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WSJ Tech News Briefing
by The Wall Street Journal · English
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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Where Does Nvidia Go From Here?
Tech News Briefing episode focused on Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Wang’s resignation and the fallout—board probe, alleged affairs, and implications for US-China chip export policy and the AI industry.
13 Nov 2026 · 23m · 11 chaptersInside the Jeff Bezos-Backed Startup Trying to Automate Engineering
Prometheus, an Amazon-backed startup, is building “physical AI” to automate engineering and manufacturing—using AI to accelerate the full cycle from design to validation to production in silico,…
12 Nov 2026 · 13m · 7 chaptersInside Zoox’s Race to Scale Up Across the U.S.
Zoox CEO Aisha Evans discusses Zoox’s U.S. expansion and overseas “pathfinding” for autonomous robotaxi scaling, including vertical integration, pricing, fleet production, and regulatory hurdles.
11 Nov 2026 · 12m · 7 chaptersWhat the Jensen Huang Investigation Means for Nvidia
NVIDIA’s board launches an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang after reports he had an extramarital relationship with Chinese executive Alice Huang, amid U.S./Singapore concerns about possible…
10 Nov 2026 · 11m · 3 chaptersWhat a Blue Texas Means for Elon Musk’s Empire
How Texas turning “blue” after Democrats swept elections could affect Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX expansion and political strategy.
9 Nov 2026 · 10m · 7 chaptersAI Data Centers Face a Voter Revolt
Voters across the U.S. pushed back against AI data centers, electing data-center-skeptical candidates and rejecting/limiting new sites, raising uncertainty for AI compute buildouts and related…
6 Nov 2026 · 11m · 9 chaptersDecoding the $6.3 Billion Binance Heist
A Tech News Briefing episode explaining the “$6.3 billion Binance heist,” how North Korean hackers stole funds, how Binance responded (including freezing about $3B), and what it means for crypto…
5 Nov 2026 · 14m · 9 chaptersAmazon’s Latest Challenge: When Bots Do the Buying
How AI shopping agents (e.g., Meta’s Muse) could disrupt Amazon’s sponsored-ads revenue by bypassing human browsing, and how Amazon is responding with blocks and its own “Alexa for shopping.”
4 Nov 2026 · 9m · 7 chaptersThe $1,000 Hack That Turns Everyday Cars Hands-Free
Aftermarket “hands-free” driver assistance, focused on the Kama AI device (about $1,000) that plugs into compatible cars’ automated-driving modules to steer and brake on highways, plus…
3 Nov 2026 · 12m · 6 chaptersWhy Smart Home Cameras Are Giving Some Homeowners Chills
Home smart cameras and other connected devices are allegedly recording spooky, unexplained events—voices, shadows, and even a refrigerator door opening by itself—raising questions about glitches…
2 Nov 2026 · 8m · 4 chaptersHow Anthropic Beat OpenAI to Wall Street
Tech News Briefing discusses Anthropic’s S-1 and its rivalry with OpenAI, focusing on why Anthropic is first to IPO, the business model’s risks, and what investors should watch next.
30 Oct 2026 · 27m · 19 chaptersSilicon Valley Takes On the Pentagon’s Explosives Shortage
The Pentagon’s planned purchase of millions of drones is constrained by a chronic U.S. shortage of “energetics” (propellants, incendiaries, and high-impact explosives).
29 Oct 2026 · 10m · 5 chaptersA Handful of AI Giants Are Powering the Market’s Earnings Surge
Earnings season optimism, but profit growth in the S&P 500 is highly concentrated in a few AI-linked companies.
28 Oct 2026 · 9m · 7 chaptersWhy Digital Price Tags Are Spooking Shoppers
Dynamic digital price tags and “personalized/surveillance” pricing—prices that move based on shopper data—sparking fears of unfair grocery and online retail price hikes, plus regulatory responses.
27 Oct 2026 · 10m · 7 chaptersThe First Folding iPhone Is On Sale. Why Is It So Hard to Buy?
Apple’s first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, is on sale but hard to buy because pre-orders show shipping dates stretching to January, raising questions about supply readiness and whether demand…
26 Oct 2026 · 7m · 2 chaptersHow Does America’s Cheapest EV Hold Up on a Road Trip?
WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims road-trips America’s “cheapest EV” (2027 Chevy Bolt) through the charging “desert” of the Deep South to test whether it holds up, and how much EV charging/in-car…
23 Oct 2026 · 10m · 3 chaptersDriverless Trucks Are Coming. Good Luck Getting Them to Honk.
Driverless long-haul trucks and why they may be safer and more efficient than human-driven rigs, including limits like not being able to honk autonomously.
22 Oct 2026 · 11m · 2 chaptersAnthropic’s Draft IPO Filing Shows Red-Hot Growth and Big Risks
WSJ Tech News Briefing discusses Anthropic’s draft IPO (S-1) filing, highlighting extreme revenue growth alongside major risks.
21 Oct 2026 · 12m · 8 chaptersWhat’s Behind Netflix’s Struggles?
Netflix’s struggles and what they signal about content, engagement, and strategy, plus how its recommendation tech and recent expansion efforts fit in.
20 Oct 2026 · 9m · 8 chaptersHow This Dot-Com Era CEO Is Navigating The AI Boom
Dell Technologies’ strategy for building AI data-center infrastructure during the AI boom, lessons from the dot-com era, and risks like overcapacity and DRAM shortages.
19 Oct 2026 · 11m · 4 chaptersHow Does Apple’s Siri Compete In an Agentic World?
Why Apple is lagging in “agentic” AI, what Siri AI can (and can’t) do, and how Apple’s privacy/security approach affects smart-home and agent adoption.
16 Oct 2026 · 30m · 12 chaptersCan Tesla’s New Roadster Live Up to Nearly a Decade of Hype?
The long-delayed launch of Tesla’s second-generation Roadster, originally promised in 2017 with extreme performance and range, and how it compares to today’s EV market and competitors.
15 Oct 2026 · 10m · 8 chaptersSome Wearables Can Track Blood Pressure. Do They Work?
Whether cuffless wearables (Apple Watch, Oura Ring, Google Pixel, Whoop, Hilo Core) can accurately track blood pressure at home, and how doctors view their clinical reliability.
14 Oct 2026 · 10m · 6 chaptersWhy the EV Charging Business Is Booming
Despite slowing U.S. EV sales (down about half vs last year) and reduced federal support, the episode argues EV charging is booming, with improving locations, speeds, and capacity.
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