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WSJ Tech News Briefing
Tech News Briefing is your guide to what people in tech are talking about. Every weekday, we’ll bring you breaking tech news and scoops from the pros at the Wall Street Journal, insight into new innovations and policy debates, tips from our personal tech team, and exclusive interviews with movers and shakers in the industry.
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- WSJ Tech News Briefing
Silicon Valley Takes On the Pentagon’s Explosives Shortage
The U.S. military plans to buy millions of modern drones, but a chronic shortage of domestic explosives leaves the drones without the bombs they are supposed…
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A Handful of AI Giants Are Powering the Market’s Earnings Surge
S&P 500 third-quarter earnings are expected to grow about 30% year-over-year. However, just ten companies—led by AI chipmakers like Nvidia and Broadcom—account…
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Why Digital Price Tags Are Spooking Shoppers
American shoppers are worried that businesses are using artificial intelligence and other tech to inflate prices. WSJ retail reporter Sarah Nassauer says…
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The First Folding iPhone Is On Sale. Why Is It So Hard to Buy?
The iPhone Duo is one of Apple’s most innovative products in years. The foldable smartphone was supposed to help usher in the company’s new CEO, but its debut…
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How Does America’s Cheapest EV Hold Up on a Road Trip?
For the past few years, WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims has taken an electric vehicle on the ultimate test drive: a road trip. But as EV technology and the…
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Driverless Trucks Are Coming. Good Luck Getting Them to Honk.
Autonomous big rigs are taking to the road as companies explore using robotrucks to ship cargo. WSJ reporter Esther Fung joins to explain why shipping is the…
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Anthropic’s Draft IPO Filing Shows Red-Hot Growth and Big Risks
In a new draft prospectus viewed by the Journal, Anthropic details soaring computing costs and a sprawling list of risk factors facing investors as it prepares…
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What’s Behind Netflix’s Struggles?
Netflix played a big part in transforming Hollywood and reorienting the entertainment industry around streaming. But now, the maker of hits like Stranger…
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How This Dot-Com Era CEO Is Navigating The AI Boom
Michael Dell is one of the few CEOs who survived the dot-com bubble and is still running his company amid the AI boom. Dell sits down with WSJ tech columnist…
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How Does Apple’s Siri Compete In an Agentic World?
Apple’s newest device is designed to bring Siri AI into your smart home, alongside strong privacy protections. But when the most popular—and powerful—AI agents…
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Can Tesla’s New Roadster Live Up to Nearly a Decade of Hype?
Nine years after Elon Musk announced the follow up to Tesla’s original electric sportscar, the new Roadster is finally being released. But the EV market—and…
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Some Wearables Can Track Blood Pressure. Do They Work?
Blood pressure is notoriously tricky to measure, whether in a doctor’s office or at home. Now, several wearables—including the Oura Ring and the latest Apple…
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Why the EV Charging Business Is Booming
The electric vehicle industry is in a slump, but the companies installing roadside plug stations are charging ahead. WSJ Detroit Bureau Chief Patrick George…
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The AI Computing Power Gold Rush
Several years into the AI boom, chips and data centers are in such high demand that access to compute is like gold for tech companies. WSJ reporter Kate Clark…
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Anthropic Took the Lead in the AI Race. OpenAI Is Catching Up.
