Firefox Maker Plans to Add AI Features to Its Browser
Mozilla plans to add artificial intelligence features to its Firefox web browser. At the WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival Mozilla CEO Laura Chambers and Mozilla Foundation president Mark Surman shared their vision for the future of the web with WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims. Plus, new research questions how much screens before bed actually delay sleep. Zoe Thomas hosts. Sign up for ...
12m May 31, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Google Plans $2 Billion for Malaysia Data Center
Plus, KKR gets EU approval for $23 billion acquisition of Telecom Italia’s broadband network. And China plans to impose export controls on aviation equipment, technology and software. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 30, 2024
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How the U.S. Is Preparing for Space Warfare
Pentagon officials are opening up about weapons hostile nations could use in space to engage in warfare. WSJ reporter Doug Cameron joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how the U.S. military is preparing for these potential threats. Plus, how could smart bandages change the treatment of wounds? We’ll explain how this wearable tech works. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn mo...
11m May 30, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Meta Removes Fake Accounts Linked to Israeli Firm
Plus, Jeep plans to release a $25,000 all-electric model. And a union representing Samsung workers plans its first-ever strike. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 29, 2024
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How the AI Boom Is Creating an Unbalanced Tech Job Market
Tech workers are rushing to develop skills and knowledge that will make them appealing hires in the artificial-intelligence boom. WSJ reporter Katherine Bindley joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how workers are attempting to bridge the gap between what they know and what they need to know. Plus, which generative-AI chatbot is most useful? The WSJ put five of them to the test.  Sign up for the...
12m May 29, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI to Form Committee on Safety and Security
Plus, PayPal is planning an ad business using data on its millions of shoppers. And T-Mobile agrees to a $4.4 billion dollar deal to buy most of U.S Cellular. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 28, 2024
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This Billionaire Wants to Buy TikTok and Remake the Internet
Real-estate mogul Frank McCourt is organizing a bid to acquire TikTok in the U.S. He spoke with WSJ senior personal technology columnist Joanna Stern at the WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival, about his plans and his vision for the future of the internet. Plus, we’ll learn about the growth of Yondr, the company making little pouches to keep people off their phones. Zoe Thomas hosts. Sign up...
12m May 28, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Alibaba to Raise $4.5 Billion for Share Buybacks
Plus, China announces a new chatbot trained on Xi Jinping Thought. And the face of dogecoin dies. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 24, 2024
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What Could Threaten Nvidia’s Booming Business?
Business is booming for chip maker Nvidia. But the company, which has been at the center of the artificial-intelligence boom, faces new competition and a changing market. WSJ reporter Asa Fitch joins host Zoe Thomas to explain Nvidia’s headwinds and how it plans to keep growing. Plus, we’ll learn about the tools businesses use to customize their generative AI models. Sign up for the WSJ's fr...
12m May 24, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Big Tech’s Big Spending on AI Infrastructure Overseas
Plus, South Korea unveils $19 billion plan to boost chip industry. And Chinese smartphone and gadget maker Xiaomi beats earnings expectations. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 23, 2024
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How a Chinese Phone Maker Did Something Apple Couldn’t: Build an EV
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, known for making gadgets like air purifiers and smartphones, used its knowledge of electronics and consumer preferences to build a car. WSJ reporter Sha Hua tells host Zoe Thomas how the company pulled it off. Plus, companies make all sorts of mistakes with their consumer chatbots. We’ll find out what some businesses are doing to address the most annoying ones.  Si...
11m May 23, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia’s Sales Triple
Plus, News Corp strikes a content-licensing pact with OpenAI. And Nebraska sues TikTok for allegedly harming minors. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 22, 2024
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How Quantum Computing Could Help Optimize Logistics
After a regulatory crackdown, the crypto industry is fighting for its life. WSJ Crypto reporter Caitlin Ostroff explains the industry’s latest strategy: spending big on elections. Plus, WSJ contributor Bob Henderson joins host Charlotte Gartenberg to discuss how technological advances are letting companies explore practical uses for quantum computers, such as optimizing airline gate assignments...
11m May 22, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Sonos Breaks Into the Premium Headphones Market
Plus, Samsung ousts its top semiconductor exec following AI missteps. And Pixar plans to cut 14% of its workforce. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 21, 2024
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What’s So Special About Microsoft’s New AI-Focused PCs? CEO Explains.
Exclusive: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tells WSJ senior personal technology columnist Joanna Stern about its new Windows platform optimized for artificial intelligence. Plus, why computer-science majors are having a harder time finding jobs. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m May 21, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Unveils AI-Focused PC
Plus, Neuralink got a green light for a second brain-chip implantation. And OpenAI pauses the use of an AI voice tool that sounds like Scarlett Johansson. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 20, 2024
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Should Smartphones Be Blamed for the Youth Mental-Health Crisis?
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt blames tech for teen anxiety in his latest book. He also is confronting allegations of junk science. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss Haidt’s conclusions and the blowback. Plus, WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims explains what he got wrong in 10 years of tech predictions and what can be learned from those errors.  ...
