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AI Changes the SEO Game for Marketers2025/05/09
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Generative AI chatbots have changed the way people search online, making SEO tactics less effective. WSJ’s CMO Today reporter Patrick Coffee explains how marketers are changing up their work. Plus, UnitedHealth Group says it has over 1,000 uses for AI. Enterprise tech reporter Isabelle Bousquette says that includes processing insurance claims, and the company is treading carefully. Julie Chang hosts.

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TNB Tech Minute: Coinbase Moves Into Crypto Options With Deribit Deal2025/05/08
Plus: China’s largest chip maker, SMIC, reports jump in profit. And Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery see their financial results boosted by streaming. Julie Chang hosts.

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How Food App Yuka Is Changing What Shoppers Buy2025/05/08
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The mobile app Yuka tells users how healthy food products are, and it’s even led some manufacturers to swap out ingredients in their products. But how reliable is it really? WSJ reporter Jesse Newman discusses. Plus, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a future in which our friends and therapists will be largely made up of AI agents. Reporter Meghan Bobrowsky talks about how realistic that may be. Julie Chang hosts.

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TNB Tech Minute: U.S. to Rescind AI Chip Export Rule2025/05/07
Plus: Uber swings to a profit. And Cisco announces a new quantum chip and lab facility. Julie Chang hosts.

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Trump’s Trade War With China Highlights Tech Vulnerabilities on Both Sides2025/05/07
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Electric motors usually feature rare-earths metals to run. But WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims writes about a new start up that excludes them, which could begin to help end the American auto industry’s reliance on China. Then, Chinese automakers are also reliant on US imports for critical chips to power their cars. WSJ deputy Beijing bureau chief Yoko Kubota explores how the trade war has shown both US and Chinese tech industry vulnerabilities to the long-running spat.

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TNB Tech Minute: AI Replaces Hundreds of Human Workers at IBM2025/05/06
Plus: DoorDash acquires Deliveroo for nearly $4 billion. And, the Department of Justice recommends Google sell two parts of its ad businesses to remedy antitrust concerns. Victoria Craig hosts.

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To Starbase and Beyond: SpaceX Gets a Town of Its Own2025/05/06
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For a few years, a section of land in southeast Texas has been dubbed Starbase. It's where SpaceX houses rocket production sites, launch facilities and employee housing. WSJ reporter Micah Maidenberg tells us what a weekend vote to greenlight the town’s official incorporation means for the future of SpaceX. Then: We’ll take you to Dubai, where Token2049 drew crypto industry celebrities and their followers, and ushered in “a new era of freedom” for the battered industry. Host Victoria Craig speaks with reporter Angus Berwick.

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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Scraps For-Profit Plans 2025/05/05
Plus: The European Union is looking to lure AI experts and scientists to its shores. And a C-suite shakeup at European satellite-systems company Eutelsat. Victoria Craig hosts.

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AI Listening Devices: Handy Helpers or Legal Minefields?2025/05/05
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Would you strap a device on your wrist that listens to your every word every day so it can send you relevant reminders and summarize your conversations? WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern did just that and shares her insights about the usefulness of such devices and the legal questions around their use. Plus: We get an update on the courtroom showdown between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission over whether the social-media company is operating a monopoly. WSJ reporter Dave Michaels brings us up to speed.

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TNB Tech Minute: Temu Stops Shipping to U.S.2025/05/02
Plus: Ireland’s privacy watchdog fines TikTok over China surveillance risks. And Grand Theft Auto VI’s release is delayed until next year, sending shares of Take-Two Interactive lower. Victoria Craig hosts.

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Fewer Perks, More Work. Tech Jobs Aren’t What They Used to Be2025/05/02
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America’s tech industry has long been the envy of office workers everywhere thanks to its freewheeling, freebie-doling culture. But that’s starting to change. WSJ CIO Journal reporter Isabelle Bousquette explores how trends in tech are moving so fast that job titles are not only becoming more opaque and confusing, they’re going out of fashion faster than ever. Then, WSJ tech reporter Katherine Bindley tells us how management at many tech firms has shifted gears to focus less on fun and more on the financial results Wall Street wants.

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TNB Tech Minute: Apple, Amazon Beat Sales Forecasts2025/05/01
Apple and Amazon post quarterly revenue results that beat Wall Street expectations. Plus: A WSJ exclusive story reveals Tesla’s board began searching for a successor to CEO Elon Musk. Victoria Craig hosts.

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Could Microsoft Lose Out as the U.S. Tussles With Brussels?2025/05/01
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Microsoft wants to grow its presence in the European Union, but the bloc worries that trade tensions with the U.S. could cause trouble down the line. WSJ reporter Edith Hancock reports from Brussels. Plus: Strain at Microsoft doesn’t end with geopolitics. A rift has been growing between its boss, Satya Nadella, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. WSJ reporter Keach Hagey has the inside scoop about what’s gone wrong.

