Podcast Episodes

Bytes: Week in Review – Spotify is sliding into our DMs

Chipmaker NVIDIA reported quarterly earnings this week and they were strong - better than expected, even. NVIDIA's sales rose last quarter by over 50% though its data center business was a little sof…

Published on 4 months ago

U.S. officials pressure EU regulators to soften tech regulations

President Donald Trump called out countries trying to regulate U.S. tech companies earlier this week, warning they could face new tariffs. The White House has struck a provisional trade deal with the…

Published on 4 months ago

Automated application systems add insult to injury in a tough job market

Job growth in the economy has slowed, and the ranks of the long-term unemployed are growing. It makes the indignities of the modern hiring process even more frustrating for those in the market. Job-s…

Published on 4 months ago

Denmark to end 400 years of letter delivery service

Across Europe, postal services are grappling with declining letter volumes, amid a rise in digitalization. In Demark, where the decline has been particularly steep, the publicly-owned national postal…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Workers aren't getting what they want from AI

A survey of about 1,500 workers showed AI has been a useful tool for repetitive work. But some respondents want more — sometimes, more than the technology is capable of.

In this episode, Marketplace’s…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Bytes: Week in Review: The White House joins TikTok

On this week’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review,” Meta is under scrutiny on Capitol Hill after an investigation revealed troubling policies about how the company's chatbots can interact with c…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

New tools make it harder for AI to train off copyrighted music

Last month, a band called The Velvet Sundown surged in popularity on Spotify with its 70s inflected rock. Yeah, it was all generated by AI.

Synthetic music is getting better and better, leaving a lot…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

AI-powered wearables raise privacy concerns

Wearables aren't just for tracking steps or monitoring heart rates anymore. In AI-crazed Silicon Valley, a new crop of tech-enabled accessories has taken hold… and they could be listening to everythi…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

China tells businesses to embrace AI. Where does that leave humans?

Marketplace’s Jennifer Pak recently attended the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. She asked Chinese AI firms what they think about the humans who might lose jobs to their AI prod…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

What happens to esports athletes when they retire?

Esports is a multi-billion dollar industry, with players making millions by getting good at video games. But while traditional athletes, usually, retire into coaching, managing or being a pundit, wha…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago