On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann talk big data.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Verizon buys Yahoo  for 4.8 billion

-MSCI CEO study shows the highest-paid CEO’s run the worst-performing companies

-Who’s profiting in the digital advertising economy?

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Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann

Production by Veralyn Williams.

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