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  • When ChatGPT writes your obituary

    October 26, 2026 · 8 min

    Donna Guthrie had obituaries on her mind after her brother passed away in May. She recently celebrated her 80th birthday and started wondering how she might be remembered. So, she asked ChatGPT to write her obituary. It's the topic of…

  • iPhone Duo's crease is put to the test

    October 23, 2026 · 12 min

    Apple's long-awaited iPhone Duo launched this week, and everyone has the same question: can you see a crease? Joanna Stern, founder of media company New Things, has been putting it to the test for her newsletter. She's tried apps, phone…

  • Behind the screens: What it’s like to interview an AI news agent

    October 22, 2026 · 13 min

    At Alaska News, you can find stories about the new summer sales tax rate in Juneau, a man ticketed for killing a bull moose out of season and about 20 other hyperlocal items a day. Much of the coverage is generated by an AI agent called…

  • Bumble didn't find its match on the stock market

    October 21, 2026 · 10 min

    When Bumble went public five years ago, the dating app known for being a friendlier place for women was valued at $14 billion. But the dating business, the tech industry and the stock market have changed a lot since then. And shares…

  • How easy is it to game AI search results?

    October 20, 2026 · 7 min

    More and more people are turning to chatbots to search the web. But researchers are finding these systems can be gamed. We wanted to understand more about how AI chatbot search results can be manipulated, so we called up someone who…

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  • Using generative AI for election-related research

    October 19, 2026 · 5 min

    You might say the 2026 midterms are the first big AI election. The technology has become a key political issue, it’s a significant source of fundraising and it’s also helping power campaign ads. Plus, generative AI is being looked to by…

  • AI borrowing slowdown raises questions about investor exposure

    October 16, 2026 · 13 min

    It's been a bit of a rocky week in tech markets, particularly for companies heavy on debt. We'll get into it on this week’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” Plus, the king of streaming, Netflix, announces plans to cut around 6%…

  • Regulating the tech sector in the AI era

    October 15, 2026 · 9 min

    Europe may have weeks of paid vacation, quaint walkable cities and incredible, affordable local wines. But there's something the continent lacks (besides ice cubes and AC): shiny, new Big Tech products. Take Apple's revamped Siri, Meta's…

  • Is AI solving the right problems for consumers?

    October 14, 2026 · 13 min

    New AI features are quickly rolling out in the apps we use every day — from Google’s AI-generated search summaries to Meta’s Muse agent. But there's a big gap between what these tools can do and what most consumers find useful. The vast…

  • Colleges are training the next generation of content creators

    October 13, 2026 · 8 min

    An increasing number of schools are offering classes and even majors and minors in the art of influencing. Charlie Randall is a senior pursuing a double major in theater and content creation at Arkansas Tech University, which launched…

  • Talking with AI ghosts of loved ones

    October 12, 2026 · 10 min

    There's a growing market for AI models that promise to recreate the experience of interacting with a lost loved one. They're sometimes called generative ghosts, and they're the topic for today's “Uncanny AI,” our series about…

  • Trump names his new AI task force the "Super Intelligence Force"

    October 9, 2026 · 16 min

    President Donald Trump named a new superhero-sounding AI task force this week dubbed the “Super Intelligence Force.” It's led by Jay Clayton, the new AI Czar and also director of national intelligence. Plus, Democrats in the Senate…

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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.