11m May 20, 2024
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From Facebook to Meta: Zuckerberg's Big Bet—The Future
Since Facebook became Meta in 2021, the company has invested billions of dollars to develop the metaverse to where it is today. But the competitive landscape is changing as companies like Apple come out with their own headsets. Plus, artificial intelligence is becoming a more important part of Meta’s business. What could this mean for Meta’s goal of creating a mature metaverse? And what will th...
14m May 18, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Plans Major Shake-Up of Videogame Strategy
Plus, AI cloud-computing startup raises one of the largest-ever private debt financings. And Elon Musk’s X completes its rebrand. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 17, 2024
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How AI Is Breaking the Hiring Process
Job seekers and employers are deploying artificial intelligence bots to help in the application process. It's leading to a bot versus bot battle. WSJ reporter Lindsay Ellis tells host Zoe Thomas why both sides say it’s hurting the hiring process. Plus, what if your doctor could test a treatment on a digital version of your heart before surgery? WSJ senior special writer Stephanie Armour explain...
12m May 17, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Asks Some China Staff to Consider Moving
Plus, bargain retail app Temu is under fire from European consumer groups. And Meta faces a European Union probe into its child-protection policies. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 16, 2024
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Why EV Startup Fisker Failed to Become the Next Tesla
Famed car designer Henrik Fisker set out to build a company that could upend the auto industry. But, Fisker Inc. is struggling to keep its promise to investors and could be close to shutting down. WSJ reporter Sean McLain joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what happened. Plus, cybersecurity threats increased for businesses along with scrutiny of how they handle those attacks, according to a new W...
13m May 16, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Billionaire Plans Bid for TikTok’s U.S. Arm
Plus, Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD launches a new pickup truck. And Microsoft imposes climate requirements on suppliers. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 15, 2024
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Behind Google’s Plans for AI-Powered Search Summaries
Google plans to show artificial-intelligence-powered answers on its search engine starting this week in the U.S. WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why the tech giant is making the change and how it could reshape the lucrative internet-search business. Plus, defense technology startups are seeing a surge in funding. But some of their Silicon Valley backers have deep ties...
12m May 15, 2024
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Google to Launch AI Search Summaries
Plus, regulators probe Waymo after self-driving car incidents. And Amazon appoints a new head of its cloud-computing unit. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 14, 2024
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Temu Makes Global Push as U.S. Scrutiny of TikTok Grows
Bargain app Temu, owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD, is working to reduce its reliance on American shoppers as growth slows and scrutiny of TikTok grows. WSJ reporter Shen Lu joins host Zoe Thomas to explain Temu’s strategy. Plus, some governments are scaling back commitments to electric vehicles, afraid they could add to problems like inflation, job losses and high public debt. We’ll explo...
12m May 14, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Unveils New AI Voice Assistant
Plus: Squarespace plans to go private in a $6.6 billion deal. And France secures $16 billion in investment from tech giants. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 13, 2024
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How an Ed-tech Giant Ended Up Fighting for Its Future
Education tech company 2U set out to bridge the divide between for-profit online learning and highly reputable universities. Now it’s mired in debt and facing competition from former clients. WSJ higher education reporter Melissa Korn joins host Zoe Thomas to explain 2U’s long, steep fall. Plus, WSJ contributor Bart Ziegler shares strategies for getting the best answers from AI chatbots. Sig...
12m May 13, 2024
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From Facebook to Meta: Zuckerberg's Big Bet—The Reality
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his vision in October 2021 for the metaverse as a futuristic, more connected internet. In the years after that, the company now known as Meta had to build it. On the second episode of our special series about the metaverse, host Alex Ossola talks to employees who worked on developing the metaverse, explores how the user experience has changed since those ea...
15m May 11, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Biden Administration to Raise Tariffs on Chinese EVs
Plus: Tesla expands its Supercharger network. And Life360 could give new ad revenue guidance. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 10, 2024
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Why Binance Fired an Investigator Hired to Clean Up Its Crypto Exchange
Binance, the world’s largest digital currency exchange, had been under scrutiny from regulators. To stay on the right side, Binance created a market-surveillance team to clean up its digital-currency exchange. But when investigators found a top client was manipulating markets, Binance kept the client... and fired its lead investigator. WSJ reporter Angus Berwick tells host Alex Ossola about the...
14m May 10, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Neuralink’s First Implant Encounters a Problem
Plus: AI startup Mistral is set to triple its valuation in six months. And T-Mobile and Verizon eye deals to carve up U.S. Cellular. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 09, 2024
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What to Watch for in the Google Antitrust Verdict
Google answers about 90% of all internet search queries worldwide. In 2020, the Justice Department filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google uses anticompetitive tactics to preserve a monopoly for its search engine and related advertising business. The trial began last year, and closing arguments wrapped last week. WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa is here to talk about what the looming v...
