How Investors in China Keep Trading Crypto, Despite the Ban
In the early years of the cryptocurrency boom, China was a hub of activity. But starting in 2021, crypto trading was banned in the country. That hasn’t stopped people from finding creative workarounds—and trading tens of billions of dollars worth of crypto in the process. WSJ reporter Weilun Soon tells host Alex Ossola how Chinese traders are still operating, and what it might mean for regulato...
11m Jan 24, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Netflix Reports Strong Earnings
Plus: France’s privacy regulator fines Amazon’s local warehouse management business. And Wayfair was more likely to lay off remote employees. Alex Ossola hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 23, 2024
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Why Palantir’s Biggest Client Is Seeking Out Its Competitors
Since its founding in 2003, software company Palantir Technologies has built a $36 billion dollar company. That’s in part due to its relationship with the U.S. government, which is its biggest client. But in recent months, Palantir’s revenue growth from U.S. government contracts has slowed. WSJ reporter Heather Somerville tells host Alex Ossola what this means for the company’s bottom line, and...
12m Jan 23, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Rolls Out Stolen Device Protection
Plus: the U.S. seeks to shut down currency exchanges linked to Hamas. And Sony has called off a merger with Indian media company Zee Entertainment. Alex Ossola hosts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 22, 2024
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Why Spotify Is Struggling to Make Money
Since it was founded in 2006, Spotify has changed the world of music streaming. It has nabbed millions of subscribers—and its 30% market share is twice that of its nearest competitor. But it’s still struggling to make money. WSJ music industry reporter Anne Steele tells host Alex Ossola about the bold new moves that Spotify is making as its leadership sets their sights on profitability. Learn ...
12m Jan 22, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Tech Stocks Propel S&P 500 to New Heights
Plus: Apple will allow other companies’ apps in Europe to access mobile payments. And Wayfair will lay off 13% of its staff. Alex Ossola hosts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 19, 2024
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Why Harvard Is Trying to Smooth Things Over with Silicon Valley
Elite universities have struggled with how to respond to the October 7 attacks on Israel. Critics say schools didn’t move quickly or forcefully enough to condemn Hamas and denounce antisemitism. Some criticized what they viewed as Harvard’s weak response under former President Claudine Gay. Some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capital investors are among those critics. WSJ venture capital repor...
11m Jan 19, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Chip Maker TSMC Faces New Delays at Arizona Site
Plus: Germany’s new car market fell dramatically in December, led by a dropoff in EV sales. And the European Union’s competition watchdog plans to block Amazon’s iRobot acquisition. Alex Ossola hosts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 18, 2024
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What Shein’s Cybersecurity Probe Means for Its IPO Dreams
China’s powerful internet regulator has opened a cybersecurity review of fashion giant Shein. Though the company is based in Singapore and doesn’t sell its products in China, it has important connections to the country through its network of suppliers. The probe could be an important step ahead of Shein’s planned IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. WSJ China tech editor Liza Lin tells host Alex...
10m Jan 18, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple Loses Attempt to Delay Smartwatch Ban
Plus: Software developers are outraged at Apple’s new App Store payment policies. And Hyundai Motor sells a factory in China. Alex Ossola hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 17, 2024
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Coinbase Faces Its First Big Legal Test
After a series of high-profile meltdowns at FTX and Binance, crypto exchange Coinbase is one of the last big digital-asset companies standing. Not just standing—expanding, as CEO Brian Armstrong has pushed into overseas markets and launched new products. Now, as Coinbase heads to court for its first big legal test, Brian Armstrong has become the new face of crypto. WSJ markets reporter Vicky Ge...
12m Jan 17, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: The Supreme Court Turns Down Apple’s Appeal
Plus: Uber is shutting down alcohol-delivery service Drizly. And Synopsys agrees to acquire Ansys in a $35 billion cash-and-stock deal. Alex Ossola hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 16, 2024
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In Factories, Robots Struggle to Do What Humans Do
You've heard it before: Robots are coming for our jobs. But are they really? It turns out that robots aren’t as common in U.S. factories as you might think. In 2019, only 11.1% of U.S. manufacturing plants reported that they used robots, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Part of the reason might be that it’s difficult to engineer robots to do the same things that humans do. WSJ reporter Laur...
