplace Tech takes a critical approach to report, asking tough questions and cutting through the hype that often surrounds the tech industry. The show offers a balanced perspective on the constantly evolving digital landscape, helping listeners navigate through complex topics and understand the implications of tech-driven changes.

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