Big Buys in the Tech World

Feb. 20, 2014

Why did Facebook just buy a texting app for 16 billion dollars? Is Apple really investing in cars? And how has Silicon Valley been flexing its political muscles? We’ll talk about this week’s tech news with Sam Biddle, editor of Valleywag.

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Credits

Guest:

Sam Biddle - The Intercept - @samfbiddle

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Andrew Walsh, Christian Bordal, Matt Holzman, Jolie Myers, Anna Scott

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