11m Jan 16, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Halts Production in Europe After Shipping Delays
Plus: Crypto brokerage firm Genesis Global Trading has agreed to pay $8 million to settle with New York financial regulator. And customers of financial software provider Carta are reaching out to its competitors. Alex Ossola hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 12, 2024
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The CES Gadgets Worth Knowing About
CES, the annual electronics trade show, comes to a close today. There were thousands of vendors—Google, GE and LG among them—showing off the latest gadgets. One big theme emerged: 2024 is the year of AI. WSJ Personal Tech news editor Shara Tibken joins host Alex Ossola to talk about what this year’s show tells us about tech trends, and which gadgets were the team’s favorites. Learn more about ...
11m Jan 12, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Briefly Dethrones Apple
Plus: EBay agrees to pay a $3 million criminal penalty after harassment of two critical bloggers. And Amazon missed a deadline to offer remedies to the European Union over its acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot. Alex Ossola hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 11, 2024
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A Biotech Startup Betting on a New Kind of Genetic Medicine
Biotech startup Moonwalk Biosciences has been operating quietly since 2022. It recently raised $57 million in venture capital. It’s one of a handful of companies focused on epigenetic medicine, a subset of genetic medicine that looks to treat disease by changing which genes are turned on and off. WSJ Pro VC reporter Brian Gormley joins host Alex Ossola to talk about the company, and the expandi...
11m Jan 11, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Lays Off Hundreds at Prime and Twitch
Plus: SEC okays bitcoin ETFs for mainstream investors. German software company SAP will pay over $220 million to settle foreign bribery charges. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 10, 2024
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Chinese Customers Don’t Want Nvidia’s Lower-Powered Chips
After U.S. regulations barred Nvidia from selling its most advanced semiconductors in China, engineers at Nvidia quickly pivoted to making lower-powered chips to comply with the rules. But the Chinese cloud companies that are some of Nvidia’s biggest customers globally don’t want the downgraded chips. WSJ reporter Asa Fitch joins host Alex Ossola to talk about how the restrictions could affect ...
12m Jan 10, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: SEC Says X Account Was ‘Compromised’ After False Bitcoin Tweet
Plus: X announces three new shows coming to the platform. And NASA delays two crewed lunar missions. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 09, 2024
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Why Elon Musk Wants MrBeast’s Videos on X
Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is one of YouTube’s most popular creators. His videos rack up hundreds of millions of views. Elon Musk has encouraged Donaldson to post his videos on X, which would be a boon for the platform. But Donaldson has rebuffed him, saying that the math doesn’t work for him on X. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins joins host Alex Ossola to talk about why, what it means ...
13m Jan 09, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple’s Mixed-Reality Headset to Become Available Feb. 2
Plus: The Vulcan Centaur rocket blasts off for the first time, but moon lander runs into trouble. And chipmaker Nvidia’s stock closes at a record high. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1m Jan 08, 2024
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Why the U.S. Says China Is Stealing AI Secrets to Turbocharge Spying
China and the U.S. have been locked in a battle for supremacy in artificial intelligence. U.S. government officials say hackers linked to the Chinese government have been stealing vast troves of data, including trade secrets from the U.S. Now, the FBI and other agencies believe China could use that data to create AI that could turbocharge hacking abilities. WSJ senior reporter Aruna Viswanatha ...
11m Jan 08, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Netflix Considers Monetizing Videogames
Plus: Design-software companies Synopsys and Ansys near $35 billion deal. And Tesla recalls 1.6 million vehicles in China. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1m Jan 05, 2024
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Why OpenAI’s Customers Are Eyeing Its Competitors
Major companies like Walmart have already embraced AI tools and made them an important part of their business operations. And OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has been leading that field for a while. But after the turmoil inside the company late last year, some customers realized that being too reliant on any one company might be a mistake. Now, OpenAI competitors are moving in. WSJ tech rep...
