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.

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TNB Tech Minute: Noma Security Raises $100 Million to Keep AI Agents in Check

Plus: Apple said it would substantially increase capital expenditures. Palantir was awarded a $10 billion dollar, 10-year federal contract. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…

00:02:34 | Fri 01 Aug 2025

TNB Tech Minute: MPLX to Acquire Northwind Midstream for $2.38 Billion

Plus: A top Intel chip-packaging expert takes a job at Samsung. Sources say Axiata will start the sale process for the world’s sixth-largest tower company. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about you…

00:02:44 | Fri 01 Aug 2025

Can These New Chips Solve AI’s Energy Problem?

Chip startups are battling to sell cloud-computing providers the custom-built inference chips of the future. But the question is, can they actually make a dent in AI’s projected energy demand? WSJ co…

00:12:59 | Fri 01 Aug 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Figma Shares Soar Over 200% in Stock-Market Debut

Plus: Apple’s iPhone sales blew past estimates as some customers raced to beat potential price increases from tariffs. Amazon posts higher sales and profit in its latest earnings report. And, some te…

00:03:08 | Thu 31 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Just Became the World’s Second $4 Trillion Company

Plus: Southeast Asian ride hailing and delivery giant, Grab, is leaning into driverless technologies. Samsung expects AI-fueled earnings improvement after profit drops.. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn…

00:02:26 | Thu 31 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Airbus Backs Its Guidance After Trump-EU Trade Deal

Plus: Autonomous trucks are now driving highways at night. Tech giants Meta and Microsoft report earnings. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:02:42 | Wed 30 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Amazon to Pay New York Times at Least $20 Million a Year in AI Deal

Plus: AI finance app, Ramp, is valued at $22.5 billion in funding round. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Correction: Iconiq led Ramp’s Series E-2 round. A previous version of this episode incorrectly said i…

00:02:57 | Wed 30 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: PayPal Raises Full-Year Guidance After Gains From Active Accounts and Venmo

Plus: Palo Alto Networks is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity provider, CyberArk Software. JPMorgan Chase nears a deal to take over Apple’s credit-card program. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn mo…

00:02:31 | Tue 29 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Spain Expands Antitrust Probe on Apple’s Third-Party App Prices

Plus: Spotify gains subscribers, but reports a loss for the second quarter. And, EssilorLuxottica’s stock value increased after executives were upbeat about its Meta smart-glasses partnership. Ariana…

00:02:33 | Tue 29 Jul 2025

How AI Is Disrupting the Job Market for Recent Grads

Between a yearslong white-collar hiring slump and recession worries, the labor market was already fragile for young college graduates. Now, artificial intelligence threatens to completely upend it. P…

00:12:11 | Tue 29 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Astronomer Taps A-List Celebs to Help Move On From Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal

Plus: Firefly Aerospace sets IPO terms that could push market cap above $5.5 billion. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

00:02:29 | Mon 28 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Samsung Signs $16.5 Billion Chip-Supply Contract with Tesla

Plus: EU watchdog warns Temu on safety of products sold on its platform. Nvidia could roll out a downgraded AI chip for China. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…

00:02:33 | Mon 28 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Charter Communications’ Modest Growth Triggers Steep Sell-Off

Plus: Imax reported better-than-expected second quarter results. And, Kentucky sues Temu over China-linked security threat. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

00:02:21 | Fri 25 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Intel to Lay off 15% of Workers

Plus: Profits in LG Electronics slip as the company weighs tariff impacts. And, a failed Microsoft security patch led to a new China-linked hack. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choic…

00:02:44 | Fri 25 Jul 2025

Are They Web Hackers or Care Bears? The Answer May Surprise You

Names like Laundry Bear and Chatty Spider don’t exactly inspire fear, but cybersecurity professionals have long used them as shorthand for hacker groups out to spread havoc around the world. Now, som…

00:12:12 | Fri 25 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Musk Tells Tesla Investors to Focus on a Future Filled With Robots

Plus: Honeywell International reported higher than expected second quarter results and raised its outlook for the year. And, an American woman has been sentenced to prison for helping North Koreans g…

00:02:49 | Thu 24 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia and AMD CEOs Rally Behind President Trump’s AI Plan

Walmart is simplifying its approach to AI agents. Plus, SK Hynix will boost its investment in AI chips after record results. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

00:02:24 | Thu 24 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: Trump Pledges to Boost AI Use and Exports

Walmart to hire a former Instacart executive to lead its AI ambitions. Google’s parent company Alphabet and Tesla release earnings. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…

00:02:43 | Wed 23 Jul 2025

TNB Tech Minute: U.K. Competition Watchdog Proposes New Rules for Apple and Google

Amazon is buying an AI-powered wearable bracelet maker that records your conversations. And, AT&T adds wireless and home-internet subscribers. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices.…