Episodes 150
Avg. Duration 8m
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Since Nov 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Monday through Friday, Marketplace demystifies the digital economy in less than 10 minutes. We look past the hype and ask tough questions about an industry that's constantly changing.

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Why Siri AI isn't coming to the EU

Jun 12, 2026 12m

The White House is not giving up its push to preempt states from passing their own AI laws, something it tried and failed to accomplish last year. We'll get into it on today's “Marketplace Tech…

Can humans and AI complement each other?

Jun 11, 2026 9m

Should you learn prompt engineering, or maybe a physical trade? There's almost no skill that AI won't eventually surpass, according to neuroscientist Vivienne Ming.In her new book, "Robot-Proof: When…

A climate change solution from science fiction

Jun 10, 2026 4m

Earth keeps getting hotter. And despite some efforts to slow planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, they're still rising, leaving a lot of people hungry for alternative climate solutions. One idea:…

When AI fabricates your quotes

Jun 09, 2026 10m

File this under the definition of irony: last month, The New York Times reported that a high-profile new book, "The Future of Truth: How AI reshapes reality," includes several quotes that appear to…

The Take It Down Act is in full effect. Now what?

Jun 08, 2026 7m

Enforcement of the Take It Down Act began last month. If tech firms don’t comply and take down non-consensual intimate images — AI-generated or not — within 48 hours of being notified, they face…

SpaceX is reportedly overvalued ahead of its IPO

Jun 05, 2026 12m

SpaceX is targeting a $1.77 trillion valuation, but some analysts think it's worth half that. Plus, Florida sues OpenAI — the first state to take legal action against an AI company. But first,…

Maryland's plan for the AI future

Jun 04, 2026 19m

When a store offers different shoppers different prices depending on factors like the weather, the time of day, and what the store knows about each buyer, it’s called dynamic pricing.This spring,…

AI bots are collecting debts — or at least trying to

Jun 03, 2026 7m

If you have a debt, you may get a call, a letter or a text prodding you to pay it back. Now, that call could come from an AI agent.The AI debt collection market is expected to reach $16 billion by…

Wall Street sets its sights on an AI futures market

Jun 02, 2026 8m

There is growing demand for time with GPUs, the chips that power artificial intelligence. AI companies need those chips in order to keep their models up and running. And to do that, they can reserve…

What happened to alternative energy investments from the 1970s?

Jun 01, 2026 4m

The price of oil has gone up significantly since late February, when the US invaded Iran. And when oil prices see a crazy rise, it makes other sources of energy look more attractive. But we’ve been…

The great AI race to Wall Street

May 29, 2026 11m

This week, rideshare drivers in Massachusetts unionize; plus, Robinhood lets AI agents trade on behalf its customers.But first, there’ve been hints for a while that Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX are…

Plug-in solar is gaining traction in the U.S.

May 28, 2026 5m

Like the name suggests, plug-in solar panels can be plugged into an electrical outlet just like you would your toaster. But instead of using electricity, they send power back to be used elsewhere in…

Amid AI backlash, brands are emphasizing the human side of marketing

May 27, 2026 8m

Public backlash to content generated by artificial intelligence has pushed brands to reconsider how AI is used in their marketing.Some companies are swerving away from AI and finding ways to prove…

Startups are betting on a legalized peptide market

May 26, 2026 7m

Peptides are short chains of amino acids. GLP-1 weight loss drugs are peptides. Insulin is one, too. And there are thousands of others. Now, people are seeking out peptides in the hope of better…

How one company is using AI for improved wildfire risk mitigation

May 25, 2026 6m

The wildfire risk mitigation company Technosylva helps utilities, insurers and government agencies predict where and when a fire could spark. It uses historical weather data to make those predictions…

Google search gets an AI makeover

May 22, 2026 10m

On this week’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review, we take a look at how college graduates do not wanna hear about AI. Plus, what we all learned from the Musk v. Open AI case. But first, AI was…

AI's double-edged (cyber) sword

May 21, 2026 4m

Anthropic’s newest AI model, Mythos, is so good, the company says, at uncovering security vulnerabilities that it's too dangerous to release to the public. Anthropic shared a preview version with a…

What we learned from the Canvas hack

May 20, 2026 6m

Earlier this month, a group called ShinyHunters took responsibility for a hack on the education platform Canvas, which is used for coursework at colleges. In a letter posted online, the group…

Study finds AI is making the internet more artificially happy

May 19, 2026 8m

As of mid-2025, about a third of newly published websites were generated by artificial intelligence. That’s a massive increase from just three years before when the number hovered around zero. The AI…

Canada to share its hydropower with Northeast U.S.

May 18, 2026 6m

Hydropower is one of the oldest forms of energy creation, and uses the flow of rushing water to create electricity. The province of Québec, Canada, has historically had an abundance of it and, later…

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