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How drone warfare is reshaping battlefield medicine in Ukraine
Marketplace Tech explores how drone surveillance in Ukraine is forcing a shift from the "Golden Hour" to prolonged casualty care, requiring medics to keep wounded troops alive for days.
Digital personal data is protected by the Fourth Amendment
Marketplace Tech explores the Supreme Court’s ruling in *Chatri v.
San Francisco's housing market soars amid AI cash flow
Marketplace Tech explores how the AI boom is transforming San Francisco’s real estate market, with home prices soaring and AI equity becoming accepted currency.
Watch Duty dives into flood detection
Marketplace Tech explores Watch Duty, a nonprofit app consolidating real-time disaster data for wildfires and floods.
Gene editing technology can help de-extinct some animals — but should it?
Marketplace Tech explores Colossal Biosciences' ambitious de-extinction efforts, featuring CEO Ben Lamb and his "woolly mice" proof-of-concept.
Chicago's quantum leap into the future
Chicago is transforming a former steel mill into the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, aiming to become a global hub for quantum computing.
How Anthropic is tracking AI's impact on the labor market
Marketplace Tech host Megan McCarty Carino interviews Anthropic’s head of economics, Peter McCrory, about the company’s quarterly economic index.
Why Boston Dynamics is deploying robot dogs at the World Cup
Marketplace Tech explores Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots, which are serving as mobile security at World Cup games.
Hospitals pull back on robotic nursing assistants
Marketplace Tech examines the failed deployment of MOXIE, a robotic nursing assistant intended to alleviate U.
Why SpaceX stock soared, then stumbled
Marketplace Tech reviews recent tech developments with Anita Ramaswamy of The Information.
Stanford launches AI economy indicator to match AI's pace
Marketplace Tech explores new AI economic indicators from the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and ADP, featuring research manager Conor Murphy.
Tech companies are turning to HBCUs to host AI data centers
Marketplace Tech explores partnerships between HBCUs and Big Tech for AI data centers, focusing on Fisk University’s controversial Quantum Leap project.
Why this Silicon Valley priest wants to teach AI right from wrong
Marketplace Tech features Father Brendan McGuire, a Silicon Valley priest who advised Anthropic on AI ethics.
Nurses want a seat at the table when it comes to AI in healthcare
Nurses’ unions are negotiating contract protections to ensure AI tools support rather than replace clinical judgment.
Snap's new smart glasses received mixed reactions — mainly on aesthetics
Marketplace Tech examines SpaceX’s $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor following its high-profile IPO.
Online casting scams hit Hollywood
Marketplace Tech explores how AI is fueling sophisticated casting scams targeting aspiring actors.
Who should get an AI kill switch?
Marketplace Tech host Megan McCarty Carino interviews Mozilla CTO Rafi Krikorian about the Trump administration’s order to shut down Anthropic’s AI models.
Are our electric grids too big to function?
Marketplace Tech examines whether PJM Interconnection, the US’s largest grid operator, is too big to function amid surging AI data center demand.
It's a tough time to break into cybersecurity
Marketplace Tech explores how AI is disrupting entry-level cybersecurity careers, creating a paradox where high demand coexists with scarce junior roles.
Why Siri AI isn't coming to the EU
Host Megan McCarty Carino and Axios reporter Maria Curie discuss the White House’s renewed push to preempt state AI laws, including a new bipartisan package with Senator Marsha Blackburn.
Can humans and AI complement each other?
Marketplace Tech host Megan McCarty Carino interviews neuroscientist Vivian Ming about her book "Robot Proof," which argues that humans must…
A climate change solution from science fiction
Marketplace Tech explores the controversial proposal of a planetary sunshade to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight from space.
When AI fabricates your quotes
Marketplace Tech host Megan McCarty Carino interviews NYU professor Meredith Broussard about a new book on AI that inadvertently included fabricated quotes.
The Take It Down Act is in full effect. Now what?
Marketplace Tech examines the enforcement of the Take It Down Act, which mandates platforms remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours.
The Take It Down Act is in full effect. Now what?
Marketplace Tech host Megan McCarty Carino interviews NYU professor Meredith Broussard about a new book that ironically used AI to fabricate quotes, including one misattributed to Broussard.
