How President Biden Views AI
The White House is facing many challenges as it looks for ways to address the impacts of AI. WSJ White House reporter Sabrina Siddiqui joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how the Biden Administration plans to impose guardrails around the technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Aug 03, 2023
11m
Uber’s Green Goals Hit Roadblocks in London
Uber set an ambitious target to have all its London drivers in electric vehicles by 2025. But the company is running up against some surprising obstacles. WSJ’s European tech reporter Sam Schechner joins host Zoe Thomas to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Aug 02, 2023
12m
Apple Admits to Bug in Parental Controls
A bug in Apple’s Screen Time controls has some parents scrambling for new ways to set limits for kids. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what parents should know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Aug 01, 2023
12m
Smart Guns Are Coming. Will People Buy Them?
A gun that uses fingerprint and facial recognition to ensure it is only fired by an authorized user is set to hit the market. WSJ reporter Zusha Elinson joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how this venture-backed smart gun could impact gun safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jul 31, 2023
10m
Netflix Wants More Ads and It Has a New Plan to Get Them
Netflix is reworking its deal with Microsoft and changing its prices for advertisers in an effort to jump-start its ad-supported tier. WSJ deputy media editor Jessica Toonkel joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the shift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jul 28, 2023
10m
AI vs. the Drive-Through Customer
One of the best places to see how artificial intelligence is affecting our lives and jobs may be at a fast-food drive-through. WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern ordered from an AI-powered drive-though around 30 times to find out more. She joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what she learned. Plus, the Securities and Exchange Commission votes to propose new guardrails on trading apps....
12m Jul 27, 2023
12m
Why More Electric Trucks Aren’t Hitting the Roads
Commercial trucks are huge emitters of greenhouse gases. But battery-powered trucks face challenges that electric cars don’t. WSJ contributor Bart Ziegler joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the speedbumps on the road to mass electric truck adoption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jul 26, 2023
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The Human Toll of Making ChatGPT Safe for Users
Generative AI programs rely on human workers to train them to filter out harmful content, including violent and sexual material. WSJ reporter Karen Hao traveled to Kenya to speak with some quality analysts, who say the work took a toll on their mental well-being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14m Jul 25, 2023
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Google Co-Founder Returns to Help With AI Efforts
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is back in the company’s office working directly with members of the artificial intelligence team. WSJ reporter Miles Krupps joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how his presence is being felt by the company’s leaders and its workforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jul 24, 2023
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How Apple Maps Found Its Way
Changes to Apple Maps have made some users love the once hated product. WSJ personal tech reporter Ann-Marie Alcántara joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what the iPhone maker has done and what this means for its rival in the navigation space, Google. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jul 21, 2023
12m
Why Some Tech Leaders Support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President
Tech leaders are among those supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his bid to be the Democratic presidential nominee. But Kennedy has voiced support for conspiracy theories and criticized big tech. WSJ reporter Angel Au-Yeung joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what made him popular among some in Silicon Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jul 20, 2023
11m
Microsoft and Meta Team Up to Offer New AI Software
Microsoft announced a new artificial intelligence partnership and pricing for its AI-powered workplace software. WSJ Microsoft reporter Tom Dotan joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the news and what it says about Microsoft's AI strategy. Plus, a look at digital mood trackers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jul 19, 2023
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AI and Streaming Play Leading Roles in Hollywood Strike
Actors and writers say artificial intelligence and streaming have upended the film and TV industry. WSJ media and entertainment reporter Joe Flint joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how negotiations over the use of these technologies led to both unions striking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13m Jul 18, 2023
13m
Could Twitter Become Irrelevant?