12m Jan 05, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: Startup Perplexity Challenges Google With AI Search
Plus: Peloton partners with TikTok. And EV maker Fisker abandons the direct-to-consumer sales model. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 04, 2024
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Making Chips Is No Longer Just Technical—It’s Political
AI is increasingly important to national security, and governments are paying more attention to the companies that make the chips behind AI. Dozens of partnerships between governments relating to chips have been created since 2021. WSJ reporter Asa Fitch joins host Alex Ossola to talk about whether the new closeness between chip makers and governments is good for business, and what it means for...
12m Jan 04, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX Accused of Violating Labor Law
Plus: Beijing removes key videogame official. And Thermo Fisher Scientific says it no longer sells DNA-based human-identification products in Tibet. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Jan 03, 2024
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Why the Plan for a Tech-Backed City Could Face Scrutiny
There’s a group of investors trying to create a new city just north of San Francisco. The project, known as California Forever, is backed by some of the biggest names in tech. It’s spent nearly $1 billion to become the biggest landowner in California’s Solano county. But until recently, very little was known about the project or who was running it. WSJ reporter Kate O’Keeffe joins host Alex Oss...
12m Jan 03, 2024
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TNB Tech Minute: BYD Beats Out Tesla in Quarterly EV Sales
Plus: Apple shares drop after an analyst downgrade. And the Dutch government blocks ASML from exporting some chip-making tools to China. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1m Jan 02, 2024
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Who Is Yi He, the Queen of Binance?
Binance is still the world’s largest crypto exchange, but last year was anything but tranquil at the firm. A yearslong federal investigation into Changpeng Zhao, its co-founder and then-CEO, resulted in Binance paying billions of dollars in fines and Zhao stepping down as CEO. He pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws and now faces possible prison time. But remaining at the comp...
12m Jan 02, 2024
12m
Tech in 2024: Apple Takes a Bite of Something New
This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. Apple has teed itself up for a big year. Its new mixed reality headset is expected to go on sale, while regulators have poked holes in its “walled garden” and pushed the company to adapt to standard messaging software and charging ports. Where will that leave Apple and consumers? WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern joins host ...
12m Dec 29, 2023
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Tech in 2024: Wearable Devices Enter a New Era
This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. It’s been nearly 10 years since the Apple Watch came out, and the device can now track not just your heart rate and step count, but also your skin temperature for fertility and menstrual cycle predictions. Now, WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen says the Apple Watch, and other wearables like Fitbit, might be entering a new era by tr...
11m Dec 28, 2023
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Tech in 2024: Why AI Will Become ‘Unavoidable’
This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. And near the top of the list: artificial intelligence. 2023 saw big advances in AI for business and in our personal lives, as OpenAI, Google and Microsoft unveiled new technology built on AI. So what might we see next year? WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims joins host Alex Ossola to talk about developments in artificial intelligence. Plu...
11m Dec 27, 2023
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Tech in 2024: How Big Tech Can Stay Resilient
This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. The tech industry faced some challenges in 2023 with layoffs across companies and efforts to regulate big tech companies including Google, Meta, and TikTok. So what might we see next year? WSJ global tech editor Jason Dean joins host Alex Ossola to discuss how these changes could affect the industry in 2024. Plus: How OpenAI’s competitors ...
11m Dec 26, 2023
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TNB Tech Minute: China Regulator Proposes Curbs for Online Gaming
Plus: Activision Blizzard and a California regulator file paperwork to settle gender-discrimination claims. And people inside Meta warned of risks for encrypting Facebook direct messages, WSJ reports. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Dec 22, 2023
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How TikTok Serves War Videos to Some of Its Youngest Users
More younger people are getting their news from TikTok. For information about conflicts like the Israel-Hamas war, some of the videos that the app’s algorithm serves users can be intense, polarizing or hard to verify. The Wall Street Journal recently conducted an experiment to see what kinds of war videos were served to accounts registered as 13-year-old users on the platform. WSJ technology re...
13m Dec 22, 2023
13m
TNB Tech Minute: Blue Origin and Cerberus Bid on SpaceX Rival
Plus: Austin police officer charged in killing of tech entrepreneur. And Peacock bets fewer ads on NFL games will mean more long-term subscription money. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Dec 21, 2023
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Behind the Buy Now, Pay Later Boom
Buy now, pay later services like Afterpay, Affirm and Klarna have been around for a while, but they exploded in popularity during the pandemic. Now, consumers are shifting more of their spending to buy now, pay later lenders. WSJ reporter Angel Au-Yeung joins host Alex Ossola to talk about how they work and why some consumer-advocacy groups say these services encourage shoppers to take on more ...