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TNB Tech Minute: Meta, Microsoft Post Strong Revenue Growth2025/04/30
Microsoft and Meta unveil quarterly results that beat Wall Street expectations. Plus, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba takes the wraps off a super-fast delivery option. Victoria Craig hosts.

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Meta’s Race to Popularize AI-Powered ‘Digital Companions’ Is Raising Concern2025/04/30
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Facebook parent company Meta has been harnessing AI to power a range of chatbots it sees as the future of social media. But as WSJ technology reporter Jeff Horowitz reports, the rush to popularize the chatbots has raised red flags among some inside the company about the need to protect young users from explicit content. Victoria Craig hosts.

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TNB Tech Minute: Amazon, White House Tangle Over Showing Tariff Fees2025/04/29
Plus: Spotify posts double-digit user growth and expects faster growth this year despite economic uncertainty. And: Starbucks sees early success reducing wait time thanks to new tech trials. Victoria Craig hosts.

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Small Tech Faces Tariffs Squeeze2025/04/29
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Big tech companies got at least a brief reprieve from the Trump administration’s latest tariffs. But WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen explains how small tech companies and their customers could feel the squeeze. Plus, IBM has re-upped its commitment to U.S.-based manufacturing and development. Katie Deighton speaks with WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Asa Fitch about the economic challenges to IBM’s ambitions in AI. Victoria Craig hosts.

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TNB Tech Minute: IBM Commits Billions to U.S. Operations2025/04/28
Plus: China’s Huawei hopes a new chip will replace the need for some Nvidia products. Then, China’s Pony AI robotaxi company moves closer to profitability. And DoorDash approaches Deliveroo about a possible takeover. Victoria Craig hosts.

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How Do You Buy Shares in SpaceX? Ask Elon Musk’s Friends.2025/04/28
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With a valuation of $350 billion, Elon Musk’s SpaceX remains a private company. WSJ reporter Corrie Driebusch explains how a tightknit circle of Musk allies control its shares, as well as those of the businessman’s other private companies. Plus, WSJ columnist Sumathi Reddy takes us through the painstaking decision of whether to buy her 11-year-old daughter a smartphone. Katie Deighton hosts.

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TNB Tech Minute: Digital Advertising Faces Tariff Hit2025/04/25
Plus: Google’s security chief heads to the investment sector. And Comcast continues to lose broadband and cable-TV customers. Katie Deighton hosts.

