Jul 13, 2021

Why California’s battery-supported grid is off to a slow start

The sun shines over towers carrying electical lines in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California’s grid operator hoped new battery storage could prevent rolling blackouts in the state, but installation has been delayed. Plus, the digital copyright arrangement that got Google in trouble with France and Marketplace contributor Chris Farrell on why he believes putting cryptocurrency into a retirement portfolio is a bad idea.

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France slaps Google with a $600 million fine

A digital copyright deal landed the tech giant in hot water. The BBC’s Andrew Walker reports.

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California's battery-supported grid off to a slow start

by Caroline Champlin

Jul 13, 2021

California’s grid operator hoped new battery storage could prevent rolling blackouts. Installation has been delayed.

The sun shines over towers carrying electical lines in South San Francisco, California.

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Should you put cryptocurrency in your retirement account?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Chris Farrell and Daniel Shin

Jul 13, 2021

Marketplace Senior Economics Contributor Chris Farrell says think twice. He calls the crypto ecosystem "volatile" and "opaque."

A scene from the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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