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.
TNB Tech Minute: Cloudflare Outage Knocks X, ChatGPT and More Offline
Plus: OpenAI and Intuit strike a multiyear partnership. And Lambda raises over $1.5 billion in its latest funding round. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Don’t Want to Use AI? You’re Fired
Companies are firing workers who aren’t sufficiently on-board with the AI revolution. The Wall Street Journal’s Lindsay Ellis explains what this hardline approach looks like Katie Deighton hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: Harvard Has $443 Million in Crypto
Plus: South Korean tech stocks rise after national conglomerates pledge billions in domestic investments. And a venture firm that exclusively invests in legal tech companies closes its second fund. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: XPeng Within Striking Distance of Profitability
Plus: Prosus expects Tencent to drive earnings growth. And Johnson & Johnson agrees to buy Halda Therapeutics for just over $3 billion. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: Google Proposes Ad Tech Changes to EU After $3.4 Billion Fine
Plus: A tough week for the crypto market. And Jaguar Land Rover slumps to quarterly loss after cyberattack. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: Amazon and Microsoft Back Law That Would Limit Nvidia’s Exports to China
Plus: SAP makes concessions to alleviate competition concerns in the EU. And the robotaxi race revs up in London. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Secret Plan to Create Genetically Engineered Babies
A Silicon Valley startup, backed by high-profile investors, has looked into ways to evade U.S. bans and create a child born from a genetically edited embryo. The Wall Street Journal’s Katherine Long joins us to tell us more. Plus, a deep dive into rising costs of streaming—and expanding menu of stre...
TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic’s AI Used by Chinese Hackers in Cyberattacks
Plus: Baidu unveils new AI chips. Disney’s streaming services see subscriber growth. And Verizon plans to cut about 15,000 jobs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: EU Investigates Google over Publishers’ Ranking Policy
Plus: Harbinger Motors raises $160 million and secures an order from FedEx. And AI startup Cursor raises an additional $2.3 billion. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: Toyota Plans $14 Billion North Carolina Battery Plant
Plus: Coinbase will leave Delaware and reincorporate in Texas. And Synopsys will lay off about 10% of its workforce. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: Autonomous-Truck Company Einride To Go Public
Plus: Infineon shares jump after forecasting a return to sales growth on booming AI demand. And Foxconn plans to collaborate with OpenAI. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: South Korean Data Center To Be Designed, Built and Run by AI
Plus: China considers a plan to send rare earths to the U.S., but keep them out of the U.S. military suppliers. And tech companies and Wall Street are finding new ways to fund AI megadeals. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: CoreWeave’s Third Quarter Revenue More Than Doubled
Plus: Microsoft says it will invest more than $10 billion to expand AI infrastructure in Portugal. And SoftBank sells its stake in Nvidia for $5.8 billion. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside the AI Cold War Between the U.S. and China
Despite falling behind the U.S. in some key areas, Wall Street Journal senior global correspondent Josh Chin reports that China is quickly catching up in the race to create an AI superintelligence. Plus, Wall Street Journal news associate Jared Mitovich says customers across the country are feeling ...
TNB Tech Minute: TSMC Reports Slowest Sales Since Early 2024
Plus: Instacart reported higher third-quarter revenue and profit. And a group of Democratic senators scrutinize higher electric bills, partly attributing them to the AI boom. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: Rumble to Acquire Northern Data in Up to $970 Million Deal
Plus: Israeli spyware maker NSO Group gets new owners. And Coinbase Global launches a new platform for digital token offerings. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: Nasdaq’s Worst Week Since April
Plus: Shares of Take-Two fall after the company delays the release of “Grand Theft Auto VI.” And Anthropic expands with new offices in Europe. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TNB Tech Minute: Seven Lawsuits Allege ChatGPT Led to User Harm, Suicide
Plus: Honda cuts guidance due to slumping car sales and the Nexperia chip shortage. And the EU could implement changes to its Artificial Intelligence Act. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ford’s ‘Modern Model T’ May Be Heading to the EV Scrapyard
Ford is thinking of scrapping the electric version of its F-150 pickup, once hailed as a ‘smartphone that can tow.’ WSJ reporter Sharon Terlep explains why the news is a flashpoint in America’s bumpy road towards EV adoption. Plus, robot swarms are coming. WSJ contributor Jackie Snow is here to tell...
TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Shareholders Approve Record-Setting Pay for Elon Musk
Plus: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the startup doesn’t want federal guarantees for a bailout if it fails. And Ford considers scrapping its electric F-150. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices