Podcast Episodes

Bytes: Week in Review — Nvidia and AMD's new chip deal with President Trump

On today’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review, Perplexity AI has offered $34.5 billion to buy Alphabet's Chrome browser, despite the fact the tech giant hasn't said it's for sale. Plus, the revie…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Work weeks are getting more intense for AI startups

China’s labor market is known for being intense, especially in the tech sector. For years high profile tech workers have embraced the “996” schedule – that's 9am to 9pm six days a week.

And recently, …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

AI in local government agencies may mean more work for administrators

Implementing AI in government agencies — where the public goes for things like food stamps and unemployment or disability benefits — could come with tradeoffs, according to a recent report by the Roo…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Travelers aren't big fans of TSA's facial recognition program, report finds

In recent years, the Transportation Security Administration has been piloting facial recognition at security checkpoints. But opting out of getting scanned can be complicated, according to a recent r…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Data centers are causing problems for their neighbors

U.S.-based data centers are expanding at a fast pace, thanks largely to the boom in generative artificial intelligence software and cloud computing. But they’re also reportedly causing environmental …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bytes: Week in Review – Apple adds billions more to U.S. investments, OpenAI embraces openness, and Google restructures DEI funding

OpenAI’s new open-weight models are designed to run on a local computer and can be fine tuned by users. A Tech Transparency Project report shows Google dropped more than 50 DEI-related groups from it…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The uncertain future of consumer data control

Section 1033 of the Dodd Frank Act was finalized at the end of the Biden administration and would require banks to give consumers free access and control of their personal banking data.

The rule had m…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Email my heart: USPS falls behind digital communication

Marketplace’s Alice Wilder has been waiting for a love letter from her boyfriend to arrive at her home since March. But it’s not just her — years of financial troubles and political turmoil mean that…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

How much input do employees have in workplace tech adoption?

A new national study from groups including Gallup and the non-profit Jobs for the Future found that relatively few employees have any influence over how new technology is adopted in the workplace.

Ma…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Seattle's great robotaxi experiment

As autonomous vehicles become more common, cities are grappling with how to keep robotaxis from interfering with emergency response efforts. Julia Pickar reports on how Seattle is trying to fix this …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago