WSJ Tech News Briefing - podcast cover

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journalwww.wsj.com
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.

Episodes

OpenAI Taps Former Apple Design Guru to Usher in Next Gen Devices

When you find out that sensitive personal information is being bought and sold on the dark web, what should you do? WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen explains how to know it’s happened and what you can do to protect yourself afterward.Then, OpenAI’s co-founder Sam Altman is joining forces with Apple’s chief architect of the iPhone to create what they hope will take artificial intelligence off screens and into the next generation of tech devices. WSJ reporter Keach Hagey has the details. ...

May 22, 202513 min

Google’s New Translation Service Puts Your Voice in Another Language

Google rolls out a new real-time translation service for its Meets video platform. WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen tries it out and tells us how accurate it is. Then, we chat with WSJ European economics reporter Tom Fairless about why American dominance in the global tech industry is a problem for European prosperity. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 202512 min

TNB Tech Minute: Musk to Cut Back on Political Spending

Plus: Tesla’s CFO is the highest paid in modern recordkeeping. Meanwhile, Honda plans to scale back its electric-vehicle investment. And Google unveils new “AI Mode” search to take on AI chatbots. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 20253 min

AI Spurs Battles Over Authenticity in Classrooms and Space in West Virginia

Students and teachers are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to outsmart each other. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon explains how one group is using AI to expose cheating while the other is leveraging it to prove they didn’t. Then we head to two neighboring West Virginia towns where residents are pushing back on a plan to build one of the world’s biggest data centers. WSJ reporter Kris Maher explains why constructing a new AI hub is so controversial there. Victoria Craig ...

May 20, 202512 min

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia to Bolster Taiwan Partnerships

Plus: China’s Xiaomi plans $7 billion investment in chip design. And 23andMe will live on after $256 million Regeneron buyout. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 20253 min

Electricity Powers New Frontier in Cancer Treatment

Long used to power implantable devices like pacemakers, electricity is now gaining traction as a possible treatment for diseases such as cancer. WSJ health reporter Brianna Abbott tells us how clinical trials are showing early promise. Plus: Meta is contending with an ‘epidemic of scams’ on its platforms as criminals flood Instagram and Facebook. WSJ tech reporter Jeff Horwitz explains how the company is responding. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choic...

May 19, 202512 min

This Company Has a Plan to Beat Neuralink at the Brain-Computer Interface Game

Bonus episode: Today we’re bringing you the latest episode of Bold Names, which presents conversations with the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of The Wall Street Journal. On this episode, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims speak to Michael Mager, co-founder and CEO of the brain-computer interface company Precision Neuroscience, whose technology aims to give patients with severe mobility issues new ways to interact with the digital world. How does Precision plan to ...

May 18, 202536 min

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia to Keep China Foothold With Shanghai Center

Plus: OpenAI launches new coding agent, Codex. Epic Games’ and Apple’s long-running feud continues with dispute over ‘Fortnite’ update. And Microsoft proposes Teams changes to avoid EU fines. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 20253 min

A Year of Regret for Early Adopters of Apple’s Vision Pro Headset

Sore necks, dirty looks, and a lighter wallet. The early buyers of Apple’s Vision Pro headsets tell WSJ’s Joseph Pisani why they regret being a first adopter of a once-promising device. Then, WSJ tech and crypto-policy reporter Amrith Ramkumar has an exclusive look at a letter Democratic Senators wrote to ask for answers about the Trump administration’s interactions with Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ...

May 16, 202514 min
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android
Open in Metacast