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Jesús Alvarado

Associate Producer

Jesús Alvarado produces segments about the tech industry and the digital economy on "Marketplace Tech," and sometimes reports his own stories about the creator economy and health tech. He graduated with a Master of Science in journalism from the University of Southern California, where he served as the inaugural editor of the campus' first-ever bilingual radio show "Dímelo," focused on the Chicanx communities around LA. He's also produced and edited podcast shows like ""Potato"" with Tenoch Huerta and "Tepito: Barrio Brava," as well as the award winning podcast "Autism Goes to College." When he's not slouching over his computer while editing interviews, Jesús can be found hiking in West Hollywood before going to eat tacos. He's also on a lifelong journey to figure out how to make a living while being a couch potato who watches a lot of trash TV and reality shows. (Anyone a “Bach” fan?)

Latest from Jesús Alvarado

  • Cities take the lead in battling rent-setting algorithms
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    Four high-cost cities — San Francisco, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Berkeley, California — have banned the use of rent algorithms. Stateline reporter Robbie Sequeira explains their motivations and what might happen to the Biden administration’s challenge to these tools.

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  • This company uses AI to make workers AI-savvy — and keep their jobs
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    Ujjwal Singh, chief product and technology officer at Multiverse, says the company’s AI coach can keep workers’ skills up to date. Otherwise, they could be nudged aside by those who know their way around a chatbot.

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  • Mobile apps are failing users with disabilities
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    Many apps are falling short of being accessible to disabled users, according to a recent report from software developer ArcTouch and the online platform Fable. Ben Ogilvie, head of accessibility at ArcTouch, explains how mobile app developers can improve on their accessibility features.

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    Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

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  • Can the U.S. get around China's restrictions on rare earth minerals?
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    China is responsible for most of the world’s processing of rare earth metals and minerals, but its new export restrictions have raised the stakes for U.S. efforts to build its own supply chain and processing industry. Barbara Arnold, a professor of mining engineering at Penn State, says there are options, but they require time, development and investment.

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  • Virginia's reliance on surveillance tech raises data privacy questions
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    The state’s law enforcement agencies are increasingly implementing public-facing, 24/7 surveillance tech like automated license plate readers, according to an investigation by the nonprofit Cardinal News. Editor Jeff Schwaner discusses the rights issues that motivated him to take an excursion through the network.

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  • Is using AI in job interviews cheating?
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    People applying for technical jobs are being rejected for using AI in interviews, even as more companies require coders and engineers to use AI at work, according to Business Insider’s Amanda Hoover. AI’s growing role in technical fields is complicating the effort to, in Hoover’s words, “get the best people connected to the best jobs.”

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  • Bytes: Week in Review — How tariffs impact consumer gadgets, e-commerce and the AI boom
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    Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino for “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

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  • Etsy's AI curates the search for the perfect thing
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    Nick Daniel, chief product officer, says the LLMs connect buyers’ desires to Etsy’s vast inventory of unique, handmade items. The business model, though, still relies on the expertise of human trendspotters.

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  • What does a bear market mean for Big Tech?
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    Consumers won’t be buying as many gadgets during the potential downturn that’s slamming tech stocks, forecasts Daniel Newman of the Futurum Group. But the tariff-fueled disruption could widen giant companies’ advantage over the rest.

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