SpaceX is reportedly overvalued ahead of its IPO
Marketplace Tech discusses President Trump’s new voluntary AI executive order, which requires companies to submit advanced models for government review.
Maryland's plan for the AI future
Marketplace Tech host Stephanie Hughes interviews Maryland Governor Wes Moore about his administration’s tech policies.
AI bots are collecting debts — or at least trying to
Marketplace Tech explores the rise of AI in debt collection with Wired’s Kate Nibbs.
Wall Street sets its sights on an AI futures market
Marketplace Tech explores the emerging concept of AI compute futures, where GPU time is treated as a tradable commodity.
What happened to alternative energy investments from the 1970s?
Marketplace Tech explores why alternative energy innovation stalled after the 1970s oil crisis, despite initial government support and corporate experimentation.
The great AI race to Wall Street
Marketplace Tech explores SpaceX’s IPO filing, highlighting subscription data for Grok and governance concerns under Elon Musk.
Plug-in solar is gaining traction in the U.S.
Marketplace Tech explores plug-in solar, a new residential system that connects directly to standard outlets.
Amid AI backlash, brands are emphasizing the human side of marketing
Marketplace Tech explores how brands are highlighting human creators to counter AI skepticism.
Startups are betting on a legalized peptide market
Marketplace Tech explores the booming peptide market, where startups are racing to capitalize on potential FDA regulatory changes in July.
How one company is using AI for improved wildfire risk mitigation
Marketplace Tech host Stephanie Hughes interviews Technosilva CEO Brian Speer about using AI to predict wildfires and extreme weather.
Google search gets an AI makeover
Marketplace Tech discusses Google’s major AI updates at I/O, including a new video generator and an expanded search bar.
AI's double-edged (cyber) sword
Marketplace Tech explores how advanced AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos are revolutionizing cybersecurity by rapidly detecting zero-day vulnerabilities.
What we learned from the Canvas hack
Marketplace Tech examines the Shiny Hunters ransomware attack on the Canvas education platform, which disrupted finals and led to a suspected ransom payment.
Study finds AI is making the internet more artificially happy
Marketplace Tech host Stephanie Hughes interviews Stanford researcher Maddie Boachek about a study on AI-generated websites.
Canada to share its hydropower with Northeast U.S.
Marketplace Tech explores new hydropower lines linking Quebec to New York and Massachusetts, aiming to reduce fossil fuel use.
Meta wants AI chats to be private
Marketplace Tech Bytes covers Waymo’s voluntary recall of 3,800 robo-taxis after one drove into a flooded road in San Antonio, highlighting challenges in adapting AI to new environments.
Why audio deepfakes are so hard to spot
Marketplace Tech host Stephanie Hughes interviews UC Berkeley professor Hani Farid about the rise of AI voice cloning and its potential for fraud.
Raising kids in an AI-driven world
Marketplace Tech host Stephanie Hughes interviews journalist Joanna Stern about her new book, "I Am Not a Robot.
What AI can and can't do for you (for now)
Marketplace Tech host Stephanie Hughes interviews Joanna Stern, author of "I Am Not a Robot," about her year-long experiment using AI for daily tasks.
Amid Silicon Valley scramble for AI agent productivity, "token anxiety" takes hold
Marketplace Tech explores the rise of "token anxiety" in Silicon Valley, where professionals obsessively use AI agents to maximize productivity.
Anthropic’s new, powerful allies: Elon Musk and SpaceX
Marketplace Tech Bytes covers Anthropic’s surprising compute deal with SpaceX amid Elon Musk’s legal battle with OpenAI.
Elon Musk is in court arguing that OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit model
Marketplace Tech examines Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company abandoned its non-profit mission for profit.
Does AI save time in police work?
Marketplace Tech explores how police departments are integrating AI, specifically Axon’s DraftOne, to automate report writing.
Can AI improve your odds of finding good childcare?
Marketplace Tech host Stephanie Hughes interviews Winnie CEO Sarah Moskoff about adapting the childcare marketplace to AI.
A bill that bans kids from using AI chatbots is gaining momentum
Marketplace Tech examines the bipartisan Guard Act, which bans AI companions for minors under 18, after it passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.