Has Artificial Intelligence Hit a Wall?
The biggest breakthrough in AI, deep learning, has hit a wall, and a debate is raging about how to get to the next level. The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Mims explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Aug 10, 2018
7m
New York Plans to Cap Uber and Lyft. What Now?
New York plans to cap ride-hailing services including Uber and Lyft, becoming the first U.S. city to take such a step. The Wall Street Journal's Paul Berger has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Aug 09, 2018
6m
Venmo Social Feed: Are You Sharing Too Much?
Venmo, the popular PayPal app that lets users send money along with a message, has prompted criticism about the extent of information shared. The Wall Street Journal's Peter Rudegeair has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Aug 08, 2018
8m
Microsoft Surface Go: Small Device, Big Trade Off?
Microsoft's cheapest Surface yet tries to be both laptop and tablet. The Wall Street Journal's David Pierce talks whether it nails either one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Aug 07, 2018
9m
'Fortnite' Coaches: Parents Enlist Videogame Tutors
As "Fortnite" becomes a social proving ground for children, the Wall Street Journal's Sarah E. Needleman explains how parents are more than willing to pay for their offspring to gain an edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Aug 06, 2018
7m
New Facebook, Instagram Tools Curb Your Binge
As part of a larger trend of tech companies helping to wean users off their more-addictive products, Facebook has announced new tools that tally time spent and nudge you when it's time for a break. The Wall Street Journal's Katie Bindley has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Aug 03, 2018
8m
Apple's (Very) Costly Path to $1 Trillion
As Apple spends more to keep its devices competitive, the Wall Street Journal's Dan Gallagher explains how the ride to a $1 trillion market-value hasn't been cheap -- and those costs are rising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Aug 02, 2018
7m
iPhones and Apps Help Apple Top Estimates
Apple delivered its best-ever revenue for the June quarter, as demand for high-price iPhones remained resilient and services soared to new records. The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Aug 01, 2018
6m
Walmart Takes on Netflix With Streaming Service
Walmart is exploring a subscription video-streaming service that would challenge Netflix and Amazon by offering programming that targets Middle America. The Wall Street Journal's Joe Flint has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 31, 2018
8m
How Amazon's Profit Soared to New Records
Amazon's profit topped $2 billion for the first time, powered by the company's newer services businesses that are ushering the online retail giant into an era of swelling profitability. The Wall Street Journal's Laura Stevens has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 30, 2018
8m
Facebook Shakes Investor Faith
The Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman explains how concerns about revenue growth, monetizing Instagram Stories and the impact of new privacy laws have hit Facebook's shares this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jul 27, 2018
7m
'Ford Autonomous Vehicles' Revs Up Self-Driving Ops
Ford is carving out its autonomous-vehicle program into a separate wholly owned company, a bid to accelerate its driverless-car efforts by attracting outside investors. The Wall Street Journal's Mike Colias has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 26, 2018
8m
Google's Strong Results Offset Worries
Google parent Alphabet's strong earnings results have helped offset growing worries about big costs and political risks. The Wall Street Journal's Dan Gallagher has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 25, 2018
8m
Tesla Asks for Cash Back to Help Turn a Profit
Tesla, in a memo, asks suppliers to return a meaningful portion of money spent since 2016. The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins has more on its urgency to sustain operations during a critical production period. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 24, 2018
8m
First Test Drive of Tesla Model 3 Performance
The Tesla brand has its share of haters, but no one has yet driven the new Model 3 Performance-until now. The Wall Street Journal's Dan Neil takes a first turn behind the wheel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jul 23, 2018
7m
On Amazon, Counterfeiters Plague Small Brands
Small brands easily sell their products to large numbers of customers on Amazon, but some counterfeiters are cutting into their business. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Stevens has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Jul 20, 2018
5m
Google Fined $5 Billion by EU in Android Case
The European Union hit Alphabet Inc.'s Google with a record antitrust fine of $5.06 billion and ordered changes to its business that could loosen the company's grip on mobile phones. The Wall Street Journal's Sam Schechner has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 19, 2018
8m
Netflix: Time for a Pause
Netflix's stock fell sharply after its quarterly subscriber growth, though still strong, fell short of expectations. The Wall Street Journal's Dan Gallagher says Netflix's soaring stock was overdue for a pause and talks about the pressures the company faces.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jul 18, 2018
7m
5 Ways Your Cellphone Location Data is Being Used
Mobile carriers said they would stop selling access to customers' locations to two companies-but other services rely on access to users' whereabouts to make money. Wall Street Journal reporter Sarah Krouse has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 17, 2018
8m
Apple's $300 Million Clean Energy Fund for China
Amid trade tensions, Apple is set to invest in and develop clean energy projects totaling more than 1 gigawatt of renewable energy in China. The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jul 16, 2018
6m
Facebook Gives 'Full Access' of Data to Researchers
Despite privacy concerns, Facebook is giving researchers "full access" to user data so it can learn about the effects of social media on democracy. The Wall Street Journal's Douglas MacMillan has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jul 13, 2018
7m
Is It Smart to Install a Smart Lock?
