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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: FAA Moves Toward Aircraft-Technology Mandate After Crash
Plus: A consortium including Google, Coinbase, and BlackRock backs new stablecoin. And shares in Siemens Energy rise over strong demand in electrification and…
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TNB Tech Minute: Taiwan Ramps Up AI Hardware Smuggling Probe
Plus: Australia’s consumer watchdog sues Amazon over streaming contracts. And Apple supplier Luxshare Precision Industry prepares for what could be Hong Kong’s…
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What Do AI Companies Know About the Future of Work?
The companies building today’s most popular AI tools are also putting them to work internally. WSJ reporter Katie Bindley discusses what their experiments…
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TNB Tech Minute: Strategy Announces Turnaround Plan, Including Stock Buyback And Bitcoin Sales
Plus: Airbus to get $3.42 billion loan from European Investment Bank in push for tech sovereignty. And Dish DBS prepares to file for bankruptcy. Julie Chang…
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TNB Tech Minute: Comcast to Split Media And Connectivity Businesses
Plus: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest $520 billion in a new chip-making hub in South Korea. And Rocket Lab to buy Iridium Communications in a…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Limits Access to Newest Models Following Security Concerns From White House
Plus: two lawmakers call for federal probe into Polymarket over deceptive advertising. And Trump threatens 100% tariffs on European countries that impose new…
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TNB Tech Minute: DeepSeek Plans to Double Workforce After $7.4 Billion Fundraise
Plus: ON Semiconductor will buy hardware manufacturer Synaptics in $7 billion all-stock deal. And South Korea aims to train all active troops to operate…
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Meet the EV Truck That Costs $24,950
The startup Slate Auto is betting big on the fact Americans want cheaper cars. WSJ reporter Ryan Felton joins us to discuss whether Slate’s affordable…
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Will Raise Xbox Prices in August
Plus: Chinese-owned EV maker Polestar will exit the U.S. market after a Commerce Department ban.. And former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta…
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Hikes Prices for Macs and iPads
Plus: The European Union says Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services should be regulated under its Digital Markets Act. And BlackBerry boosted its 2027 fiscal…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI And Broadcom Develop a Custom Chip for AI Inference
Plus: Qualcomm to acquire AI software firm Modular in $3.9 billion stock deal. And Zoox debuts redesigned robotaxi for large-scale production. Julie Chang…
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TNB Tech Minute: China’s LineShine Supercomputer Overtakes U.S. as World’s Fastest
Plus: humanoid robot maker Agility Robotics is planning to go public in a $2.5 billion SPAC deal. And South Korean chip maker SK Hynix is planning to raise…
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TNB Tech Minute: SoftBank CEO Dismisses Idea of AI Data Centers in Space
Plus: Walmart buys French advertising tech firm, Vibe.co. And Tesla’s European monthly sales bounce back. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
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TNB Tech Minute: The Tech Selloff Accelerates
Plus: President Trump boosts quantum-computing development with two executive orders. And Oracle says it has cut about 21,000 jobs over the past year as it…
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Polymarket’s Big Social Video Bet
Polymarket is behind the recent deluge of social media videos that appear to show creators getting rich off the prediction market’s platform. WSJ reporter…
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TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX and Reflection AI Sign $6 Billion Data-Center Deal
Plus: Shares of Getty Images nearly double following OpenAI agreement. And EV manufacturer Lucid will cut 18% of its U.S. workforce. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted…
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TNB Tech Minute: FDA Reverses Rejection of Another Rare-Disease Drug
Plus: Chevron strikes deal with Microsoft to power West Texas AI data center. And a SoftBank-backed robotics company plans to go public in Hong Kong. Danny…
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TNB Tech Minute: Waymo Recalls Thousands of Robotaxis
Plus: Accenture lowers its revenue guidance. Meanwhile, BE Semiconductor raises its long-term revenue and profitability targets. And SpaceX shares are set to…
