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From Apple Pay to Unicorns: This Year in Technology
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From Apple Pay to Unicorns: This Year in Technology

Michael Krasny
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 (K?rlis Dambr?ns/Flickr)

It has been a busy year in tech news, from vastly improved virtual reality headsets to the rise of biometrics used for online security. The year has also seen an explosion of so-called unicorns, startups valued at $1 billion or more. We'll discuss the biggest technological news and innovations of 2015 (and preview those of 2016) with out roundtable of Bay Area tech journalists.

Guests:

Alexandra Suich, U.S. technology editor, The Economist

Mark Milian, technology editor, Bloomberg

Brian Chen, consumer technology writer, The New York Times

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