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Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing AI Changes the SEO Game for Marketers2025/05/09 Info (Show/Hide) Generative AI chatbots have changed the way people search online, making SEO tactics less effective. WSJ’s CMO Today reporter Patrick Coffee explains how marketers are changing up their work. Plus, UnitedHealth Group says it has over 1,000 uses for AI. Enterprise tech reporter Isabelle Bousquette says that includes processing insurance claims, and the company is treading carefully. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: Coinbase Moves Into Crypto Options With Deribit Deal2025/05/08 Plus: China’s largest chip maker, SMIC, reports jump in profit. And Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery see their financial results boosted by streaming. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How Food App Yuka Is Changing What Shoppers Buy2025/05/08 Info (Show/Hide) The mobile app Yuka tells users how healthy food products are, and it’s even led some manufacturers to swap out ingredients in their products. But how reliable is it really? WSJ reporter Jesse Newman discusses. Plus, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a future in which our friends and therapists will be largely made up of AI agents. Reporter Meghan Bobrowsky talks about how realistic that may be. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: U.S. to Rescind AI Chip Export Rule2025/05/07 Plus: Uber swings to a profit. And Cisco announces a new quantum chip and lab facility. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Trump’s Trade War With China Highlights Tech Vulnerabilities on Both Sides2025/05/07 Info (Show/Hide) Electric motors usually feature rare-earths metals to run. But WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims writes about a new start up that excludes them, which could begin to help end the American auto industry’s reliance on China. Then, Chinese automakers are also reliant on US imports for critical chips to power their cars. WSJ deputy Beijing bureau chief Yoko Kubota explores how the trade war has shown both US and Chinese tech industry vulnerabilities to the long-running spat. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: AI Replaces Hundreds of Human Workers at IBM2025/05/06 Plus: DoorDash acquires Deliveroo for nearly $4 billion. And, the Department of Justice recommends Google sell two parts of its ad businesses to remedy antitrust concerns. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices To Starbase and Beyond: SpaceX Gets a Town of Its Own2025/05/06 Info (Show/Hide) For a few years, a section of land in southeast Texas has been dubbed Starbase. It's where SpaceX houses rocket production sites, launch facilities and employee housing. WSJ reporter Micah Maidenberg tells us what a weekend vote to greenlight the town’s official incorporation means for the future of SpaceX. Then: We’ll take you to Dubai, where Token2049 drew crypto industry celebrities and their followers, and ushered in “a new era of freedom” for the battered industry. Host Victoria Craig speaks with reporter Angus Berwick. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Scraps For-Profit Plans 2025/05/05 Plus: The European Union is looking to lure AI experts and scientists to its shores. And a C-suite shakeup at European satellite-systems company Eutelsat. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices AI Listening Devices: Handy Helpers or Legal Minefields?2025/05/05 Info (Show/Hide) Would you strap a device on your wrist that listens to your every word every day so it can send you relevant reminders and summarize your conversations? WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern did just that and shares her insights about the usefulness of such devices and the legal questions around their use. Plus: We get an update on the courtroom showdown between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission over whether the social-media company is operating a monopoly. WSJ reporter Dave Michaels brings us up to speed. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: Temu Stops Shipping to U.S.2025/05/02 Plus: Ireland’s privacy watchdog fines TikTok over China surveillance risks. And Grand Theft Auto VI’s release is delayed until next year, sending shares of Take-Two Interactive lower. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fewer Perks, More Work. Tech Jobs Aren’t What They Used to Be2025/05/02 Info (Show/Hide) America’s tech industry has long been the envy of office workers everywhere thanks to its freewheeling, freebie-doling culture. But that’s starting to change. WSJ CIO Journal reporter Isabelle Bousquette explores how trends in tech are moving so fast that job titles are not only becoming more opaque and confusing, they’re going out of fashion faster than ever. Then, WSJ tech reporter Katherine Bindley tells us how management at many tech firms has shifted gears to focus less on fun and more on the financial results Wall Street wants. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: Apple, Amazon Beat Sales Forecasts2025/05/01 Apple and Amazon post quarterly revenue results that beat Wall Street expectations. Plus: A WSJ exclusive story reveals Tesla’s board began searching for a successor to CEO Elon Musk. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Could Microsoft Lose Out as the U.S. Tussles With Brussels?2025/05/01 Info (Show/Hide) Microsoft wants to grow its presence in the European Union, but the bloc worries that trade tensions with the U.S. could cause trouble down the line. WSJ reporter Edith Hancock reports from Brussels. Plus: Strain at Microsoft doesn’t end with geopolitics. A rift has been growing between its boss, Satya Nadella, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. WSJ reporter Keach Hagey has the inside scoop about what’s gone wrong. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: Meta, Microsoft Post Strong Revenue Growth2025/04/30 Microsoft and Meta unveil quarterly results that beat Wall Street expectations. Plus, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba takes the wraps off a super-fast delivery option. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Meta’s Race to Popularize AI-Powered ‘Digital Companions’ Is Raising Concern2025/04/30 Info (Show/Hide) Facebook parent company Meta has been harnessing AI to power a range of chatbots it sees as the future of social media. But as WSJ technology reporter Jeff Horowitz reports, the rush to popularize the chatbots has raised red flags among some inside the company about the need to protect young users from explicit content. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: Amazon, White House Tangle Over Showing Tariff Fees2025/04/29 Plus: Spotify posts double-digit user growth and expects faster growth this year despite economic uncertainty. And: Starbucks sees early success reducing wait time thanks to new tech trials. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Small Tech Faces Tariffs Squeeze2025/04/29 Info (Show/Hide) Big tech companies got at least a brief reprieve from the Trump administration’s latest tariffs. But WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen explains how small tech companies and their customers could feel the squeeze. Plus, IBM has re-upped its commitment to U.S.-based manufacturing and development. Katie Deighton speaks with WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Asa Fitch about the economic challenges to IBM’s ambitions in AI. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: IBM Commits Billions to U.S. Operations2025/04/28 Plus: China’s Huawei hopes a new chip will replace the need for some Nvidia products. Then, China’s Pony AI robotaxi company moves closer to profitability. And DoorDash approaches Deliveroo about a possible takeover. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How Do You Buy Shares in SpaceX? Ask Elon Musk’s Friends.2025/04/28 Info (Show/Hide) With a valuation of $350 billion, Elon Musk’s SpaceX remains a private company. WSJ reporter Corrie Driebusch explains how a tightknit circle of Musk allies control its shares, as well as those of the businessman’s other private companies. Plus, WSJ columnist Sumathi Reddy takes us through the painstaking decision of whether to buy her 11-year-old daughter a smartphone. Katie Deighton hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices TNB Tech Minute: Digital Advertising Faces Tariff Hit2025/04/25 Plus: Google’s security chief heads to the investment sector. And Comcast continues to lose broadband and cable-TV customers. Katie Deighton hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices WSJ Tech News Briefing https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefingTech 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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