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Plans Price Hikes Due to Soaring Chip Costs
Plus: President Trump announces a new deal between Apple and Intel. And AI-infrastructure startup Baseten to raise $1.5 billion. Imani Moise hosts. Hosted by…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Says Anthropic Negotiations Are ‘Going Fine’
Plus: Dueling IPOs are forcing bankers at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to pick teams. And tech companies including Stripe, Google commit $915 million to…
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TNB Tech Minute: ‘China’s Instagram’ Targets $70 Billion Valuation in Hong Kong IPO
Plus: UK antitrust officials say Google must make its search results more fair. And Allbirds announces new name and CEO in AI pivot. Imani Moise hosts. Hosted…
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TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX Overtakes Amazon in Market Value
Plus: Databricks releases Genie One, an agentic co-worker for businesses. And Rivian and Robinhood announce layoffs. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast…
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TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX to Buy Coding Agent Cursor for $60 Billion
Plus: DeepSeek’s valuation tops $50 billion after its first fundraising round. And Elon Musk’s xAI loses legal challenge against OpenAI. Imani Moise hosts…
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How AI’s New Millionaires Could Reshape Philanthropy
The next wave of AI IPOs could send billions of dollars into charities and non-profits. WSJ reporter Keach Hagey explains how a new generation of tech wealth…
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TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX Stock Surges Nearly 20%
Plus: Australia’s richest person and mining tycoon Gina Rinehart buys a more-than $1 billion stake in SpaceX. And bitcoin jumps to more than $66,500 after…
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TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Faces Potential Class-Action Over Claude AI Usage Limits
Plus: The U.K. moves to ban minors under 16 from major social media platforms next year. And Fox Corp to buy streaming service Roku for $22 billion. Imani…
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TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX Soars in Debut, Makes Elon Musk First Trillionaire
Plus: Major banks rake in the IPO fees. And anticipation of IPOs by SpaceX and others is causing bitcoin selloffs. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an…
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TNB Tech Minute: Adobe Lifts Financial Targets, Focuses on ‘Freemium’ User Growth
Plus: SpaceX allocated around 20% of its IPO shares to individual investors, sources say. And Asian chip stocks rebound after roller coaster week. Julie Chang…
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What Tesla’s IPO Can Teach Us About SpaceX
Elon Musk's last IPO created a big stock market winner. Will SpaceX follow? WSJ reporter Becky Peterson, Barron's associate editor Al Root and WSJ columnist…
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TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX IPO Draws $5 Billion Order From BlackRock
Plus: Amazon says its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year. And Jeff Bezos launches new AI venture Prometheus while batting down AI job…
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Is Considering Major Price Cuts Amid Rivalry With Anthropic
Plus: Anthropic’s latest model is facing backlash from some users. And Nvidia is partnering with medical note-taking company Abridge to develop a…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Media Halts Spinoff of Truth Social
Plus: Shares of Swedish autonomous truck company Einride surge in its Nasdaq debut. And Southeast Asia’s largest online-shopping platform Shopee cuts jobs…
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TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Regulators Propose New Rules for Prediction Markets
Plus: an anti-Nvidia data center startup closed a new funding round valuing it at $1.55 billion dollars. And the AI selloff hits more chipmakers in Asia. Danny…
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TNB Tech Minute: Investors Sell Off Tech Stocks
Plus: Anthropic releases new ‘Mythos-class’ AI model to general public with safety guardrails. And Broadcom, Apollo, and Blackstone partner to launch AI…
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TNB Tech Minute: Open AI Files to Go Public
Plus: U.S. expands list of Chinese companies it says assist Beijing’s Military. And Meta launches a free workforce academy to train construction workers to…
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Can ChatGPT Make Students Smarter?
