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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.
Episodes
- WSJ Tech News Briefing
TNB Tech Minute: Palmer Luckey’s New Startup Wants to Replace Silicon Valley Bank
Plus: Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica reports best quarter yet, says consumer appetite for AI glasses remains strong. And Foxconn shares rise after chairman…
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TNB Tech Minute: TSMC Raises Outlook After Record Third Quarter
Plus: HPE stocks drop after projecting slower revenue growth for fiscal year 2026. And Singapore’s GIC files a U.S. lawsuit against NIO for allegedly inflating…
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TNB Tech Minute: Salesforce-Linked Security Breach Fallout Escalates
Plus: Bank of America highlights continued momentum from tech and artificial intelligence investments. And ASML logs better-than-expected orders amid continued…
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TNB Tech Minute: Poolside, CoreWeave Partner Up for Giant AI Data Center
Plus: BlackRock’s AI consortium acquires Aligned Data Centers in a $40 billion deal. And driverless taxis head to London. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by…
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TNB Tech Minute: Instagram to Limit Content for Teenage Users
Plus: Walmart will sell products directly on ChatGPT. And the EU’s trade chief says China’s latest export controls on rare-earth materials are a concern for…
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TNB Tech Minute: Oracle, AMD Strike New AI Chip Deal
Plus: Google invests $24 billion in AI in India and South Carolina. And General Motors pulls back on EV manufacturing. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by Simplecast…
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Who Is Lisa Su, CEO of Nvidia's Biggest Challenger Yet?
It’s an AI showdown. Elon Musk has been building out two massive data centers in Memphis as he plays catch-up in the AI race. But will it be enough? Meanwhile…
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TNB Tech Minute: Salesforce to Invest $15 Billion in San Francisco for AI Innovation
Plus: JPMorgan Chase to invest $10 billion into companies vital for national security, including defense contractors, mineral manufacturers and AI firms. Tech…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI and Broadcom Strike Chip-Development Deal
Plus: Dutch government takes control of Netherlands-based chip maker Nexperia from its Chinese owner. And LG Electronics guides for a better-than-expected…
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TNB Tech Minute: Tech Stocks Fall After Trump Threatens New China Tariffs
Plus: EU scrutinizes Google, YouTube, Apple and Snapchat over their children’s online-safety efforts. And the U.K. names Google as a company to keep an eye on…
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TNB Tech Minute: China Launches Investigation Into Qualcomm
Plus: Tesla faces another investigation into its Full Self-Driving technology. And Microsoft and Anthropic hire former U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as an…
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Microsoft Sees Healthcare as Path to Independence From OpenAI
Through its new partnership with Harvard Medical School, Microsoft is leaning on healthcare for its artificial-intelligence chatbot, Copilot, to gain…
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TNB Tech Minute: GM Relaunches Chevrolet Bolt
Plus: The Trump administration and Saudi Arabia make progress on a chips agreement. And a new study shows tech workers are willing to accept less pay for a…
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Partners With Harvard on Healthcare AI
Plus: Google announces a $5.8 billion data center investment in Belgium. And Ferrari plans to unveil its first fully electric car in 2026. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts…
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TNB Tech Minute: GM Backs Off EV Tax Credit Move
Plus: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to a trio of scientists for their work in developing molecular structures known as metal-organic frameworks, or…
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TNB Tech Minute: SoftBank Strikes Multibillion-Dollar Robotics Deal
Plus: Advertising industry urges tech companies to adopt new standards for transparency in ad sales. And the European Union outlines plans to boost AI…
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TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Debuts Cheaper, Stripped-Down Model Y
Plus: A trio of professors in the U.S. are awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for their work in quantum mechanics. And Dell lifts its long-term financial…
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TNB Tech Minute: NYSE Owner to Make Up to $2 Billion Investment in Polymarket
Plus: Anthropic and IBM partner to further integrate AI into IBM’s software. And Jaguar Land Rover sales plunge following cyberattack. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts…
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How Rocket Lab Plans to Take on SpaceX and Blue Origin
An independent space company from New Zealand is looking to take on industry giants like SpaceX and Blue Origin in the rocket launch business. WSJ space…