Twitter is facing new challengers that threaten to take over the platform’s position as the global town square. WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how the rise of Threads could make Twitter less relevant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13m Jul 17, 2023
13m
School Districts Are Experimenting With AI-Enabled Robots
ChatGPT is being investigated by federal regulators. Plus, more school districts are considering using robots to patrol campuses. WSJ reporter Megan Tagami joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how they could keep schools safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jul 14, 2023
10m
The FTC Keeps Taking on Big Tech, and Losing
The Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is taking on the world’s biggest tech companies and losing. WSJ reporter Dave Michaels joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss why the agency’s approach hasn’t worked so far and what else it might try. Plus, hackers linked to China breached email accounts at some U.S. government agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jul 13, 2023
12m
A Platform Popular With Gamers Adds Parental Oversight
Discord, the chat app favored by teen gamers, is introducing parental oversight tools. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the new rules and what they will mean for users and parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jul 12, 2023
11m
Why Lawmakers Might Ban the Sale of Cellphone Location Data
Massachusetts lawmakersare weighing a near total ban on the selling of location data from mobile devices . The proposed law would go further than any other state’s privacy laws and could upend a billion-dollar industry. WSJ reporter Byron Tau joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jul 11, 2023
10m
How Meta Fell Behind in AI and How It Plans to Catch Up
Meta was a leader in artificial intelligence about a decade ago, but it’s lost its edge since then. WSJ social-media reporter Salvador Rodriguez explains how Meta fell behind in the AI race and what it’s doing to catch up. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jul 10, 2023
10m
Elon Musk and the $1 Billion ‘Bad Deal’ in Buffalo
New York spent nearly $1 billion on a new solar-panel factory in Buffalo, hoping Elon Musk and Tesla would use it to transform the local economy. But things haven’t worked out as planned, with a local lawmaker calling it a “bad deal.” WSJ reporter Ted Mann joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what went wrong. Plus, Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, has quickly attracted tens of millions of users....
13m Jul 07, 2023
13m
Twitter’s Challenges Heat Up With Meta Copycat
Meta has launched a new microblogging app called Threads. WSJ reporter Salvador Rodriguez joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why Meta could be Twitter’s biggest competitor. Plus, reporter Eliot Brown explains how one of the world's biggest startup investors missed out on much of the AI frenzy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13m Jul 06, 2023
13m
Why Twitter’s Limit of Post Views Is a Bigger Risk Than You Think
Elon Musk is limiting how many posts Twitter users can read in a day, to stop artificial intelligence companies from scraping data off the platform. WSJ reporter Tim Higgins joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why the change is controversial and could hurt Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jul 05, 2023
12m
Euclid Space Telescope Has Launched to Study the Dark Universe
The European Space Agency has launched a new first-of-its-kind space telescope. The Euclid space telescope was designed to study dark matter and dark energy, giving scientists insight into the largely unexplored dark universe. WSJ science reporter Aylin Woodward joins host Julie Chang to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jul 03, 2023
12m
How AI Is Being Used to Help Scout Upcoming Baseball Players
The 2023 MLB Draft is around the corner, and scouts have a new artificial intelligence tool at their disposal. The tool is said to generate data that can detect players’ flaws, forecast their potential, and even flag their likelihood for injury. WSJ reporter Lindsey Adler joins host Julie Chang to explain how it works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jun 30, 2023
11m
Investors Warm-Up to Clean-Energy Stocks Again
Shares of clean-energy companies are rising after an 18-month downturn. Companies and investors are now watching to see if the rally will help sustain them until climate-law subsidies kick in. WSJ climate-finance reporter Amrith Ramkumar joins host Julie Chang to explain how Tesla is leading the surge.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jun 29, 2023
11m
Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. Psychedelics Are Powering Silicon Valley.
Drug use has long been a part of Silicon Valley. But recently, routine drug use has moved from an after-hours activity into corporate culture, with some tech executives and employees looking to psychedelics and other substances for business breakthroughs. WSJ reporter Katherine Bindley joins host Julie Chang to discuss the growing drug culture in the tech world. Learn more about your ad choice...
