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: Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI
Plus: Perplexity launches a new revenue-share model for publishers. And Intel warns that the U.S. government’s nearly 10% stake could create speed bumps down the road. Julie Chang hosts.
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Mon 25 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Silicon Valley Launches Pro-AI PACs to Defend Industry in Midterm Elections
Plus: Temu’s owner, PDD Holdings reported a smaller than expected profit decline. And the tech rally shows signs of losing steam. Anthony Bansie hosts.
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00:02:32 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Waymo Is Headed to the Big Apple
Plus: TikTok to lay off hundreds of U.K. content moderators in AI push. And ESPN and MLB are closing in on a three-year streaming deal worth around $1.65 billion. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:32 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Elon Musk Tried to Enlist Mark Zuckerberg to Join OpenAI Bid
Plus: The Trump administration considers taking equity stakes in companies receiving funds from the 2022 Chips Act. And AI spurs funding rebounds for healthtech startups. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts.
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00:02:17 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Tech Giants Struggle to Live Up to Affordable Housing Promises
Meta Platforms, Google and Apple pledged billions of dollars to make housing more affordable in Silicon Valley. Six years later, the results haven’t lived up to expectations. WSJ reporter Nicole Frie…
00:12:33 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Disney and Fox Launch New Streaming Services
Plus: NBCUniversal nears deal with Major League Baseball to carry games on NBC and the Peacock streaming service. And federal regulators probe Tesla over delays in submitting crash reports involving …
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Thu 21 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree
Plus: Elon Musk says Tesla’s six-seat Model Y might not launch in the U.S. Hertz is planning to sell used cars on Amazon Autos. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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Thu 21 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Baidu Reports Lower Revenue Amid Weak Ad Business
Plus: GM builds new AI team. And American battery companies are increasingly looking overseas for manufacturing. Julie Chang hosts.
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Elon Musk Pumps the Brakes on Plans to Start a Third Political Party
Plus: OpenAI launches the cheapest ChatGPT plan in India. Overhaul raises $105 million in funding to invest in artificial-intelligence technology and make acquisitions. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Google Offers to Change Play Store Terms to Stave Off EU Fine
Plus: Clear deploys new technology to speed up security screenings at airports. And a 22-year-old Oregon man has been charged with operating a network of hacked devices that took down Elon Musk’s X s…
00:02:44 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: SoftBank Invests $2 Billion in Intel as U.S. Considers 10% Stake
Plus: Databricks is raising funds at a $100 billion valuation. The U.K. has reportedly dropped a request to access encrypted data from Apple’s U.S. users. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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Tue 19 Aug 2025
Billionaires Lean on AI to Bring Sci-Fi Dreams to Life
Tech giants are pouring money into efforts to usher in a new world filled with robot cars, killer drones and solar power. WSJ columnist and Bold Names co-host Tim Higgins walks us through how their …
00:12:19 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: White House Officials Discussing 10% Stake in Intel
Plus: AI tools driving rise in CEO deepfake scams. And Taiwan shares close at a record high. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:51 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Google Raises Its Equity Stake in TeraWulf to About 14%
Plus: Advent International to buy U-blox for $1.3 billion. Analysts say CSE Global seems to be laying groundwork for steady data-center growth. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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00:02:45 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
The New AI Data Trade, Part 2: Let's Make a Deal
Media giants are striking multimillion-dollar licensing deals with AI companies. This could represent a new, lucrative stream of revenue for big publishers such as Reddit and the New York Times. But …
00:12:25 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
The New AI Data Trade, Part 1: Cashing In on AI
Generative AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini need data, and the content creators supplying that data want to get paid. This is the first episode of “The New AI Data Trade,” a spe…
00:12:31 |
Sun 17 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sells Apple Shares
Plus: Shares of Ukrainian telecommunications company Kyivstar fall on their Nasdaq listing debut. And the world’s first humanoid robot games begin in China. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:22 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: The U.S. Is in Talks for a Financial Stake in Intel
Plus: Cognition has secured about $500 million to advance AI code-generation business. Rivian says it faces a $100 million hole after the Trump administration relaxed fuel economy rules. Ariana Aspur…
00:02:34 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Why AI Is a Risk to Apple’s Way of Doing Things
Apple’s long-time focus on user privacy has slowed them down in the AI race, as its competitors eat up vast amounts of data to offer super personalized tools. The Journal’s Tim Higgins joins us to br…
00:12:18 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Apple Watch Gets Blood Oxygen Feature Back
Plus: “Buy now, pay later” company Klarna posts revenue growth. And Tencent’s second quarter revenue growth shows investments in artificial intelligence have paid off, according to analysts. Julie Ch…
00:02:39 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
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