Queena Kim

Producer at KPCC's Cyberfrequencies Podcast

Queena Kim appears in the following:

Are You There Siri? It's Me, Margaret: A Look at The Rapidly Changing World of AI

Monday, January 01, 2018

How will AI change the way we are as humans, and how might it reshape the future? This special podcast episode explores the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence.

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Tech Incubator Faces Challenges Of Tackling Sexual Harassment Among Investors

Monday, July 31, 2017

Y Combinator, an influential startup incubator, sends its entrepreneurs a form to report sexual harassment. Such reports influence which venture capitalists get invited to its prestigious Demo Day.

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Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them

Monday, June 19, 2017

On the outskirts of the Bay Area, farming communities are hoping that warehouse jobs tied to the e-commerce surge will boost the local economy. But automation is expected to take over many such jobs.

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The Shift: Exploring America’s Rapidly Changing Workforce

Thursday, May 04, 2017

It's the free market that decides which jobs stay and which jobs go, and technology and innovation are changing the present and shaping the future of the U.S. labor market.

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Google Hopes To Hire More Black Engineers By Bringing Students To Silicon Valley

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Howard, the historically black university in Washington, D.C., is sending computer science students to study at Google's headquarters in California, as part of an effort called Howard West.

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Howard University's Aims To Build Silicon Valley Pipeline Of Black Software Engineers

Saturday, March 25, 2017

The historically black university in Washington, D.C., is sending computer science students to study at Google's headquarters in California, as part of an effort called Howard West.

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Uber Pulls Self-Driving Cars From California Roads

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Uber recalled its self-driving cars from California roads after facing regulations from the state.

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As Our Jobs Are Automated, Some Say We'll Need A Guaranteed Basic Income

Saturday, September 24, 2016

How will the economy provide economic opportunities if employers need fewer workers in the future? A growing number of people in Silicon Valley are saying the only realistic answer is a basic income.

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When Airlines Outgrow Their Computers

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Marketplace

It's not clear what caused American's problems with its computer system.

“American’s not telling anyone exactly one happened,” said Brett Snyder, who runs the blog crankyflier.com. He says all we know is that the link between American Airlines and its reservation system, known as Sabre, went down. “And so American was unable to do a lot of things that are required of daily business."

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Aptera, Car of the Future

Friday, December 31, 2010

"It does fly... right by a gas station." Kurt goes for a test drive with Steve Fambro, the inventor/engineer behind a 3-wheeled electric car that looks like George Jetson's space pod. Produced by Queena Kim.

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The Internet's Linguistic Expansion: 外贾.us?

Friday, October 30, 2009

Today, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is expected to approve a decision that will allow non-Latin letters to be used in internet domain names. It...

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Take Two Tablets; Call Me on September 9th

Thursday, August 27, 2009

The Apple Tablet: an all-in-one multimedia device with a touch pad you use like an iPhone and a screen the size of a laptop. If were to exist, someday, it might have a movie player, a...

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Aptera, Car of the Future

Friday, April 24, 2009

"It does fly... right by a gas station." Kurt goes for a test drive with Steve Fambro, the inventor/engineer behind a 3-wheeled electric car that looks like George Jetson's space pod. Produced by Queena Kim.

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Guns N' Roses Forever

Friday, June 08, 2007

Axl Rose, the songwriter and singer behind Guns N’ Roses, has been working on a new album for longer than many bands have existed. He’s still trying to top his biggest hit, 1989’s Sweet Child O’ Mine. How do great expectations turn into no expectations?

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Guns N' Roses Forever

Friday, June 23, 2006

Axl Rose, the songwriter and singer behind Guns’n’Roses, has been working on a new album far longer than many bands have existed. Holed up in a mansion in Los Angeles, he’s still trying to top his hugest hit, 1989’s “Sweet Child o’Mine.” How do great expectations turn ...

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Guns N' Roses Forever

Saturday, December 17, 2005

Axl Rose, the songwriter and singer behind Guns N’ Roses, has been working on a new album far longer than many bands have existed. Holed up in a mansion in Los Angeles, he’s still trying to top his hugest hit, 1989’s “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” How do great expectations turn ...

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