The always-on, agreeable nature of chatbots makes them hard-working colleagues—but also, it turns out, friends for adolescents. WSJ’s family and tech columnist, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/julie-jargon?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Julie Jargon</a>, joins us to explore how some <a href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/ai-chatbot-use-middle-school-a1a77589?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">children</a> are forming emotional attachments to their new artificial friends to the detriment of their real lives. Plus, reporter <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/micah-maidenberg?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">Micah Maidenberg</a> explains why the space industry has been left wanting for <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/a-rocket-supply-crunch-is-making-it-harder-to-hitch-a-ride-to-space-883f5e53?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD" target="_self" rel="noopener noreferrer">rocket</a> rides. Katie Deighton hosts.

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