Estonia has turned its school system into a testing ground for AI by giving tens of thousands of students their own ChatGPT accounts. WSJ reporter Sam…
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Unveils New Siri
Plus: Amazon has entered a multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning for optical fiber for data centers. And Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy biotech…
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TNB Tech Minute: Democrats Flood Congress with AI Proposals
Plus: Nvidia partners with South Korean tech giants to boost AI infrastructure in Asia. And Chinese AI start up StepFun prepares Hong Kong IPO. Imani Moise…
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TNB Tech Minute: Bitcoin Dips Below $60,000
Plus: Docusign raised its revenue guidance after stronger-than-expected uptake of its AI-powered platform. And a new survey found only about a quarter of…
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TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Urges Global Pause in AI Race
Plus: Morgan Stanley projects SpaceX’s revenue could reach $3.4 trillion in 2040. And senior U.S. officials have discussed the federal government taking stakes…
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Siri’s Second Act
Apple is preparing to unveil its smartest Siri yet, powered by Google's technology. WSJ columnist Rolfe Winkler explains why some analysts believe Apple can…
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TNB Tech Minute: Broadcom Results Drag Tech Stocks Down
Plus: Canada plans $360 million tech growth fund to boost domestic AI companies. And SpaceX sets a specific IPO price for next week, roughly doubling its…
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TNB Tech Minute: Meta Delays Release of New AI Model
Plus: AI CEOs call for legislation to protect against biological weapons. And the tech sector leads U.S. job cuts in May. Imani Moise hosts. Hosted by…
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TNB Tech Minute: Meta Unveils AI Agent For Businesses
Plus: Alphabet sold $35 billion worth of stock this week. And Europe puts forward measures to rely less on foreign tech. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by…
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TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Formalizes Enterprise Partner Program Ahead of IPO
Plus: AI market research firm AlphaSense nets $7.5 billion valuation in new funding round. And U.K. regulators will let publishers keep content out of Google…
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Signs Executive Order to Increase Federal Oversight of AI
Plus: Memory prices could get even worse next year amid the AI buildout, per Taiwan-based research firm TrendForce. And Coinbase founder’s longevity startup…
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TNB Tech Minute: Google Plans to Issue $80 Billion in Equity to Finance AI Ambitions
Plus: STMicrolectronics nearly doubles its data-center revenue forecast. And Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Marvell Technology could be the next chip firm to…
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Robotaxis Are Having a Bumpy Rollout
2026 was supposed to be a breakout year for self-driving taxis. Instead, WSJ reporter Sean McLain says, they're getting a crash course in public backlash. We…
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TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Files For IPO
Plus: Florida sues OpenAI over AI harms. And Uber plans to launch a robotaxi program in Munich. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company…
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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Unveils Laptops Designed For Running AI Agents
Plus: SoftBank invests $52 billion into French AI data center build out. And Motorola buys counter-drone technology company for $1.5 billion. Imani Moise…
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TNB Tech Minute: VC Firms Turn From Software Bets to Physical Ones
Plus: Chinese automaker BYD unveils autonomous-driving chip. And shares of space companies plummet following Thursday night’s Blue Origin rocket explosion…
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TNB Tech Minute: Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Testing
Plus: OpenAI will allow some organizations access to a science-focused AI model to protect against biological hazards. And Dell reports massive first-quarter…
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AI Natives Are Now Entering the Workforce
This year’s college graduates face a dual job market where AI is decimating entry level opportunities, but companies are also rewarding new grads’ AI saviness…
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TNB Tech Minute: Best Buy Reports Higher Profit And Rising Sales
Plus: DHL eCommerce and USPS sign multi-year deal. And Uber continues to grow its stake in German food-delivery company Delivery Hero. Julie Chang hosts…
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TNB Tech Minute: Meta Rolls Out Subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram and AI Chatbot
Plus: IBM and Red Hat commit $5 billion for open source security initiative. And Snowflake signs $6 billion deal to buy Amazon chips. Imani Moise hosts. Hosted…
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TNB Tech Minute: SK Hynix Joins $1 Trillion Club
Plus: unionized workers at Samsung Electronics approve pay deal, averting a strike. And the EU plans to reserve most of its mobile satellite spectrum for…
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TNB Tech Minute: Robinhood Users Can Now Delegate Trades to AI
Plus: nuclear power startup Newcleo plans to go public via SPAC. And Tesla’s European sales surge. Imani Moise hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company…
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TNB Tech Minute: Micron Trades Above $1 Trillion Market Cap as Chip, Memory Stocks Rally
Plus: American Airlines to offer Starlink internet on significant portion of flights. And Xiaomi’s first-quarter net profit falls 57%. Julie Chang hosts…
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The Surprising Chip Strategy Fueling Apple’s Profits
Apple is repurposing chips that might’ve otherwise been thrown out to fuel its newer, cheaper product lines. WSJ’s Rolfe Winkler joins us to talk about how…
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TNB Tech Minute: Space Stocks Get Lifted By SpaceX IPO Hype
Plus: Lenovo Group records its fastest revenue growth in years. And AI is boosting productivity gains in very specific tasks, but has yet to scale across the…