Digital alternatives to keys have their advantages, but they're proving divisive. Joshua Fruhlinger, contributor to the Wall Street Journal's Off Duty, summarizes both sides of the debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jul 12, 2018
10m
Can Microsoft's Surface Go Challenge Apple's iPad?
Microsoft is cutting prices on its Surface devices and introducing a $399 tablet to compete with Apple's least-expensive iPads. The Wall Street Journal's Jay Greene has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jul 11, 2018
6m
Voice Chat: The Future of Communication?
Tired of texting? The Wall Street Journal's David Pierce says voice chat might be the future of communication, as companies build walkie-talkie-type tools to address things people don't like about phone calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jul 10, 2018
8m
Sonos Goes Public in New Era of Smart Speakers
Sonos reveals its plans for an initial public offering, opening its books to show a company on pace to turn a profit this fiscal year. The Wall Street Journal's Maureen Farrell has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Jul 09, 2018
5m
Too Many Spam Calls? These Apps Help Block Them
Inundated with spam calls? Sara Clemence, former travel editor for the Wall Street Journal's Off Duty, breaks down how to stop annoying robo-callers with anti-spam apps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jul 06, 2018
9m
Facebook Probe Broadens With SEC, FBI
The SEC and FBI join the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission in probing how the political analytics firm Cambridge Analytica purchased data on 87 million users of Facebook without their consent. The Wall Street Journal's Georgia Wells has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jul 05, 2018
6m
Facebook Discloses Special Access to Personal Data
Facebook disclosed it gave dozens of companies special access to user information, detailing for the first time a contrast with previous statements that it restricted data to outsiders in 2015. The Wall Street Journal's Georgia Wells has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jul 04, 2018
6m
Tech's 'Dirty Secret': App Developers Sift Through Gmail
Software developers are scanning hundreds of millions of Gmail users who sign up for email-based services. The Wall Street Journal's Douglas MacMillan has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jul 03, 2018
9m
Sweeping Data-Privacy Bill Passes in California
California lawmakers have given consumers unprecedented protection for their data and imposed tough restrictions on the tech industry. The Wall Street Journal's Marc Vartabedian talks whether this will serve as a template for the rest of the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jul 02, 2018
6m
Amazon's Deep Dive Into Package Delivery
Amazon says it has to build out its own services to handle the surging number of online orders that UPS, FedEx and the Postal Service can't. The Wall Street Journal's Laura Stevens has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jun 29, 2018
7m
Driverless Cars: Reshaping Urban Landscape
Self-driving cars could mean better public transit, more green space and less congestion -- but also urban sprawl and greater inequality. The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins talks the challenges ahead of big cities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jun 28, 2018
11m
Shop Online? Big-Ticket Items Could Cost More Now
Savvy shoppers lose a key perk now that the Supreme Court will let states collect sales tax from all online purchases. The Wall Street Journal's Laura Stevens has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jun 27, 2018
7m
Tesla Beware? The New Wave of Luxury EVs
With luxury brands like Jaguar, Porsche, and BMW making electric plans, old school car makers are mounting a direct challenge to Tesla with their own premium EVs. The Wall Street Journal's William Boston has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jun 26, 2018
10m
AT&T Unveils New Video Service
AT&T's new video service, WatchTV, aims to use a "skinny bundle" of channels to recapture some of the millions of cord-cutters who dropped cable and satellite-TV. The Wall Street Journal's Drew FitzGerald has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jun 25, 2018
6m
Instagram's New Long-Form Video Hub
The Wall Street Journal's Benjamin Mullin talks how Instagram's new video feature positions the image-sharing social media network to compete with the likes of YouTube and Snapchat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jun 22, 2018
7m
Death of the TV Remote? What Now?