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TNB Tech Minute: Nasdaq Jumps After OpenAI and AMD Announce Partnership
Plus: Airship AI shares surge after the AI surveillance company is awarded federal contracts. And a trio of immunologists are awarded the Nobel Prize in…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI and AMD Strike Major Computing Deal
Plus: Europe’s AI startups head to the U.S. for funding. And Verizon names Daniel Schulman as its new CEO. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Removes ICE-Tracking Apps From App Store
Plus: BlackRock nears deal to acquire Aligned Data Centers for about $20 billion. And AI venture-capital firm Gradient Ventures spins out of Google. Julie…
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TNB Tech Minute: Google to Build Data Center in Arkansas
Plus: Delays to Nvidia and U.A.E. chips deal frustrate Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and some senior Trump administration officials. Japanese brewer Asahi Group…
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Using AI to See the Hidden Signs of Breast Cancer
Researchers and companies are designing AI algorithms that can detect signs of breast cancer in mammograms before those signs are visible to the human eye. WSJ…
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TNB Tech Minute: White House Works on Drone Deal With Ukraine
Plus: Walmart says it will keep hiring developers as the company revamps its workforce for the AI era. And Rivian narrows its 2025 delivery guidance. Julie…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Valuation Hits $500 Billion
Plus: Samsung and SK Hynix strike an agreement with OpenAI for its Stargate project. And Tesla sales rise in the third quarter. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by…
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft CEO Hands Off Some Duties
Plus: Taliban accused of cutting off internet in Afghanistan. And the U.S. to take equity stake in Lithium Americas and its Nevada mining project. Julie Chang…
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TNB Tech Minute: Meta to Use AI Chatbot Conversations to Target Ads
Plus: Stellantis expands its partnership with Mistral to speed up AI adoption across its operations. And automakers brace for a plunge in EV sales after tax…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Launches Sora Social AI Video Generator App
Plus: CoreWeave and Meta sign $14.2 billion AI cloud infrastructure deal. And FuboTV shareholders approve Disney streaming deal. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by…
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TNB Tech Minute: Spotify Founder Daniel Ek Steps Down as CEO
Plus: DeepSeek releases a new AI model that could cut usage cost in half. And YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President…
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AI Burns Energy. But Could It Save Even More?
One big drawback of generative artificial intelligence is the vast energy and water that data centers use to power it. But AI also promises to save energy and…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Lets Users Buy Stuff Directly Through ChatGPT
Plus: The company also plans to release a new version of its Sora video generator that will require copyright holders to opt out. And the White House targets…
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TNB Tech Minute: Electronic Arts Goes Private in $52.5 Billion Deal
Plus: Comcast says its president will serve as co-CEO with longtime Chief Executive Brian Roberts. And tech-bubble fears rise in Deutsche Bank investor poll…
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TNB Tech Minute: Electronic Arts Nears Roughly $50 Billion Deal to Go Private
Plus: Researchers say coordinated bot campaigns on social-media platforms are becoming more prevalent due to generative AI. And Mistral’s CEO says business…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Weighs Plan to Reduce U.S. Reliance on Foreign Chips
Plus: Meta plans to launch an ad-free version of Facebook and Instagram in the U.K. And Baidu wants driverless robotaxis in Dubai by next year. Julie Chang…
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The Google Division That Embraces Failure
Google X, the tech giant’s “moonshot factory,” is an enigmatic division that has pushed through ideas like Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit. It’s also…
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Cuts Back Cloud Services With Israel’s Defense Ministry
Plus: Amazon reaches $2.5 billion settlement with FTC over allegations it misled Prime users. And CoreWeave expands its OpenAI agreement to supply data center…
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TNB Tech Minute: Musk’s xAI Partners With Trump Administration
Plus: OpenAI and Databricks strike a $100 million deal to sell AI agents. U.S. senators send letters to big tech companies demanding information on H-1B visa…
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TNB Tech Minute: Tether Aiming for $500 Billion Valuation
Plus: NASA prepares to send astronauts around the moon as early as February. And tech stocks continue pulling back. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Shares Vision for $1 Trillion Expansion