11m May 09, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft to Invest Over $3 Billion in Wisconsin AI Projects
Plus: Uber reports a loss for the first quarter. And Meta is offering new generative AI tools to advertisers. Alex Ossola hosts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 08, 2024
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What We Know About Tesla’s Robotaxi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is betting big on making robotaxis a centerpiece of the company’s long-term strategy. This summer, Tesla plans to show a future model. But the company will need to overcome technological and regulatory hurdles before its fully autonomous vehicles become a reality. WSJ reporter Ryan Felton tells host Alex Ossola what we know about the vehicle, and what it will take to get it ...
10m May 08, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: TikTok Files Federal Lawsuit Over Ban
Plus: Self-driving car startup Wayve raises more than $1 billion. And Reddit posts higher revenue and wider loss in its first earnings as a public company. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 07, 2024
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How Biotech Is Creating Synthetic Alternatives to Coffee
Climate change is making products like chocolate and coffee more expensive, even as demand grows. WSJ technology columnist Christopher Mims tells host Alex Ossola how companies are looking to recreate them in the lab using biotechnology. Plus, TikTok is courting advertisers, in spite of the platform’s looming ban or sale. WSJ reporter Katie Deighton talks about what continues to make TikTok app...
11m May 07, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: SEC Prepares to Sue Robinhood’s Crypto Unit
Plus: Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for the Pentagon to look into Russian troops’ use of Starlink. And Synopsys plans to sell its Software Integrity Group. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 06, 2024
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The Boeing Starliner’s Big Space Test
Boeing’s Starliner is set to take NASA astronauts to the International Space Station this week. It’s the spacecraft’s first crewed mission, and a major test for Boeing’s much-delayed project. WSJ reporter Micah Maidenberg tells host Alex Ossola what it took to get here. Plus, in an effort to increase her ability to focus, WSJ tech reporter Katherine Bindley gave up apps like Instagram and datin...
12m May 06, 2024
12m
From Facebook to Meta: Zuckerberg's Big Bet—The Beginning
In October 2021, Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta. For a company that had built its business on social media, it was a gamble to seemingly pivot to a future version of the internet that didn’t yet exist and wasn’t well understood. On this first episode of our special series on the metaverse, host Alex Ossola takes you back to the vision that CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out for t...
12m May 04, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: EV Makers Get Tax-Credit Extension
Plus: Apple stock rallies the day after the company reported earnings. And shares of Coinbase fall. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 03, 2024
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Tesla’s Supercharger Layoffs Could Ripple Across the EV Industry
EV maker Tesla announced this week that it was laying off much of the team responsible for the company’s Supercharger network, the largest and most successful EV charging network in the U.S. The move caught employees, and others in the industry, by surprise. WSJ reporter Ryan Felton tells host Alex Ossola what a Tesla pullback in charging could mean for the broader U.S. EV market. Plus, how did...
11m May 03, 2024
11m
TNB Tech Minute: Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Declines
Plus: Universal Music and TikTok reach a new agreement. And Microsoft plans to invest over $2 billion in Malaysia. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 02, 2024
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To Power Huge Data Centers, Utilities Are Turning to Fossil Fuels
Tasks like streaming movies or generating answers from artificial intelligence systems require a lot of computing power. So more, bigger data centers are cropping up in an effort to meet the demand. And that means more energy. Local energy companies are turning to natural gas and even coal to keep them going. WSJ energy reporter Jennifer Hiller tells host Alex Ossola what that means for the cou...
10m May 02, 2024
10m
TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Triples Valuation to $19 Billion
Plus: Chinese EV makers post higher sales. And Doordash posts record revenue. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m May 01, 2024
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Inside TikTok’s Missed Opportunities in Washington
Last week, President Biden signed a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok. But lawmakers’ concerns go back much farther. Some lawmakers and former employees of TikTok say that TikTok executives, particularly CEO Shou Chew, could have done more to prevent this outcome. WSJ tech reporter Georgia Wells tells host Alex Ossola about Chew’s missed opportunities to woo lawmakers. Plus, it’s a trend ...
12m May 01, 2024
12m
TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Posts Record First-Quarter Sales
Plus: Binance founder is sentenced to four months in jail. And the European Union is investigating Meta over disinformation. Alex Ossola hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Apr 30, 2024
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Investors Are Pouring Money Into AI Startups. Is It the Next Bubble?
Investments in artificial intelligence startups are heating up. Last year, investors poured more than $20 billion dollars into generative AI deals. But some of these companies, some of which have billion-dollar valuations, haven’t turned a profit or don’t have a product. WSJ venture-capital reporter Berber Jin tells host Alex Ossola more about this ecosystem, and why some are already concerned ...
12m Apr 30, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Regulators Investigate Ford’s Driver-Assistance System
Plus: Beijing tentatively approves Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” software. And federal regulators fine wireless carriers for sharing customer-location data. Alex Ossola hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Apr 29, 2024
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Elon Musk Says a Cheaper Tesla Is on the Way
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has talked about offering a cheaper EV model for a while. A low-priced car could attract new customers who may not be able to afford Tesla’s more premium models. Last week, Musk said that cheaper cars could be coming as soon as late this year. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins tells host Alex Ossola what it would take to make that happen. Plus, Tesla was one of four tech companies t...
12m Apr 29, 2024
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