Tech News Briefing

1:50

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Joins Apple and Microsoft in...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/06/05

Plus, TSMC-backed Vanguard and NXP plan $7.8 billion joint venture to build a chip plant in Singapore. And we exclusively report that Amazon is poised to win big from the NBA’s TV broadcast rights deal. Danny Lewis hosts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:05

How an Ed-tech Giant Ended Up Fighting for Its Future

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/13

Education tech company 2U set out to bridge the divide between for-profit online learning and highly reputable universities. Now it’s mired in debt and facing competition from former clients. WSJ higher education reporter Melissa Korn joins host Zoe Thomas to explain 2U’s long, steep fall. Plus, WSJ contributor Bart Ziegler shares strategies for getting the best answers from AI chatbots. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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15:25

From Facebook to Meta: Zuckerberg's Big Bet—The Reality

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/11

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision in October 2021 for the metaverse as a futuristic, more connected internet. In the years after that, the company now known as Meta had to build it. On the second episode of our special series about the metaverse, host Alex Ossola talks to employees who worked on developing the metaverse, explores how the user experience has changed since those early days and digs into the financial headwinds that have threatened to throw Meta’s mission off course.

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1:32

TNB Tech Minute: Biden Administration to Raise...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/10

Plus: Tesla expands its Supercharger network. And Life360 could give new ad revenue guidance. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:35

Why Binance Fired an Investigator Hired to Clean Up...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/10

Binance, the world’s largest digital currency exchange, had been under scrutiny from regulators. To stay on the right side, Binance created a market-surveillance team to clean up its digital-currency exchange. But when investigators found a top client was manipulating markets, Binance kept the client... and fired its lead investigator. WSJ reporter Angus Berwick tells host Alex Ossola about the investigation, and what it means for the future of the company. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology

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1:34

TNB Tech Minute: Neuralink’s First Implant Encounters...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/09

Plus: AI startup Mistral is set to triple its valuation in six months. And T-Mobile and Verizon eye deals to carve up U.S. Cellular. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:52

What to Watch for in the Google Antitrust Verdict

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/09

Google answers about 90% of all internet search queries worldwide. In 2020, the Justice Department filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google uses anticompetitive tactics to preserve a monopoly for its search engine and related advertising business. The trial began last year, and closing arguments wrapped last week. WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa is here to talk about what the looming verdict might mean for Google, and for other big tech companies. Plus, visions for how artificial

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1:47

TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft to Invest Over $3 Billion...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/08

Plus: Uber reports a loss for the first quarter. And Meta is offering new generative AI tools to advertisers. Alex Ossola hosts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:26

What We Know About Tesla’s Robotaxi

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/08

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is betting big on making robotaxis a centerpiece of the company’s long-term strategy. This summer, Tesla plans to show a future model. But the company will need to overcome technological and regulatory hurdles before its fully autonomous vehicles become a reality. WSJ reporter Ryan Felton tells host Alex Ossola what we know about the vehicle, and what it will take to get it on the road. Plus, online marketplaces like eBay and Etsy are turbo-charging their searches with artificial

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1:57

TNB Tech Minute: TikTok Files Federal Lawsuit Over Ban

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/07

Plus: Self-driving car startup Wayve raises more than $1 billion. And Reddit posts higher revenue and wider loss in its first earnings as a public company. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:22

How Biotech Is Creating Synthetic Alternatives to Coffee

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/07

Climate change is making products like chocolate and coffee more expensive, even as demand grows. WSJ technology columnist Christopher Mims tells host Alex Ossola how companies are looking to recreate them in the lab using biotechnology. Plus, TikTok is courting advertisers, in spite of the platform’s looming ban or sale. WSJ reporter Katie Deighton talks about what continues to make TikTok appealing for advertisers. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad

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1:43

TNB Tech Minute: SEC Prepares to Sue Robinhood’s...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/06

Plus: Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for the Pentagon to look into Russian troops’ use of Starlink. And Synopsys plans to sell its Software Integrity Group. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:42

The Boeing Starliner’s Big Space Test

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/06

Boeing’s Starliner is set to take NASA astronauts to the International Space Station this week. It’s the spacecraft’s first crewed mission, and a major test for Boeing’s much-delayed project. WSJ reporter Micah Maidenberg tells host Alex Ossola what it took to get here. Plus, in an effort to increase her ability to focus, WSJ tech reporter Katherine Bindley gave up apps like Instagram and dating apps, and even TV. She talks about how these habits affected her. Sign up for the WSJ's free

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11:49

From Facebook to Meta: Zuckerberg's Big Bet—The...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/04

In October 2021, Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta. For a company that had built its business on social media, it was a gamble to seemingly pivot to a future version of the internet that didn’t yet exist and wasn’t well understood. On this first episode of our special series on the metaverse, host Alex Ossola takes you back to the vision that CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out for the metaverse, what was going on at the company at the time of the name change and how people reacted both

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1:43

TNB Tech Minute: EV Makers Get Tax-Credit Extension

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/03

Plus: Apple stock rallies the day after the company reported earnings. And shares of Coinbase fall. Alex Ossola hosts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:11

Tesla’s Supercharger Layoffs Could Ripple Across the...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/03

EV maker Tesla announced this week that it was laying off much of the team responsible for the company’s Supercharger network, the largest and most successful EV charging network in the U.S. The move caught employees, and others in the industry, by surprise. WSJ reporter Ryan Felton tells host Alex Ossola what a Tesla pullback in charging could mean for the broader U.S. EV market. Plus, how did an iPhone survive a fall out of an airplane, but others crack when they get tipped off the kitchen

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1:33

TNB Tech Minute: Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Declines

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/02

Plus: Universal Music and TikTok reach a new agreement. And Microsoft plans to invest over $2 billion in Malaysia. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:09

To Power Huge Data Centers, Utilities Are Turning to...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/02

Tasks like streaming movies or generating answers from artificial intelligence systems require a lot of computing power. So more, bigger data centers are cropping up in an effort to meet the demand. And that means more energy. Local energy companies are turning to natural gas and even coal to keep them going. WSJ energy reporter Jennifer Hiller tells host Alex Ossola what that means for the country’s energy transition. Plus, rebooting your device works for everything from computers to trains. WSJ

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1:50

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Triples...

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/01

Plus: Chinese EV makers post higher sales. And Doordash posts record revenue. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:30

Inside TikTok’s Missed Opportunities in Washington

Tech News Briefing ·

2024/05/01

Last week, President Biden signed a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok. But lawmakers’ concerns go back much farther. Some lawmakers and former employees of TikTok say that TikTok executives, particularly CEO Shou Chew, could have done more to prevent this outcome. WSJ tech reporter Georgia Wells tells host Alex Ossola about Chew’s missed opportunities to woo lawmakers. Plus, it’s a trend on TikTok to get AI systems like ChatGPT to talk to people like a boyfriend would… even if the systems

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