With the heavy adoption of voice command, we're on the verge of smashing the TV remote's hold on us. Will anyone miss it? Off Duty Gear & Gadgets editor Matthew Kitchen talks what's coming next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jun 21, 2018
8m
Apple's Push to Upgrade 911 Infrastructure
As Apple teams up with a startup to help 911 operators locate cellphone callers, the Wall Street Journal's Sarah Krouse explains how smartphone makers are stepping in to help upgrade America's emergency response infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jun 20, 2018
7m
Supreme Court Will Hear Apple's App Appeal
The Supreme Court announced it will hear an Apple appeal challenging the propriety of a lawsuit brought by consumers who allege that the company illegally monopolized the sale of iPhone apps. The Wall Street Journal's Brent Kendall has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jun 19, 2018
7m
Why Big Tech Already Has the Best Show in Town
Even as AT&T buys Time Warner, tech companies have shown they don't need to own large media agencies to establish a strong presence in the business. The Wall Street Journal's Dan Gallagher has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jun 18, 2018
8m
New Apple Feature Could Hamper Access to iPhones
Apple's new security feature could make it harder for investigators to retrieve data from iPhones -- the latest twist in its long-running standoff with law-enforcement agencies over user privacy. The Wall Street Journal's Robert McMillan has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jun 15, 2018
9m
Apple's New App-Privacy Rules Expose Old Loopholes
Apple is trying to enforce new privacy policies across its vast network of iPhone and iPad apps-and in the process is exposing longstanding gaps that left users' data vulnerable to abuse. The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jun 14, 2018
7m
Ford-Backed 'Argo AI' Lures Talent Away From Apple
Ford's $1 billion bet on start-up Argo AI recruited top talent for its driverless-car program with a perk it couldn't otherwise provide: an equity stake in a fast-growing company. The Wall Street Journal's Christina Rogers has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jun 13, 2018
8m
Soundbars to Smarten Up Your TV
TVs are thinner and more beautiful than ever, but have never had worse sound. The Wall Street Journal's David Pierce explains how you can fix that with a single, easy upgrade to your home theater: a soundbar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jun 12, 2018
10m
Facebook Blames Bug for Sharing Posts
Facebook says a software flaw -- that it has since fixed -- affected about 14 million users over 10 days in May. The Wall Street Journal's Maria Armental has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jun 11, 2018
8m
Apple's WWDC 2018: A Recap
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference showcased a bevy of new features. The Wall Street Journal's Wilson Rothman and Brian Fitzgerald have the recap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16m Jun 08, 2018
16m
CEO Musk Says Tesla to Meet Model 3 Production Goal
After twice delaying the deadline, Tesla is pushing to meet the critical 5,000-a-week rate for its Model 3 cars. The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins talks its latest goals for the first ever mainstream electric car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jun 07, 2018
7m
Waymo, GM Still Need Humans for Driverless Cars
Computers are taking control of driving, but humans will still be backing them for some time. The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins explains how companies are developing new ways to let remote operators guide autonomous vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jun 06, 2018
9m
Elon Musk's SpaceX Delays First Space Tourists
With news that SpaceX likely won't launch a pair of tourists to loop around the moon this year, the Wall Street Journal's Andy Pasztor talks the latest challenges disrupting Elon Musk's plans for human space exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jun 05, 2018
9m
Apple Expands Ad Business With New App Network
The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle explains Apple's plan for a network that would distribute ads across apps -- and the stiff competition that lies ahead from the likes of Google and Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jun 04, 2018
7m