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: Tesla Looks to Expand Robotaxi Service to New York City
Plus: Lenovo’s CEO says tariff angst has calmed. AI hardware sales lead Foxconn’s profit. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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00:02:34 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Aims to Double Same-Day Grocery Delivery
Plus: New York AG picks up lawsuit against Zelle that was abandoned by the Trump administration. And OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responds to criticisms of GPT-5. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:54 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: GE Plans $3 Billion Investment in U.S. Factories
Plus: Tencent Holdings posts faster-than-expected profit growth. Elon Musk says Apple is engaging in anticompetitive behavior in its App Store rankings. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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00:02:50 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Musk Accuses Apple of Anticompetitive Behavior Over ChatGPT
Plus: AI startup Perplexity makes unsolicited $34.5 billion offer to buy Google’s Chrome browser. And disgraced crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud over crypto crash. Julie Chang hosts…
00:02:38 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Crypto Firm Circle Posts Loss in First Earnings After IPO
Plus: General Catalyst will lead a $74 million investment in Titan for IT services powered by AI. General Electric and United Nuclear agree on cleanup of uranium mine waste. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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00:02:31 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Will Trump’s Chip Tariffs Do What He Thinks They Will?
President Trump has proposed sweeping tariffs on chips, while offering an exemption: companies that invest in manufacturing in the U.S. won’t have to pay. It’s an attempt to incentivize more chip pro…
00:12:15 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: GitHub CEO to Leave Microsoft
Plus: Ford announces plans to overhaul Kentucky factory to launch $30,000 electric pickup. And Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology suspends major mining project. Julie Chang hosts.
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Mon 11 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia, AMD to Give U.S. a Cut of AI Chip Sales to China
Plus: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to visit the White House today. And video-sharing site Rumble plans to buy AI cloud-computing group Northern Data. Julie Chang hosts.
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Mon 11 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Silver Lake Aims to Tackle Data-Center Power Bottleneck
Plus: Lyft bets on robotaxis. And battery startup Lyten buys bankrupt Northvolt’s remaining European assets. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:31 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Intel’s CEO Already at Odds With Board
Plus: SMIC says U.S. tariffs should continue to have a limited impact on the chip maker. And Meta settles a defamation lawsuit. Meanwhile, its new AI team is now called TBD Lab. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:36 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Behind Apple’s Decision to Make iPhones in India
Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off a plan to manufacture iPhones in India years ago. It was one of a series of savvy moves, along with a newly announced $100 billion U.S. investment, that have helped the …
00:12:28 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI’s GPT-5 Is Here
Plus: Space company Firefly Aerospace goes public. And General Motors plans to import batteries from China despite steep tariffs. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:45 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Trump Calls on Intel’s CEO to Resign Over China Ties
Plus: President Trump imposes roughly 100% tariffs on chips coming to the U.S. The EU says its exports of chips to the U.S. will face a 15% tariff ceiling. SoftBank posts quarterly profit. Ariana Asp…
00:02:29 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Airbnb, Lyft and DoorDash Post Higher Profits
Plus: FTC moves to block Edwards Lifesciences acquisition of JenaValve Technology. And North Korea expands satellite launch site. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:24 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Warns Against Back Doors in Chips
Plus: Shopify, Disney, Uber and Siemens Energy report strong second-quarter earnings. And Apple may soon announce an investment in the U.S., according to National Economic Council director Kevin Hass…
00:03:19 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Palantir Shares Jump While TSMC’s Fall
Plus: Linda Yaccarino, former CEO of X, lands at eMed Population Health. And NASA’s acting administrator Sean Duffy directs the agency to support more private space stations. Julie Chang hosts.
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00:02:27 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Service
Plus: German chip maker Infineon Technologies lifts its guidance as semiconductor demand picks up. Three people are arrested over the suspected theft of TSMC’s trade secrets. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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00:02:24 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
When the Chatbot Tells You What You Want to Hear
AI chatbots have a tendency to flatter users—a term called AI “sycophancy.” And while it feels good, you may pay a high price for that praise. Malihe Alikhani, an assistant professor of AI at Northea…
00:13:14 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Palantir Beats Wall Street, Raises Outlook
Plus: U.S. bid to compete in AI with China faces first trial. Tesla stock rises after CEO Elon Musk gets multibillion-dollar stock award. And Spotify to increase premium subscription prices in region…
00:02:45 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
TNB Tech Minute: Tesla to Award Elon Musk $24 Billion in Stock
Plus: Foxconn to convert EV plant to make AI hardware. Joby Aviation will acquire Blade Air Mobility unit for up to $125 million. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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00:02:36 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
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