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Tech News Briefing

Tech News Briefing

Hear about the top tech stories of the day. Includes news and features, plus a rundown on tech stocks on the move. The Wall Street Journal Podcast Page

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1:30

TNB Tech Minute: Netflix Considers Monetizing Videogames

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/01/05

Plus: Design-software companies Synopsys and Ansys near $35 billion deal. And Tesla recalls 1.6 million vehicles in China. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:41

Why OpenAI’s Customers Are Eyeing Its Competitors

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/01/05

Major companies like Walmart have already embraced AI tools and made them an important part of their business operations. And OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has been leading that field for a while. But after the turmoil inside the company late last year, some customers realized that being too reliant on any one company might be a mistake. Now, OpenAI competitors are moving in. WSJ tech reporter Tom Dotan joins host Alex Ossola to talk about what this means for OpenAI, and the AI industry at

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1:47

TNB Tech Minute: Startup Perplexity Challenges Google...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/01/04

Plus: Peloton partners with TikTok. And EV maker Fisker abandons the direct-to-consumer sales model. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:58

Making Chips Is No Longer Just Technical—It’s Political

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/01/04

AI is increasingly important to national security, and governments are paying more attention to the companies that make the chips behind AI. Dozens of partnerships between governments relating to chips have been created since 2021. WSJ reporter Asa Fitch joins host Alex Ossola to talk about whether the new closeness between chip makers and governments is good for business, and what it means for AI in the long run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:46

TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX Accused of Violating Labor Law

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/01/03

Plus: Beijing removes key videogame official. And Thermo Fisher Scientific says it no longer sells DNA-based human-identification products in Tibet. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:16

Why the Plan for a Tech-Backed City Could Face Scrutiny

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/01/03

There’s a group of investors trying to create a new city just north of San Francisco. The project, known as California Forever, is backed by some of the biggest names in tech. It’s spent nearly $1 billion to become the biggest landowner in California’s Solano county. But until recently, very little was known about the project or who was running it. WSJ reporter Kate O’Keeffe joins host Alex Ossola to talk about what we now know about California Forever, and why local and federal officials have been

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1:30

TNB Tech Minute: BYD Beats Out Tesla in Quarterly EV...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/01/02

Plus: Apple shares drop after an analyst downgrade. And the Dutch government blocks ASML from exporting some chip-making tools to China. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:59

Who Is Yi He, the Queen of Binance?

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/01/02

Binance is still the world’s largest crypto exchange, but last year was anything but tranquil at the firm. A yearslong federal investigation into Changpeng Zhao, its co-founder and then-CEO, resulted in Binance paying billions of dollars in fines and Zhao stepping down as CEO. He pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws and now faces possible prison time. But remaining at the company is Yi He, who is Binance’s co-founder, one of its largest shareholders and Zhao’s romantic partner. WSJ

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12:25

Tech in 2024: Apple Takes a Bite of Something New

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/29

This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. Apple has teed itself up for a big year. Its new mixed reality headset is expected to go on sale, while regulators have poked holes in its “walled garden” and pushed the company to adapt to standard messaging software and charging ports. Where will that leave Apple and consumers? WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern joins host Alex Ossola to talk about what 2024 has in store for Apple. Plus: what changes we could see around EV

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10:46

Tech in 2024: Wearable Devices Enter a New Era

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/28

This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. It’s been nearly 10 years since the Apple Watch came out, and the device can now track not just your heart rate and step count, but also your skin temperature for fertility and menstrual cycle predictions. Now, WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen says the Apple Watch, and other wearables like Fitbit, might be entering a new era by tracking one metric that many people have been waiting for: blood pressure. She joins host Alex Ossola to

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11:10

Tech in 2024: Why AI Will Become ‘Unavoidable’

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/27

This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. And near the top of the list: artificial intelligence. 2023 saw big advances in AI for business and in our personal lives, as OpenAI, Google and Microsoft unveiled new technology built on AI. So what might we see next year? WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims joins host Alex Ossola to talk about developments in artificial intelligence. Plus: what we could see for green energy and self-driving cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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10:44

Tech in 2024: How Big Tech Can Stay Resilient

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/26

This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. The tech industry faced some challenges in 2023 with layoffs across companies and efforts to regulate big tech companies including Google, Meta, and TikTok. So what might we see next year? WSJ global tech editor Jason Dean joins host Alex Ossola to discuss how these changes could affect the industry in 2024. Plus: How OpenAI’s competitors might shoulder in on the company’s turf, and what Cybertruck could mean for Tesla in 2024. Learn more

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1:44

TNB Tech Minute: China Regulator Proposes Curbs for...

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/22

Plus: Activision Blizzard and a California regulator file paperwork to settle gender-discrimination claims. And people inside Meta warned of risks for encrypting Facebook direct messages, WSJ reports. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:11

How TikTok Serves War Videos to Some of Its Youngest...

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/22

More younger people are getting their news from TikTok. For information about conflicts like the Israel-Hamas war, some of the videos that the app’s algorithm serves users can be intense, polarizing or hard to verify. The Wall Street Journal recently conducted an experiment to see what kinds of war videos were served to accounts registered as 13-year-old users on the platform. WSJ technology reporter Sam Schechner joins host Alex Ossola to share more about the experiment, and what it means for the

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1:40

TNB Tech Minute: Blue Origin and Cerberus Bid on...

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/21

Plus: Austin police officer charged in killing of tech entrepreneur. And Peacock bets fewer ads on NFL games will mean more long-term subscription money. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:28

Behind the Buy Now, Pay Later Boom

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/21

Buy now, pay later services like Afterpay, Affirm and Klarna have been around for a while, but they exploded in popularity during the pandemic. Now, consumers are shifting more of their spending to buy now, pay later lenders. WSJ reporter Angel Au-Yeung joins host Alex Ossola to talk about how they work and why some consumer-advocacy groups say these services encourage shoppers to take on more debt than they can afford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25

TNB Tech Minute: Alibaba CEO Takes Control of...

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/20

Plus: Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy. And a settlement with the FTC bans Rite Aid from using facial recognition for five years. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:44

What Epic Games’ Legal Win Means for the Videogame...

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/20

Videogame company Epic Games has been waging a legal battle against Google and Apple, alleging that their app stores have monopolistic control over mobile game transactions. After a recent victory against Google, Epic and its founder and CEO Tim Sweeney are casting an eye towards the future. WSJ tech reporter Sarah Needleman joins host Alex Ossola to talk about Epic’s lawsuit and what these legal challenges mean for the videogame industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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1:32

TNB Tech Minute: Google Pays $700 Million to Settle...

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/19

Plus: Comcast says nearly 36 million Xfinity accounts were compromised in a hack. And buy now pay later company Affirm expands its relationship with Walmart. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:35

Why a Vietnamese EV Maker Is Building a U.S. Factory

Tech News Briefing ·

2023/12/19

VinFast, the Vietnamese EV startup, has ambitions to be come a major global carmaker. It started selling its vehicles in the U.S. in March, and its rollout has been troubled since, marked with vehicle recalls and negative reviews. Now, VinFast is taking a big gamble on a manufacturing facility in North Carolina. WSJ reporter Jon Emont joins host Alex Ossola to talk about how VinFast’s gamble might pay off for both the automaker and North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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