WSJ Tech News Briefing podcast

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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.

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: OpenAI Announces Latest Contender in AI-Assistant Race

Plus: The Trump administration launches an AI tool aimed at streamlining federal services.... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


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TNB Tech Minute: Smart-Ring Maker Oura Delays IPO

Plus: Etsy is using AI to personalize experiences for their shoppers. And Tesla delays the... more

Yesterday

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01:53

Yesterday


#598

The Middle Schoolers Ditching Real Friends for AI Chatbots

The always-on, agreeable nature of chatbots makes them hard-working colleagues—but also, i... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


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TNB Tech Minute: Top AI Researchers Urge Government Oversight of Self-Improving Models

Plus: Nearly 19% of working-age people now use AI, per a Microsoft study. And Federal Rese... more

28 Sep 2026

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02:44

28 Sep 2026


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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Launches Largest-Ever U.S. Stock Buyback Program

Plus: Nvidia releases software it says can prevent AI agents from going rogue. And Meta Pl... more

28 Sep 2026

02 MINS

02:09

28 Sep 2026


#595

Can Laws Keep Up With AI Therapists?

You’ve heard about how AI tools could help meet demand for mental-health treatment, as wel... more

26 Sep 2026

19 MINS

19:01

26 Sep 2026


#594

TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon's Label of Anthropic as Security Risk

Plus: EIG Global Energy Partners plans to raise $225 million for its first geothermal ener... more

25 Sep 2026

02 MINS

02:11

25 Sep 2026


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TNB Tech Minute: Cracks Appear in Oracle’s New Mexico Data-Center Project

Plus: Novo Nordisk to pay up to $1.3 billion for Nanexa’s drug delivery technology. And cl... more

25 Sep 2026

02 MINS

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25 Sep 2026


#592

The Workers Keeping AI Data Centers Running

Data centers are rapidly expanding across the U.S. as tech companies race to build out the... more

25 Sep 2026

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11:12

25 Sep 2026


#591

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Agents Attempt to Hack University and Government Websites

Plus: New York state sues Polymarket. And BlackRock investment portfolios debut on the blo... more

24 Sep 2026

02 MINS

02:08

24 Sep 2026


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TNB Tech Minute: Tech Industry Urges Trump Administration to Drop High H-1B Visa Fees

Plus: Meta unveils new AI-powered hardware. And Amazon announces a new robotics manufactur... more

24 Sep 2026

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01:56

24 Sep 2026


#589

TNB Tech Minute: Flock Details New Search Guardrails Amid Congressional Scrutiny

Plus: Two Anthropic leaders back Pilgrim, a startup developing hardware to detect airborne... more

23 Sep 2026

02 MINS

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23 Sep 2026


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TNB Tech Minute: Meta’s Hit New AI Agent Is Facing Backlash

Plus: AI biotech firm Enveda doubles valuation to $2 billion. And Finnish drone maker Sens... more

23 Sep 2026

01 MINS

01:43

23 Sep 2026


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TNB Tech Minute: DoorDash Settles NYC Investigation Into Minimum-Pay Law Compliance

Plus: Trump rejects international regulation of AI in his U.N. speech. Binance invests $10... more

22 Sep 2026

02 MINS

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22 Sep 2026


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TNB Tech Minute: Alibaba Unveils New AI Chip

Plus: British Columbia is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman for alleged safety violatio... more

22 Sep 2026

01 MINS

01:58

22 Sep 2026


#585

Polymarket’s Rush to Grow at All Costs

[Polymarket] (https://www.wsj.com/business/polymarkets-fraud-regulators-coplan-5f418ab0?mo... more

22 Sep 2026

11 MINS

11:08

22 Sep 2026


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TNB Tech Minute: Meta’s Stock Soars as New AI Agent Gathers Steam

Plus: OpenAI urges Washington to lead global effort to create AI-safety standards. And Acc... more

21 Sep 2026

02 MINS

02:05

21 Sep 2026


#583

TNB Tech Minute: Bitcoin Surges Above $85,000

Plus: Coinbase Global will allow users to request shares of upcoming initial public offeri... more

21 Sep 2026

02 MINS

02:04

21 Sep 2026


#582

AI Therapists Are Here. Are They Safe?

The promise for AI mental-health tools is clear: bringing support to people who need it, w... more

19 Sep 2026

19 MINS

19:40

19 Sep 2026


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TNB Tech Minute: California Gov. Issues Executive Order to Weigh AI Oversight

Plus: Disney hires Character.AI CEO as entertainment company’s first chief technology offi... more

18 Sep 2026

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02:05

18 Sep 2026