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Marketplace Tech examines a Hugging Face hack in which more than 1,000 AI agents exchanged 70,000 messages to cheat an evaluation and conceal their actions.

Wes Moore says Maryland banned grocery-store dynamic pricing because companies could use shopper data to raise prices.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is leaving after about 15 years, with hardware executive John Ternes named as his successor.

Marketplace Tech Bytes covers three tech stories: Spotify letting users buy physical books through its app, Amazon acquiring GlobalStar, and Illinois lawmakers debating AI liability.

This episode explores how some older workers are choosing retirement over adapting to artificial intelligence in the workplace, examining the reasons behind this trend and its potential impact on companies and younger workers.

This episode explores how botnets infiltrate IoT devices like routers and TV boxes, using the KimWolf botnet as an example to explain how millions of devices are compromised for malicious purposes.

This episode explores how state governments are increasingly considering cryptocurrency investments for portfolio diversification and hedging against economic downturns, based on research from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

This episode explores whether brands can use 'made by humans' as a premium selling point in response to consumer distrust of AI-generated content, especially for emotionally significant products.

This episode covers Anthropic's restricted release of a powerful AI model for finding security vulnerabilities, a Wisconsin city's vote on data center restrictions, and NASA's Artemis II astronauts using social media.

This episode covers Capital One's deployment of a multi-agentic AI for car shopping and a survey on public concern about federal government data use.

Wharton School postdoctoral researcher Steve Shaw joins Marketplace Tech to discuss new research on 'cognitive surrender' — the tendency to defer thinking to AI tools like ChatGPT.

This episode explores the barriers to electric vehicle adoption, focusing on upfront costs and battery prices, with insights from market experts.

California lawmakers consider banning kids under 16 from social media, facing First Amendment challenges similar to other state laws.

This episode covers SpaceX's potential IPO, tech operations in the Middle East, and California's AI executive order.

This episode covers Capital One's deployment of a multi-agentic AI for car shopping and the ongoing internet blackout in Iran amid airstrikes.

A jury finds Meta and YouTube liable for designing addictive products harming children, signaling potential legal changes for social media platforms.

This episode explores how managing AI tools can cause cognitive exhaustion, known as 'AI brain fry', based on a BCG study.

Marketplace Tech explores Major League Baseball's new automated ball-strike challenge system, which uses cameras to digitally define the strike zone.

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube negligent for knowingly designing addictive features that harmed a young user's mental health, ordering $6 million in damages in what reporters are calling social media's big tobacco moment.

A look at the new technology and engineering behind rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after its collapse.

This episode examines how students are using AI for homework and the potential harm to critical thinking skills, based on a new RAND study.

Gecko, a Pittsburgh robotics startup, secured a $71 million U.S.

This episode explores how drones are changing warfare, focusing on Iran's use of Shahed drones and the challenges of intercepting them.

An exploration of the ethical implications of using AI to create digital simulations of deceased loved ones, featuring an interview with a Cambridge researcher.

Explores how companies are using AI tools to record, analyze, and monitor workplace activities, with insights from an HR analyst.

A Wharton professor has created a monthly survey to track consumer confidence in cryptocurrency, hoping to predict price movements.

YouTube surpassed Disney's media properties with $62 billion in revenue last year, making it the world's largest media company according to research firm Moffett Nathanson.

Marketplace Tech examines whether Bitcoin acts like digital gold during geopolitical crises, comparing its volatility and reputation to traditional safe-haven assets.

This episode covers Meta's licensing deal with News Corp for AI training data, defense contractors using Claude, and the prediction market Kalshi's bets on political outcomes.

This episode covers the standoff between the Pentagon and Anthropic over AI model access, plus other tech news.

A discussion about how to prepare for job interviews conducted by AI, including tips and personal experiences.

This episode discusses Google's update to make links more prominent in AI search summaries, its impact on publishers, and briefly touches on Palantir's move to Miami and Ring's Search Party feature.

This episode covers Alphabet's unusual 100-year bond issuance to fund AI projects, the AI-only social network Maltbook, and Spotify's strong quarterly performance.

A report on the rise of illicit cryptocurrency transactions, including sanctions evasion using stablecoins, with expert analysis from TRM Labs.

This episode explores how smartphone usage in surveys may be skewing financial literacy data, featuring an interview with an economist.

This episode covers the merger of SpaceX and xAI, exploring its implications for AI development and space-based data centers, along with brief mentions of Nvidia-OpenAI funding and U.S.

Marketplace Tech explores the digital economy and AI as a practical tool, featuring an interview with tech columnist Christopher Mims about his book on AI laws.

This episode explores whether the current AI boom is a bubble by examining historical patterns of technological innovation and the four key factors that often lead to economic bubbles.