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: Meta, Google and Microsoft Report Strong Earnings

October 29, 2025 • 3 mins
Plus: GM will lay off more than 3,300 workers at EV and battery plants. And Amazon Web Services plans to invest an additional $5 billion dollars in South Korea to build new AI data centers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Hits $5 Trillion in Market Value

October 29, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Verizon’s profit and revenue rise in the third quarter, but postpaid phone losses continue. And Paramount will cut roughly 2,000 workers across the company. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Converts to a More Traditional Corporate Structure

October 28, 2025 • 3 mins
Plus: Nvidia unveils a new product that merges AI supercomputing with quantum. And the AI giant partners with Eli Lilly to build a supercomputer that could boost drug discovery. Julie Chang hosts. Correction: OpenAI’s nonprofit parent owns a stake in its for-profit subsidiary, which has become a public-benefit corporation. An earlier version of this podcast incorrectly said OpenAI had become a for-profit company. (Corrected Oct...
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TNB Tech Minute: Amazon to Lay Off Up to 30,000 Employees

October 28, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: AI inference startup Fireworks AI is valued at $4 billion in its latest funding round. And Peter Thiel-backed startup Substrate raises more than $100 million to manufacture chips in the U.S. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What’s the Deal With Circular AI Deals?

October 28, 2025 • 12 mins
“Circularity” is the latest buzzword in AI, as tech companies strike megadeals with each other. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil breaks down why these deals might be a win-win—and how they could go wrong. Plus, WSJ reporter Katherine Bindley explains what brought San Francisco out of the shadow of a doom loop. Belle Lin hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
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TNB Tech Minute: Qualcomm Launches AI Chips in Challenge to Nvidia

October 27, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Apple and Microsoft are neck-and-neck in the race to become the stock market’s second $4 trillion company. And Amazon pledges more than $1.6 billion to bolster AWS and its retail business in the Netherlands. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: AI Startup Mercor Valued at $10 Billion

October 27, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Novartis acquires Avidity Biosciences in a $12 billion deal. And Australia's consumer watchdog accuses Microsoft of misleading customers on AI pricing. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: Porsche Posts First Loss in Years After Bad EV Bet

October 24, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Alaska Airlines cancels hundreds of flights after a technology outage. And Santee Cooper is in talks to sell inactive nuclear reactors to Brookfield Asset Management to power AI data centers. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: EU Charges Meta Over Handling of Illegal Content

October 24, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Anthropic expands Google Cloud partnership to access 1 million chips. And U.K. car manufacturing falls in wake of Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Promise and Peril of Sam Altman’s Dealmaking

October 24, 2025 • 12 mins
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has been on a dealmaking blitz with some of the world’s largest, most important AI players such as Nvidia and SoftBank. But there are risks to his high-stakes tactics, as WSJ reporter Berber Jin explains. Plus, WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Jinjoo Lee discusses how retailers might be threatened by ChatGPT’s new direct-purchasing feature. Belle Lin hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology ne...
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ

October 23, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: European aerospace and defense companies Airbus, Leonardo and Thales join forces to take on SpaceX. And Intel shows progress in its turnaround effort as it reports sales growth. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: Quantum-Computing Firms in Talks to Give U.S. Equity Stakes

October 23, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Amazon tests new robots and AI tools in its warehouses and delivery vans. And China releases a five-year plan that includes becoming more self-sufficient technologically. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Profit Drops 37% Despite Jump in Sales

October 22, 2025 • 3 mins
Plus: An amended lawsuit against OpenAI alleges the company twice loosened ChatGPT’s rules on discussing suicide. And Meta cuts about 600 jobs in its AI division, but won’t impact TBD Lab. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: Conservative Activist Robby Starbuck Sues Google

October 22, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Tinder rolls out safety feature requiring users to scan their faces. And crypto-trading firm FalconX to acquire ETF manager 21shares. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: Netflix Reports Higher Revenue and Profit

October 21, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Coinbase to acquire crypto-investing platform Echo for $375 million. And cooling-equipment maker XNRGY gets financial backing from Decarbonization Partners. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: GM Expects Smaller EV Losses

October 21, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology reports higher quarterly profit. And a former antitrust official predicts regulatory scrutiny of energy deals to power data centers. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oracle Faces Tough Questions Over Its AI Plans

October 21, 2025 • 13 mins
One of the big winners of the artificial-intelligence boom, Oracle, is facing hard questions from investors and analysts about how it plans to pay for an expensive expansion of its AI infrastructure. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher joins us to discuss where Oracle is coming up short. Plus, WSJ reporter Robert McMillan explains how those ubiquitous toll-scam text messages work and why you should never click the link....
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Stock Hits Intraday Record on Strong iPhone Sales

October 20, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Subscriber cancellations of Disney+ and Hulu doubled in September following “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” suspension. And a second proxy advisory firm recommends Tesla shareholders reject CEO Elon Musk’s proposed $1 trillion pay package. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: AWS Recovers From Major Outage

October 20, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Automakers’ lack of parts leaves thousands of Ford and Jeep employees collecting unemployment. And the U.K. competition regulator raises concerns over Getty Images and Shutterstock’s $3.7 billion merger. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Signs Formula One Streaming Deal

October 17, 2025 • 2 mins
Plus: Goldman Sachs goes after a bigger share of the AI infrastructure financing boom with a new team. And a proxy adviser urges Tesla investors to reject a $1 trillion pay package for CEO Elon Musk. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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