Plus: Lithium Americas is in talks with the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors over loan terms. And Alibaba says it will invest more than $53 billion…
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TNB Tech Minute: Tech Stocks See Broad Selloff
Plus: Amazon Fresh stores to shutter in the U.K. And startups rethink hiring plans following President Trump’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee. Julie Chang hosts…
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TNB Tech Minute: Secret Service Stops Telecom Threat Ahead of U.N. General Assembly
Plus: ASM International cuts its revenue forecast for the year as demand slows. And Google enters final stretch of digital-advertising antitrust case. Zoe…
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Inside Duolingo’s Controversial ‘AI-First’ Strategy
When Duolingo’s CEO told staff he wanted the company to become an “AI-first” business, critics questioned if it was a euphemism for human layoffs. The WSJ…
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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia to Invest Up to $100 Billion in OpenAI
Plus: Citigroup to pilot new agentic capabilities in its proprietary AI platform. And Indian tech stocks fall as President Trump’s new U.S. visa rules weigh on…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Tacks On $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
Plus: Oracle names co-CEOs as longtime Chief Executive Safra Catz transitions to a new role. And T-Mobile names COO Srini Gopalan as its next CEO. Zoe Kuhlkin…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Announces TikTok Deal
Plus: Porsche cuts its guidance again and delays launch of some new EV models. And Pony AI is set to hit a major profitability target by early next year. Julie…
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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia in Talks Over $500 Million Investment in Wayve
Plus: Nvidia invests $2.7 billion in U.K. AI startup development. And Amazon’s finance teams are relying more on AI. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by Simplecast…
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The Showdown Between Apple and Spotify
Music service Spotify has been waging war against Apple’s App Store “tax,” significantly weakening Apple’s grip on the mobile world. Bold Names co-host and WSJ…
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Nears Completion of Its ‘Most Advanced AI Data Center in the World’
Plus: Meta approaches media companies about AI content-licensing deals. And Huawei plans to release new AI chips over the next few years. Julie Chang hosts…
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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Will Invest $5 Billion in Intel
Plus: Via Transportation and Waymo team up to bring autonomous rideshare options to public transit systems. And Workday announces a plan to add a slew of new…
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TNB Tech Minute: Chinese Officials Urge Firms Not to Buy Nvidia AI Chip
Plus: Lyft partners with Waymo to launch autonomous vehicle service in Nashville. And Entek Technology has agreed to sell a majority stake to I Squared…
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TNB Tech Minute: Nokia Adds Teams to Focus on AI and Business Development
Plus: Apollo explores a sale of internet pioneer AOL. And Crowdstrike announces a plan to acquire Pangea Cyber. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an…
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TNB Tech Minute: New Details on the U.S.-China TikTok Deal
Plus: Rivian breaks ground on new EV factory in Georgia. And Workday will acquire Sana for $1.1 billion as part of enterprise AI push. Julie Chang hosts…
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TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Under Investigation for Model Ys Trapping Occupants
Plus: Google says it will spend almost $7 billion in the U.K. ABB invests $110 million across the U.S. to meet demands for data centers and the power grid. Zoe…
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Old-School Tech Finds New Life in Battlefield Data
From Dell to Oracle and Nokia, tech brands you might know from the 1990s are advancing to the front line, where data is emerging as the latest weapon. WSJ…
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TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Reaches Outline of TikTok Deal With China
Plus: Apple rolls out Liquid Glass as part of iOS 26. And Rolling Stone publisher sues Google over AI summaries. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Hints at TikTok Deal Following U.S.-China Trade Meeting
Plus: China says Nvidia violated their antitrust law. And Tesla shares jump after Elon Musk makes $1 billion stock purchase. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by…
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TNB Tech Minute: Justice Department Sues Uber for Alleged ADA Violations
Plus: Apple delays release of iPhone Air in China. Cryptocurrency platform Gemini Space Station gains 25% on its first day of trading. And Alibaba shares surge…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI’s Funding Challenges Loom Over Deal Spree
Plus: Microsoft and OpenAI have reached a deal to extend their partnership. And the European Union settles its antitrust probe into Microsoft. Anthony Bansie…