Earlier this year, Anthropic edged to the front of the AI race thanks to its focus on business and coding products. But now, its chief rival OpenAI is starting…
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Why Cute Mascots Are the New Faces of AI
Along with new AI agents and tools, Meta Platforms, OpenAI, and Anthropic are rolling out mascots. It’s part of an effort to put a cuddlier face on AI tools…
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Inside the New York City Council’s Marathon AI Hearing
For months, the drumbeat of worries about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has steadily increased. While the White House has taken a light…
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How Short Videos Warp Time for Teens
Videos rule social media right now, from TikToks to Instagram Reels to YouTube Shorts. But a new study suggests that the constant churn of short video clips…
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Putting Meta’s New AI Agent to the Test
Meta’s new AI agent, Muse, is a hit—racking up millions of downloads in just a few weeks. But how is it working for users, who must hand over reams of data to…
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AI Agents Gone Wild
While more stories of AI agents going rogue surface nearly every day, the messaging urging consumers to use AI agents to make life and work easier is not dying…
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Inside the Race to Build AI Defenses Against Bioweapons
Over the last year, major AI developers have seen users asking their chatbots for help designing bioweapons. Now, a new wave of new biosecurity companies is…
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TNB Tech Minute: FTC Opens Anthropic and OpenAI Investigation
Plus: Apple launches Apple Pay in India. And American Express introduces a corporate cashback card and an AI-driven expense-management platform. Julie Chang…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Defends His Light-Touch AI Regulation Strategy
Plus: DoorDash partners with clothing and shoe companies amid same-day shipping race. And Robinhood Markets announces new AI-powered trading tools. Danny Lewis…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Announces Latest Contender in AI-Assistant Race
Plus: The Trump administration launches an AI tool aimed at streamlining federal services. And AT&T and Corning sign a $3 billion deal for fiber. Julie Chang…
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TNB Tech Minute: Smart-Ring Maker Oura Delays IPO
Plus: Etsy is using AI to personalize experiences for their shoppers. And Tesla delays the launch of its long-awaited Roadster. Anthony Bansie hosts. Hosted by…
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The Middle Schoolers Ditching Real Friends for AI Chatbots
The always-on, agreeable nature of chatbots makes them hard-working colleagues—but also, it turns out, friends for adolescents. WSJ’s family and tech…
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TNB Tech Minute: Top AI Researchers Urge Government Oversight of Self-Improving Models
Plus: Nearly 19% of working-age people now use AI, per a Microsoft study. And Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook expects continuing inflation pressure from the…
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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Launches Largest-Ever U.S. Stock Buyback Program
Plus: Nvidia releases software it says can prevent AI agents from going rogue. And Meta Platforms is starting a new business line focused on selling AI tools…
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Can Laws Keep Up With AI Therapists?
You’ve heard about how AI tools could help meet demand for mental-health treatment, as well as some of the risks involved. Several U.S. states have passed laws…
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TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon's Label of Anthropic as Security Risk
Plus: EIG Global Energy Partners plans to raise $225 million for its first geothermal energy fund. And Momenta is poised to gain market share as China…
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TNB Tech Minute: Cracks Appear in Oracle’s New Mexico Data-Center Project
Plus: Novo Nordisk to pay up to $1.3 billion for Nanexa’s drug delivery technology. And climate-tech venture investors are shifting their focus from climate…
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The Workers Keeping AI Data Centers Running
Data centers are rapidly expanding across the U.S. as tech companies race to build out the infrastructure needed to power the AI boom. But who is actually…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Agents Attempt to Hack University and Government Websites
Plus: New York state sues Polymarket. And BlackRock investment portfolios debut on the blockchain as digital tokens. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast…
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TNB Tech Minute: Tech Industry Urges Trump Administration to Drop High H-1B Visa Fees
Plus: Meta unveils new AI-powered hardware. And Amazon announces a new robotics manufacturing facility in Indiana. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an…
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TNB Tech Minute: Flock Details New Search Guardrails Amid Congressional Scrutiny
Plus: Two Anthropic leaders back Pilgrim, a startup developing hardware to detect airborne viruses. And Chinese automaker Geely unveils new EV tech that can…
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TNB Tech Minute: Meta’s Hit New AI Agent Is Facing Backlash
Plus: AI biotech firm Enveda doubles valuation to $2 billion. And Finnish drone maker Sensofusion seeks $344 million in Helsinki IPO. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted…
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TNB Tech Minute: DoorDash Settles NYC Investigation Into Minimum-Pay Law Compliance
Plus: Trump rejects international regulation of AI in his U.N. speech. Binance invests $100 million in Circle, expanding their stablecoin partnership. Julie…
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TNB Tech Minute: Alibaba Unveils New AI Chip
Plus: British Columbia is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman for alleged safety violations in the Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting. And Andreessen Horowitz…
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Polymarket’s Rush to Grow at All Costs
Polymarket has struggled with compliance failures, legal challenges, and software blunders, according to current and former employees. WSJ’s Katherine Long…
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TNB Tech Minute: Meta’s Stock Soars as New AI Agent Gathers Steam
Plus: OpenAI urges Washington to lead global effort to create AI-safety standards. And Accenture shares climb on AI safety partnership with Anthropic. Julie…
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TNB Tech Minute: Bitcoin Surges Above $85,000
Plus: Coinbase Global will allow users to request shares of upcoming initial public offerings. And CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration…
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AI Therapists Are Here. Are They Safe?
