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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. Hosted by Zoe Thomas
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Plus, shares of Ray-Ban maker rise after the company says it’s drawing interest from tech giants. And Morgan Stanley releases its second homegrown AI tool. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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Technology from Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant company allowed a patient to move a cursor with his brain and play videogames. WSJ reporter Rolfe Winkler joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how the implant works and the approaches of rival companies. Plus, Google has ended a plan to eliminate cookies on Chrome. We’ll tell you what comes next.
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Plus, Uber and Lyft win a court battle to treat drivers as contractors. And online education company 2U files for bankruptcy. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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Chinese scientists have become more secretive about their supercomputer development. These machines are essential to improving artificial intelligence, developing vaccines, and predicting hurricanes. But now it’s harder to determine whether China or the U.S. has the fastest supercomputers. WSJ reporter Stu Woo joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how this happened. Plus, everyday crypto investors are donating their digital currencies to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
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Plus, former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick launches a new artificial intelligence company. And Apple is under investigation by antitrust officials in Spain. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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Amazon sells its Echo smart speakers and other devices at low prices, expecting them to generate income for other parts of the company once they are in people's homes. It hasn’t worked out. WSJ reporter Dana Mattioli tells host Zoe Thomas why. Plus, to bring 11,000 college football players to digital life in just three months, Electronic Arts turned to artificial intelligence.
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Plus, fintech company Revolut tagrets a valuation of $45 billion ahead of a possible IPO. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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1The global tech outage set off by a defective code in a CrowdStrike update is highlighting the hazards of cloud software updates. WSJ Pro Cybersecurity reporter James Rundle joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how companies are approaching the practice in the wake of outages. Plus, to protect your photos and important documents, you shouldn’t rely solely on the cloud.
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Plus, Google is ending a plan to eliminate cookies in Chrome. And CrowdStrike warns customers about bad actors trying to exploit the tech outage caused by its software update last week. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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There is a growing view that electricity is the best way to power everything from cooking to driving and that America’s infrastructure is inadequate to distribute that electricity. That has startups working on larger batteries to power appliances, homes and whole neighborhoods. WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims joins host Zoe Thomas to talk about those efforts. Plus, law firms are targeting small businesses with disability lawsuits alleging their websites aren’t ADA compliant.
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Plus, the Nasdaq falls, as do shares of CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company behind the outage. And New York’s financial regulator hires two new leaders for its crypto unit. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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Ohio Sen. JD Vance used his career in venture capital to promote tech startups in the Midwest. Despite efforts by him and other venture investors, the coasts still lead when it comes to startups’ ability to raise capital. WSJ Pro Venture Capital reporter Yuliya Chernova joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why. Plus, a surge in solar power is helping battery storage companies charge up on the cheap.
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Plus, Meta is in talks to buy a stake in eyewear company EssilorLuxottica. And
a federal judge dismisses part of the fraud case against SolarWinds over how it dealt with a 2020 cyber breach. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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Elon Musk says he plans to donate $45 million a month to a pro-Donald Trump super PAC. It’s turbocharging Silicon Valley’s support for the former president. WSJ reporter Dana Mattioli joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what’s behind Musk and other tech leaders' support for the Republican presidential nominee. Plus, China is putting the power of the state behind Chinese companies’ AI efforts. But WSJ reporter and editor Liza Lin explains they are also handcuffing those companies with political controls.
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Plus, chip-machinery maker ASML orders beat forecasts. And tech stocks fall pulling the Nasdaq to its worst day since 2022. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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Disney spent years trying to attract new customers to its streaming services. Now it's making changes aimed at getting those customers to spend more time glued to the screen. WSJ reporter Robbie Whelan joins Tech News Briefing with more on how Disney is attempting to accomplish this by taking a page out of Netflix’s book. Plus, electric vehicles could help dealers rev up sales through faster replacement cycles and more frequent repairs.
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Plus, U.K. regulators launch probe into Microsoft’s partnership with startup Inflection AI. And the Trump campaign raised $3 million in crypto. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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A four-year-old startup is close to landing the tech industry’s biggest exit in years. WSJ reporter Berber Jin joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy cloud cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion. Plus, the bankruptcy of little-known fintech startup Synapse Financial Technologies has left thousands of consumers unable to access money they thought was safely deposited at banks.
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An anonymous group says it obtained thousands of documents from the entertainment giant’s internal messaging system. Plus: Rite Aid says some customer data was breached. And AT&T and Verizon are feuding over plans to expand 5G access for emergency responders. Danny Lewis hosts.
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When Linda Yaccarino became CEO of X, the social media company’s owner Elon Musk said the pair would divide responsibilities. But about a year into her tenure at the company she’s learning the pitfalls of sharing power with the billionaire. WSJ reporter Alexa Corse joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Plus, the top 100 national-security startups win few government contracts. We’ll explain what that means for companies and the venture-capital backers.
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Please take all the other losers from twitter to your platform. Jack White, Trent Renzor and other waste of time left wing celebrities. Think the world cares? Really think the whole world cares today?
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WSJ Tech News has a great format. Keeps things interesting.
wrong headline, where's the Amazon story?
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liked the introductory show
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for what ever reason the audio is unsynchronized between the two speakers
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Great, informative podcast.
First the guy mispronounces Data's name, giving him a soft "A" like in "thatta" (ex: Come on, man. Say it right. Thatta boy!) instead of a hard "A" like in "beta" (ex: Did you even run this by a single beta listener before posting?). Then the gal says Star "Track" and basically what I'm saying is that OBVIOUSLY neither of you are Trekkies / Trekkers so why are either of you reporting on this topic???
it was good, thank you.
Listeners of this podcast may find this relevant: Facebook's upcoming "cryptocurrency" should NOT be trusted. It goes against every fundamental value and function of cryptocurrency, and is In fact NOT a crypto at all! Instead of an open source product that anyone can audit and help to contribute to and help run the network, its closed source, is a CLOSED network, only made up of big banks, Visa, and shady corporations, and is a huge tracking network with your real identity tied to it being 100% mandatory, then all your transactions are sent to all of Facebook's partners, and of course the government will have full access to everything. Are you really going to trust a shady, lying spy company with your money?
and then...
Google, Facebook, and Amazon. These 3 companies will destroy society within a handful of years. They have destroyed privacy already, spy on us (even Amazon; lookup "Rekognition" facial recognition made for police, which leads to false arrests, also used in their Amazon Go stores to track you), and have made us both addicted and helpless to consumerism and our phones. Do not give these companies a penny...vote with your dollars people.
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This report is quick, to the point, and gives very relevant headlines from the world of tech. I look forward to the the two 5-minute clips daily