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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 137
- Years Active
- 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Anthropic Settles Copyright Suit for at Least $1.5 Billion
Plus: Google fined $3.5 billion by EU over ad-tech business. OpenAI and Broadcom strike a $10 billion deal to develop custom AI chips. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:24 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Board Proposes $1 Trillion Musk Pay Package
Plus: Chinese robotics company Geekplus Technology weighs second listing in China. And tech leaders praise President Trump at White House dinner. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:03:06 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
Elon Musk Unintentionally Reveals Why the iPhone Isn’t Going Anywhere
Elon Musk is fighting with Apple again, claiming in an antitrust lawsuit that the company’s App Store policies damage his own xAI business. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins says Musk’s suit demonstrates why…
00:13:13 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Rivian Lays Off Workers Ahead of Cheaper SUV Launch
Plus: New York area businesses say they are using artificial intelligence more. And a recent study suggests corporate cybersecurity training is fairly ineffective. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:26 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
TNB Tech Minute: JetBlue Signs Up With Amazon’s Project Kuiper
Plus: The U.S. Army signs a deal with startup TurbineOne to bring AI to the battlefield. And the FTC is sending letters to tech companies OpenAI, Meta and Character.AI over concerns of the impact of …
00:02:25 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
TNB Tech Minute: xAI’s CFO Steps Down
Plus: Amazon pauses delivery van redeployments following complaints over high repair costs. And European company IQM Quantum Computers tops $1 billion valuation. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:28 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Google Can Keep Chrome After Antitrust Ruling
Plus: American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining company backed by President Trump’s two eldest sons, to list on the Nasdaq. And the U.S. revokes TSMC’s authorization to ship equipment to China. Julie Chang …
00:02:29 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Elon Musk Says Optimus Robots Will Make Up Most of Tesla’s Value
Plus: Anthropic’s valuation hits $183 billion in new $13 billion funding round. Chinese EV maker NIO misses earnings expectations. And AI-powered drone swarms enter the battlefield in Ukraine. Julie …
00:02:49 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Trump Family Gains $5 Billion After Crypto Launch
Plus: Klarna seeks to raise up to $1.46 billion from IPO. And Amazon plans to invest $4.4 billion in New Zealand data centers. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:41 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Behind the Passwords Alternative: Passkeys
Passkeys promise safer and easier logins to websites and apps. But if you’re wondering what they are or how they work, you’re not alone. WSJ contributor Sean Captain will explain. Plus, WSJ reporter …
00:11:59 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Bumble Plans a New AI Dating App
Plus: PepsiCo charges ahead with zero-emission trucks. And BYD reports rise in first-half net profit. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:34 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Alibaba Creates AI Chip to Help China Fill Nvidia Void
Plus: competition in China’s food-delivery industry shows up in Alibaba Group’s results. And Dell Technologies raises full-year outlook amid strong AI demand. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:48 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Why Google Wants You to Know the Environmental Cost of AI Queries
If a regular web search isn’t doing it for you, and even a generative artificial intelligence chatbot response leaves you wanting more — you could try “deep research.” Our personal tech columnist tri…
00:12:23 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Amazon Expand Streaming Distribution Agreements
Plus: Best Buy posts surprise sales increase as consumer spending on electronics held up despite higher prices. And CrowdStrike swung to a loss in the second quarter. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:34 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Shares Slip After Earnings
Plus: China’s BYD outsells Tesla in Europe again. And Taco Bell rethinks the use of voice AI at its drive-throughs. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:38 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Sets Fresh Sales Records
Plus: Three people have been indicted in a case about stolen TSMC chip secrets. And Amazon plans to extend new employment offers to Whole Foods’ U.S. corporate employees. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:58 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: SpaceX Successfully Deploys Starship to Space in 10th Launch
Plus: Apple is making a push into radio after losing ground to Spotify. And OpenAI to update ChatGPT to support users exhibiting mental distress. Anthony Bansie hosts.
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00:02:08 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Social Security Whistleblower Says DOGE Put Data at Risk
Plus: Trump’s media company launches a new business to buy and hold niche crypto coin CRO. And new research shows AI is limiting some young Americans’ job prospects. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:31 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Trump Threatens New Tariffs on Countries Taxing Tech Companies
Plus: Aerospace telecom-equipment maker Filtronic signs its largest deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. And AT&T agrees to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion in cash. Anthony Bansie hosts.…
00:02:06 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Online-Grocery War Heats Up With Amazon’s Bigger Push
Has Amazon finally cracked the code for the online-grocery business? WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher tells us what the e-commerce giant is doing and how it stacks up against competito…
00:11:56 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
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