The promise for AI mental-health tools is clear: bringing support to people who need it, when they need it. But these chatbots can come with risks. How do they…
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TNB Tech Minute: California Gov. Issues Executive Order to Weigh AI Oversight
Plus: Disney hires Character.AI CEO as entertainment company’s first chief technology officer. And AI startup Manus seeks to raise $500 million and weighs Hong…
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TNB Tech Minute: Top OpenAI and Microsoft Staff Knew Scraping News Websites was an ‘Existential Threat’
Plus: Hackers used Anthropic’s Claude tools to hack OpenAI. And Coinbase is seeking approval to list perpetual futures. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by…
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How OpenAI Built a Billion-Dollar Ad Engine
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once referred to combining ads and AI as “uniquely unsettling.” But now, the tech giant is rapidly building an advertising business. The…
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TNB Tech Minute: The FAA to Use AI to Ease Air-Traffic Woes, Starting in D.C.
Plus: Two senators ask FTC to probe Amazon and Walmart on how chatbots handle “Made in the USA” data. And Costco expands same-day delivery with Uber and…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Shares New Safety Incidents and Rules for Reporting Them
Plus: Mastercard and Alchemy are partnering on AI shopping tools. And Nokia partners with Microsoft to offer agentic support for telecommunications companies…
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TNB Tech Minute: EU Chief Plans to Curb Children’s Access to Social Media
Plus: The House Ways and Means Committee advances bipartisan crypto bill. And ByteDance’s revenue grows but AI spending pressures profits. Julie Chang hosts…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Considers Pre-IPO Funding Round at Over $1.2 Trillion Valuation
Novo Nordisk teams up with Anthropic to speed up drug discovery. And Mistral aims to grow AI consumer base through Mozilla partnership. Julie Chang hosts…
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TNB Tech Minute: Bessent Responds to AI Safety Concerns
Plus: Crypto exchange CoinEx, which was a hub for illicit Iran cash, shutters. And federal regulators probe if Tesla’s Cybercab conflicts with safety…
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TNB Tech Minute: Fed System for Monitoring Banks Suffered Outage Last Month
Plus: China implements new restrictions on leaving the country amid intensifying tech race. And OpenAI quietly bought a smartphone camera startup. Danny Lewis…
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Why Tech Leaders Want to Slow Down AI
AI industry engineers and leaders are warning their own tech could spell the end of humanity as we know it. WSJ Deputy Tech & Media Editor Sam Schechner dives…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Says AI Regulation Would Benefit China
Plus: New York City council members want to ban YouTube in schools. And a new coalition by Amazon, Netflix and YouTube will advocate for consumer choice in…
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TNB Tech Minute: AI Executives Call for a Slowdown
Plus: Chip stocks tumble. And Airbnb sets up $250 million housing development fund. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See…
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Is AI the Answer to America’s Mental-Health Crisis?
The millions of Americans living with mental illness—as well as people dealing with life’s everyday stresses—often struggle to see a therapist when they need…
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TNB Tech Minute: Kalshi Looks to Expand Risky ‘Perp’ Trades
Plus: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs new laws to protect children online. And AI is boosting the U.K. economy. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an…
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TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Says Iran Used AI to Target U.S. Military
Plus: The Pentagon is in talks to lend $5 billion to AI startup Fluidstack. And former OpenAI executive Fidji Simo joins Nscale’s board. Imani Moise hosts…
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We Got Our Hands on Apple’s First Foldable Phone
Apple is betting its new iPhone Duo can bring foldable phones into the mainstream. WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen shares her first impressions of…
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TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Alleges Chinese AI Giants Tried Cloning American AI Models
Plus: Boston Scientific restores key operations after cyberattack. And Mistral partners with Cloudera to grow its enterprise customer base. Julie Chang hosts…
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TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Grants EU’s Cybersecurity Agency Access to Mythos 5 Model
Plus: AI chip startup Positron valued at $5 billion in new funding round. And laser fusion tech could play a new role in modern warfare. Imani Moise hosts…