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3 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Jun 3, 2025What if government data becomes untrustworthy? It won’t be good for businesses that need to predict tomorrow’s economy. Plus, the warehousing secto, hard versus soft data and Utah’s booming culture of entrepreneurship. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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4 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Meghan McCarty Carino |Nancy Farghalli |Daisy Palacios |Daniel Shin
Brain-computer interfaces or BCI's have made real gains in recent years. This technology has enabled people with paralysis to move prosthetic limbs or type out communication using computer implants in their brains. Now, some neurotech startups are hoping to bring their implants to a larger market by making them less invasive.
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4 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
Jun 2, 2025The answer may surprise you (and depend on who you ask). Plus, the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” gets a Byrd bath, and we visit one of the youngest counties in the U.S. Segments From This EpisodeLooking back at the first Trump administration’s tariff policy might give some insight on where trade policy is or isn’t headed. But don’t expect firm answers. The so-called Byrd Rule lets bills pass the upper chamber with simple majorities, but it limits those bills to budgetary matters.
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5 days ago | 
marketplace.org | Meghan McCarty Carino |Nancy Farghalli |Daisy Palacios |Daniel Shin
Jun 2, 2025Unlike traditional facial recognition technology, which uses clear facial characteristics, this new tool tracks body features and accessories, says James O'Donnell, AI reporter at MIT Technology Review. Facial recognition systems use artificial intelligence to analyze patterns in faces, and they've come under increasing scrutiny, particularly in policing. There have been multiple instances of false positives leading to the arrest and detainment of innocent people.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
May 30, 2025We give a preview of the employment data out next week. Plus, Evan Osnos discusses his new book, “The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich.”Segments From This Episode"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks about the latest tariff news, the May personal consumption expenditure report, consumer spending and more with Catherine Rampell at the Washington Post and Courtenay Brown at Axios for the Weekly Wrap. Prices have gone up nearly 30% in the last decade.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Meghan McCarty Carino |Nancy Farghalli |Daisy Palacios |Daniel Shin
There's a provision tucked into the Big Beautiful Bill, among the tax cuts and Medicaid cuts, that would bar states from passing laws to regulate artificial intelligence for a decade. Plus, Meta is reshuffling its AI team again in an apparent attempt to catch up to the competition. But first, this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law requiring age verification for Apple and Google app stores. It also requires parental consent for app downloads and in-app purchases by minors.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
May 29, 2025This GOP bill will affect borrowing costs for everyoneIf the U.S. government takes on significantly more debt, mortgage rates and other borrowing costs will go up too. Plus, content creator production studios, orphan oil wells and tariff check-ins with a few small businesses. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Meghan McCarty Carino |Nancy Farghalli |Daisy Palacios |Daniel Shin
May 29, 2025Colin Lecher, reporter at The Markup, says the city's Administration for Children's Services uses a family's neighborhood, mental and physical health history, and whether a family has had previous reports to flag them and scrutinize them. The New York City Administration for Children's Services, or ACS, has been using predictive artificial intelligence to flag some families for greater scrutiny, according to a recent investigation by The Markup.
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
May 28, 2025Can anyone compete with Nvidia? Why the firm continues to dominate the AI chipmaking sector. Plus, tourist dollars, a TV production legend and Dick’s Sporting Goods. I-hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images
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1 week ago | 
marketplace.org | Kai Ryssdal |Nancy Farghalli |Maria Hollenhorst |Andie Corban
• None Orders for durable goods like airplanes and appliances declined in April One reason for the decline is that companies stockpiled goods in March trying to get ahead of tariffs, and are now pulling back. But it also could signal tough times ahead for the U.S. economy. • None The rebound was especially strong after the U.S. and China reached a temporary deal to lower mutual tariffs.
