WSJ Tech News Briefing

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

TNB Tech Minute: Silver Lake Aims to Tackle Data-Center Power Bottleneck

August 8, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Lyft bets on robotaxis. And battery startup Lyten buys bankrupt Northvolt’s remaining European assets. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Intel’s CEO Already at Odds With Board

August 8, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: SMIC says U.S. tariffs should continue to have a limited impact on the chip maker. And Meta settles a defamation lawsuit. Meanwhile, its new AI team is now called TBD Lab. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

Behind Apple’s Decision to Make iPhones in India

August 8, 2025 • 12 mins
Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off a plan to manufacture iPhones in India years ago. It was one of a series of savvy moves, along with a newly announced $100 billion U.S. investment, that have helped the company avoid President Trump’s recent tariff threats. WSJ South Asia bureau chief Tripti Lahiri joins us to discuss Apple’s plans. Plus, should you spy on your child’s phone? WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon makes the case fo...
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI’s GPT-5 Is Here

August 7, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Space company Firefly Aerospace goes public. And General Motors plans to import batteries from China despite steep tariffs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Trump Calls on Intel’s CEO to Resign Over China Ties

August 7, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: President Trump imposes roughly 100% tariffs on chips coming to the U.S. The EU says its exports of chips to the U.S. will face a 15% tariff ceiling. SoftBank posts quarterly profit. Ariana Aspuru hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Airbnb, Lyft and DoorDash Post Higher Profits

August 6, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: FTC moves to block Edwards Lifesciences acquisition of JenaValve Technology. And North Korea expands satellite launch site. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Warns Against Back Doors in Chips

August 6, 2025 • 3 mins
Plus: Shopify, Disney, Uber and Siemens Energy report strong second-quarter earnings. And Apple may soon announce an investment in the U.S., according to National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Palantir Shares Jump While TSMC’s Fall

August 5, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Linda Yaccarino, former CEO of X, lands at eMed Population Health. And NASA’s acting administrator Sean Duffy directs the agency to support more private space stations. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Service

August 5, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: German chip maker Infineon Technologies lifts its guidance as semiconductor demand picks up. Three people are arrested over the suspected theft of TSMC’s trade secrets. Ariana Aspuru hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

When the Chatbot Tells You What You Want to Hear

August 5, 2025 • 13 mins
AI chatbots have a tendency to flatter users—a term called AI “sycophancy.” And while it feels good, you may pay a high price for that praise. Malihe Alikhani, an assistant professor of AI at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, joins us to explain the risks. Plus, should you keep your digital secrets in a digital safe? Belle Lin hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about...
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Palantir Beats Wall Street, Raises Outlook

August 4, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: U.S. bid to compete in AI with China faces first trial. Tesla stock rises after CEO Elon Musk gets multibillion-dollar stock award. And Spotify to increase premium subscription prices in regions around the globe. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Tesla to Award Elon Musk $24 Billion in Stock

August 4, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Foxconn to convert EV plant to make AI hardware. Joby Aviation will acquire Blade Air Mobility unit for up to $125 million. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Noma Security Raises $100 Million to Keep AI Agents in Check

August 1, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Apple said it would substantially increase capital expenditures. Palantir was awarded a $10 billion dollar, 10-year federal contract. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: MPLX to Acquire Northwind Midstream for $2.38 Billion

August 1, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: A top Intel chip-packaging expert takes a job at Samsung. Sources say Axiata will start the sale process for the world’s sixth-largest tower company. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

Can These New Chips Solve AI’s Energy Problem?

August 1, 2025 • 12 mins
Chip startups are battling to sell cloud-computing providers the custom-built inference chips of the future. But the question is, can they actually make a dent in AI’s projected energy demand? WSJ columnist and co-host of the Bold Names podcast, Christopher Mims joins us to explain. Plus, Hollywood is losing ground to YouTube as the tech giant wins the battle for TV viewers. Belle Lin hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology n...
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Figma Shares Soar Over 200% in Stock-Market Debut

July 31, 2025 • 3 mins
Plus: Apple’s iPhone sales blew past estimates as some customers raced to beat potential price increases from tariffs. Amazon posts higher sales and profit in its latest earnings report. And, some tech giants are revising their AI claims after scrutiny from a regulatory group. Ariana Aspuru hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Just Became the World’s Second $4 Trillion Company

July 31, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Southeast Asian ride hailing and delivery giant, Grab, is leaning into driverless technologies. Samsung expects AI-fueled earnings improvement after profit drops.. Ariana Aspuru hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Airbus Backs Its Guidance After Trump-EU Trade Deal

July 30, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Autonomous trucks are now driving highways at night. Tech giants Meta and Microsoft report earnings. Ariana Aspuru hosts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: Amazon to Pay New York Times at Least $20 Million a Year in AI Deal

July 30, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: AI finance app, Ramp, is valued at $22.5 billion in funding round. Ariana Aspuru hosts.  Correction: Iconiq led Ramp’s Series E-2 round. A previous version of this episode incorrectly said it was Iconiq Growth, an earlier name for Iconiq’s venture and growth arm. (Corrected July 31.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

TNB Tech Minute: PayPal Raises Full-Year Guidance After Gains From Active Accounts and Venmo

July 29, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity provider, CyberArk Software. JPMorgan Chase nears a deal to take over Apple’s credit-card program. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Stuff You Should Know

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Dateline NBC

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.

    On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

    24/7 News: The Latest

    24/7 News: The Latest

    The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

    The Bobby Bones Show

    The Bobby Bones Show

    Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

Explore

iHeart

Live Radio

Podcasts

Artist Radio

Exclusives

News

Features

Events

Contests

Photos

Information

About

Advertise

Blog

Brand Guidelines

Contest Guidelines

Subscription Offers

Jobs

Get the App

Automotive

Home

Mobile

Wearables

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.