10m Jun 28, 2023
10m
How TikTok Trends Are Disrupting American Companies
TikTok trends have been impacting businesses, from restaurant menu hacks to beauty product finds and fashion tips. But, going viral on the video-sharing platform can be a double-edged sword for companies. WSJ reporter Chavie Lieber joins host Julie Chang to discuss how businesses have been responding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jun 27, 2023
12m
Google’s Latest AI Flex: An Anti-Money-Laundering Tool for Banks
Google Cloud has a new artificial-intelligence tool that tackles money laundering for banks. But how does this product differ from those already on the market? WSJ reporter Dylan Tokar joins host Julie Chang to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jun 26, 2023
10m
AI Apps to Try for Work and Leisure
There are so many new AI-powered programs out there. Deciding which ones to try can be overwhelming. But worry not! WSJ personal-tech reporting assistant Cordilia James put together a list to get you started. She joins host Julie Chang for a quick rundown of the best AI apps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jun 23, 2023
11m
AI Could Improve Ads on Social Media, Snap CEO Says
Snapchat launched an AI chatbot recently. And as users flooded to the feature, CEO Evan Spiegel says he discovered users’ embrace of AI could improve targeted advertising. Spiegel spoke at the WSJ’s Journal House during the Cannes Lions International Festival this week. We bring you highlights from that conversation. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
11m Jun 22, 2023
11m
Is America Ready for the EV Takeover?
More people are driving electric vehicles. But is the U.S. ready for an EV takeover? WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims says the answer is: No. He shares what he learned on a 1,000-mile road-trip in the longest-range EV on the market. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jun 21, 2023
10m
The EU’s AI Act: What It Is and Where It Stands
The surge in artificial intelligence tools have led to increased calls for regulation. And one place where those rules are beginning to take shape is Europe. WSJ Brussels-based reporter Kim Mackrael sat down with Tech News Briefing’s Zoe Thomas to talk about the draft legislation pushed forward by the EU parliament. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jun 20, 2023
10m
Uber vs. Japan’s ‘Taxi Prince’
Uber aims to have all taxis worldwide registered on its app by 2025. But a man known as the ‘Taxi Prince’ is throwing off those plans. WSJ Tokyo-based reporter River Davis joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the battle for Japan’s roads. Plus, WSJ Twitter reporter Alexa Corse discusses why music publishers are suing Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jun 16, 2023
12m
The Awkward Partnership Between Microsoft and OpenAI
The partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is helping to lead the boom in artificial intelligence. But the pair doesn’t always have an easy relationship. WSJ reporter Tom Dotan joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how this unconventional tie-up can cause conflicts. Plus, SEC Chair Gary Gensler talks crypto with The Journal podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13m Jun 15, 2023
13m
Startups Wonder Where All the VC Went
After years of venture capital flowing freely into early-stage tech companies, investors are getting pickier. That’s forcing founders to make tough decisions and causing more of them to shut down. WSJ Pro Venture Capital reporter Yuliya Chernova joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the landscape for startup funding and what it's like to be a founder these days. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
12m Jun 14, 2023
12m
Microsoft Activision Deal Could Benefit From FTC's Move to Block It
The Federal Trade Commission has asked a judge for a temporary restraining order to stop Microsoft from clinching its $75 billion deal to buy Activision. WSJ financial enforcement reporter Dave Michaels joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how the move could end up helping Microsoft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jun 13, 2023
12m
What to Do if Dozens of Your Passwords Have Been Hacked
Password managers can inform you if your login credentials have been stolen. But what if you've used the same password for multiple sites? WSJ reporter Dalvin Brown joins host Zoe Thomas with tips on what to do. Plus, Meta’s plan to launch a new app to compete with Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jun 12, 2023
12m
How the CEO of YouTube Plans to Win Over Anyone Watching TV
YouTube’s CEO Neal Mohan has a strategy to fill the platform with short videos and TV offerings, as the company faces a growing amount of competition. WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa, who covers YouTube, joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how Mohan goofs around with content creators and woos advertisers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Jun 09, 2023
12m
How Instagram’s Algorithm Connects and Promotes Pedophile Network
Instagram, through its system of fostering communities with sets of narrow interests, has helped guide users to illegal child sex content. Instagram's parent company Meta has acknowledged the problem and vows to improve internal controls. WSJ social-media reporter Jeff Horwitz joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what makes Instagram different from other platforms when it comes to promoting this ma...
