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.
Latest episodes
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10 min
Why Digital Price Tags Are Spooking Shoppers
American shoppers are worried that businesses are using artificial intelligence and other tech to inflate prices. WSJ retail reporter Sarah Nassauer says that’s driven by data priv…
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7 min
The First Folding iPhone Is On Sale. Why Is It So Hard to Buy?
The iPhone Duo is one of Apple’s most innovative products in years. The foldable smartphone was supposed to help usher in the company’s new CEO, but its debut has been met with mix…
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10 min
How Does America’s Cheapest EV Hold Up on a Road Trip?
For the past few years, WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims has taken an electric vehicle on the ultimate test drive: a road trip. But as EV technology and the country’s charging i…
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11 min
Driverless Trucks Are Coming. Good Luck Getting Them to Honk.
Autonomous big rigs are taking to the road as companies explore using robotrucks to ship cargo. WSJ reporter Esther Fung joins to explain why shipping is the next frontier for driv…
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12 min
Anthropic’s Draft IPO Filing Shows Red-Hot Growth and Big Risks
In a new draft prospectus viewed by the Journal, Anthropic details soaring computing costs and a sprawling list of risk factors facing investors as it prepares to go public in the…
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9 min
What’s Behind Netflix’s Struggles?
Netflix played a big part in transforming Hollywood and reorienting the entertainment industry around streaming. But now, the maker of hits like Stranger Things, Bridgerton and Squ…
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11 min
How This Dot-Com Era CEO Is Navigating The AI Boom
Michael Dell is one of the few CEOs who survived the dot-com bubble and is still running his company amid the AI boom. Dell sits down with WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims to ex…
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30 min
How Does Apple’s Siri Compete In an Agentic World?
Apple’s newest device is designed to bring Siri AI into your smart home, alongside strong privacy protections. But when the most popular—and powerful—AI agents need complete access…
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10 min
Can Tesla’s New Roadster Live Up to Nearly a Decade of Hype?
Nine years after Elon Musk announced the follow up to Tesla’s original electric sportscar, the new Roadster is finally being released. But the EV market—and Tesla itself—look very…
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10 min
Some Wearables Can Track Blood Pressure. Do They Work?
Blood pressure is notoriously tricky to measure, whether in a doctor’s office or at home. Now, several wearables—including the Oura Ring and the latest Apple Watch—say they can hel…
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8 min
Why the EV Charging Business Is Booming
The electric vehicle industry is in a slump, but the companies installing roadside plug stations are charging ahead. WSJ Detroit Bureau Chief Patrick George joins to explain why we…
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9 min
The AI Computing Power Gold Rush
Several years into the AI boom, chips and data centers are in such high demand that access to compute is like gold for tech companies. WSJ reporter Kate Clark joins to discuss the…
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9 min
Anthropic Took the Lead in the AI Race. OpenAI Is Catching Up.
Earlier this year, Anthropic edged to the front of the AI race thanks to its focus on business and coding products. But now, its chief rival OpenAI is starting to catch up. WSJ fin…
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10 min
Why Cute Mascots Are the New Faces of AI
Along with new AI agents and tools, Meta Platforms, OpenAI, and Anthropic are rolling out mascots. It’s part of an effort to put a cuddlier face on AI tools amid the rise in anxiet…
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11 min
Inside the New York City Council’s Marathon AI Hearing
For months, the drumbeat of worries about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has steadily increased. While the White House has taken a light touch approach to regulat…
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9 min
How Short Videos Warp Time for Teens
Videos rule social media right now, from TikToks to Instagram Reels to YouTube Shorts. But a new study suggests that the constant churn of short video clips may be changing our per…
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10 min
Putting Meta’s New AI Agent to the Test
Meta’s new AI agent, Muse, is a hit—racking up millions of downloads in just a few weeks. But how is it working for users, who must hand over reams of data to get the most out of t…
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21 min
AI Agents Gone Wild
While more stories of AI agents going rogue surface nearly every day, the messaging urging consumers to use AI agents to make life and work easier is not dying down. And this is al…
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9 min
Inside the Race to Build AI Defenses Against Bioweapons
Over the last year, major AI developers have seen users asking their chatbots for help designing bioweapons. Now, a new wave of new biosecurity companies is using that exact same t…
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2 min
TNB Tech Minute: FTC Opens Anthropic and OpenAI Investigation
Plus: Apple launches Apple Pay in India. And American Express introduces a corporate cashback card and an AI-driven expense-management platform. Julie Chang hosts.A quick update: W…