10m Dec 21, 2023
10m
TNB Tech Minute: Alibaba CEO Takes Control of Domestic E-Commerce
Plus: Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy. And a settlement with the FTC bans Rite Aid from using facial recognition for five years. Alex Ossola hosts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1m Dec 20, 2023
1m
What Epic Games’ Legal Win Means for the Videogame Industry
Videogame company Epic Games has been waging a legal battle against Google and Apple, alleging that their app stores have monopolistic control over mobile game transactions. After a recent victory against Google, Epic and its founder and CEO Tim Sweeney are casting an eye towards the future. WSJ tech reporter Sarah Needleman joins host Alex Ossola to talk about Epic’s lawsuit and what these leg...
12m Dec 20, 2023
12m
TNB Tech Minute: Google Pays $700 Million to Settle Antitrust Suit
Plus: Comcast says nearly 36 million Xfinity accounts were compromised in a hack. And buy now pay later company Affirm expands its relationship with Walmart. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Dec 19, 2023
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Why a Vietnamese EV Maker Is Building a U.S. Factory
VinFast, the Vietnamese EV startup, has ambitions to be come a major global carmaker. It started selling its vehicles in the U.S. in March, and its rollout has been troubled since, marked with vehicle recalls and negative reviews. Now, VinFast is taking a big gamble on a manufacturing facility in North Carolina. WSJ reporter Jon Emont joins host Alex Ossola to talk about how VinFast’s gamble mi...
11m Dec 19, 2023
11m
TNB Tech Minute: Apple to Halt Watch Sales to Comply With Import Ban
Plus: Elon Musk’s social media platform faces European probe over illegal content. And Nikola founder Trevor Milton gets four years in prison for fraud. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Dec 18, 2023
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Can AI Combat Climate Change? Google’s CSO Thinks So.
Processing all of the data needed to run artificial intelligence can take a lot of energy. But according to Google Chief Sustainability Officer Kate Brandt, AI can also be a tool to combat climate change by harnessing its ability to optimize and maximize efficiency. At WSJ’s Journal House at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP 28, Brandt spoke with WSJ Paris bureau c...
12m Dec 18, 2023
12m
TNB Tech Minute: Activision Blizzard Will Pay Millions to Settle Lawsuit
Plus: DocuSign explores a sale. And U.S. government researchers seek to identify hackers based on the code they use. Alex Ossola hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1m Dec 15, 2023
1m
How Google’s AI Search Tool Threatens News Publishers
Where’s the latest place you might encounter generative AI? Google search. The company is experimenting with a search engine tool that offers an AI-generated summary to search queries. But that is threatening news publishers, who rely on link-forward Google searches for web traffic. WSJ reporter Keach Hagey talks with host Alex Ossola about what Google’s new AI tool could mean for the future of...
12m Dec 15, 2023
12m
TNB Tech Minute: Elon Musk Likely Has to Cooperate With SEC Probe, Judge Says
Plus: GM’s self-driving car company Cruise lays off 24% of its workforce. And Meta’s Threads goes live in Europe. Alex Ossola hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Dec 14, 2023
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Why Chinese EV Makers Are Expanding Into ‘Asia’s Detroit’
China has become the world’s top electric vehicle market. And homegrown car companies like BYD have dominated. Now, as Chinese EV makers look to sell more cars globally, they’re setting up manufacturing facilities in Thailand, often called “Asia’s Detroit.” WSJ reporter Selina Cheng speaks with host Alex Ossola about why Chinese EV companies are turning to Thailand, and what it says about China...
11m Dec 14, 2023
11m
TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Recalls Millions of Vehicles Due to Autopilot
Plus: OpenAI reaches a deal to pay Axel Springer for use of its content. And Etsy plans to lay off 11% of its marketplace workforce amid a restructuring. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2m Dec 13, 2023
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