April 10, 2021

The weirdest trade secrets

24 minutes

Guest host Scott Tong brought a truly wild story to this grab-bag Friday episode. Coca-Cola is accusing a former employee of stealing trade secrets — not the formula for what goes in the can, but the can itself. We’ll talk about it, some other weird trade secrets and, oh yeah, a 3,000-year-old lost city in Egypt. Plus, another round of our favorite game, “Half Full/Half Empty.”

Here’s everything we talked about on the show today:

“Coca-Cola trade secret theft underscores importance of insider threat early detection” from CSO

“Former Coke Scientist Accused of Stealing Trade Secrets for Chinese Venture” from The Wall Street Journal

Plus more trade secrets involving Oreos, popcorn and Hooters.

“A 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ has been unearthed in Egypt” from The Washington Post

Plus, some bonus dollar store content

“Can businesses deny you entry if you don’t have a vaccine passport?” from “Marketplace”

“COVID vaccines at Dollar General would boost access for low-income populations, study says” from “Marketplace Morning Report”

“What if gig workers could train the algorithms that determine their pay?” from “Marketplace Tech”

“Why it’s so hard to strike a deal on a global corporate tax” from “Marketplace”

“Kim Kardashian West Is Officially A Billionaire” from Forbes

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