President Donald Trump announced the Stargate Project, which involves a $500 billion investment from SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son into U.S. AI data centers. Oracle and OpenAI are also in on the deal. But where exactly is the money going?
Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace Tech for a new episode of Bytes. Watch the full episode on YouTube at mktplc.org/40ykMei.
As part of a new series called The Age of Work, Marketplace, in partnership with ADP Research, is exploring the opportunities and challenges created by an aging U.S. workforce. We’re starting this Friday in Cumberland County, TN, where around one-third of the population is 65 or older. That's compared to less than 18% nationwide.
The issue will have major implications for everyone in this economy. Bug, however, is unbothered.
Billionaires have been swooping in and buying social media platforms. It’s a “deeply concerning” trend, "Make Me Smart" co-host Kimberly Adams says.
She and Kai explain why in this clip from last week’s “Make Me Smart” livestream.
Watch the full episode at mktplc.org/4hpzXNT. Join us and chat with the hosts live every Friday at 3:30 p.m. PT / 6:30 p.m. ET.
The fate of TikTok rest in the hands of the Supreme Court. Unless they step, in the short-form video app will be banned in the U.S. on Sunday.
Marketplace's Kimberly Adams looks at two Chinese-owned alternative apps that some users are flocking to.
It's that time of year again! Have you taken your Christmas tree down yet? 🎄
In case you need a refresher, our own Emily Macune walks us through other ways to dispose of your old tree besides just throwing it on the curb. 🐐
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As the deadly wildfires that continue to devastate Southern California demonstrate, the concentration of homes in urban areas raises risks and costs. While cities can’t be made fireproof, they can be made fire-resilient.
Marketplace’s Amy Scott speaks with Roy Wright, CEO of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, about how easily urban fires can spread and what communities can do to reduce risk.
Hear the full interview at mktplc.org/40B2H0J.
OpenAI released a new o3 AI model at the end of 2024 and has been described as another step towards Artificial General Intelligence, an AI that can learn and perform anything a human can. Will the technology actually hold up?
Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, is here to unpack this story and more on a new episode of Bytes at https://mktplc.org/3DHlfmU.
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