13m Jun 08, 2023
13m
Twitter Missed Dozens of Images of Child Sexual Abuse, Researchers Say
Researchers at Stanford University found dozens of images of known child sexual abuse material on Twitter during a two-month period earlier this year. The social-media platform told the team at Stanford it has improved its detection system. WSJ Twitter reporter Alexa Corse joins Zoe Thomas to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jun 07, 2023
11m
What Makes Apple’s AR Headset Stand Out From Competitors
Apple unveiled its first major new product in a decade, an augmented-reality headset. The device launches Apple into a new market but it’s taking some familiar steps, like getting developers on board to build apps for the headset’s ecosystem. WSJ personal tech news editor Shara Tibken joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13m Jun 06, 2023
13m
Why Call of Duty Could Stand in the Way of a $75 Billion Deal
Global regulators are concerned that if Microsoft acquires games publisher Activision Blizzard it could have an unfair advantage in the videogame industry, partly due to the popularity of Call of Duty. WSJ tech reporter Sarah Needleman joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what makes the Call of Duty franchise so successful. Plus, WSJ Pro reporter Brian Gormley discusses why patches that can deliver...
12m Jun 05, 2023
12m
Code Written by AI May Be Too Much of a Good Thing
A growing number of Fortune 100 companies are using generative artificial intelligence to write computer code. But chief information officers worry all these new lines of code could create problems. WSJ enterprise technology reporter Isabelle Bousquette joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss their concerns. Plus, a chatbot designed to help people with eating disorders doled out weight- loss advice. W...
13m Jun 02, 2023
13m
Big Tech Relies on Outsourcing. Lawsuits in Africa Could Upend That.
Facebook content moderators hired by a third-party contractor in Kenya are suing over working conditions. The contractor involved denies the allegations and Facebook parent Meta is arguing it shouldn’t be involved in the lawsuit. The outcome of this case and two others could have a profound impact on big tech and the industry’s outsourced workforce. WSJ South Africa-based business reporter Alex...
13m Jun 01, 2023
13m
While Some Warn About AI Extinction Risk, Nvidia Sees Valuation Soar
AI developers and tech executives are warning that artificial intelligence could threaten human life as we know it. WSJ AI reporter Deepa Seetharaman explains what they’ve said. Plus, investors are not pumping the breaks on AI. Nvidia, which makes chips for the industry, joined the $1 trillion club this week. WSJ semiconductors reporter Asa Fitch joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how the company...
13m May 31, 2023
13m
What Is the Future of Identity Verification?
The CEO of secure identity company Clear says in the future verifying your age, employment history, and even hotel booking will be much easier using biometrics. But that kind of tech, which can scan your face or fingerprint, raises lots of privacy questions. Clear CEO Caryn Seidman-Becker spoke with WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims at the WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival. Zoe Thomas hosts...
12m May 30, 2023
12m
Schools and Learning in an AI-Enabled World
How will generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, change the education system? That’s the question on a lot of parents' and teachers’ minds. At this year’s Future of Everything festival, the founder of Code.org talked about how the next generation of students will live and learn in an AI-enabled world. We bring you highlights from that conversation. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choice...
10m May 26, 2023
10m
Governments Want Kids Off Social Media. Why Aren't Platforms Doing It?
Local and national governments in the U.S. and Europe want social media companies to do more to keep children off their platforms. Efforts to require age verifications come as evidence shows companies aren’t effectively enforcing their own policies, limiting what children see and do on social media. WSJ reporter Sam Schechner joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the new laws and the challenges to i...
13m May 25, 2023
13m
Elon Musk Opens Up About His Hopes and Challenges for Twitter
Elon Musk opened up about his goals for Twitter, balancing advertiser concerns with his desire to support free speech and interviewing presidential candidates. He spoke at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit with WSJ editor for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Thorold Barker. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m May 24, 2023
12m
How an Antiabortion Group Used Cellphone Data to Send Targeted Ads
Until last year, an antiabortion group was using location data gathered from cellphones to send people who visited Planned Parenthood targeted advertising. WSJ reporter Byron Tau joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how the group got the information, the legality of these steps, and more about the group behind the effort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m May 23, 2023
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