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WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal
Artificial Intelligence
Openai
Spacex
Anthropic
IBM
NVIDIA
Apple
Mckinsey & Company
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Amazon
IBM Consulting
European Union
Google
Meta Platforms
Apple Inc.
Tesla, Inc.
SK Hynix
Elon Musk
Quantum Computing
Data Centers

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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Latest Episodes

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 finance and technology reporter Angel Au-Yeung joins to explain how the b... more

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 anxieties about the technology. WSJ advertising editor Suzanne Vranica joins... more

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 regulating the industry, some states and cities are exploring issuing their o... more

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 perception of time. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins to d... more

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Recent Guests

Scott Bessent
Treasury Secretary (as introduced in the episode)
U.S. Treasury
Episode: TNB Tech Minute: Bessent Responds to AI Safety Concerns
Sam Schechner
WSJ deputy tech and media editor
The Wall Street Journal
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Christopher Otts
WSJ reporter interviewed about eREVs
The Wall Street Journal
Episode: Why Tech Leaders Want to Slow Down AI
Steve Reyes
Senior partner at McKinsey
McKinsey & Company
Episode: Why Tech Leaders Want to Slow Down AI
Karthik Sarma
Physician and researcher at UCSF, psychiatrist; advisor to Slingshot
University of California, San Francisco; Slingshot AI
Episode: Is AI the Answer to America’s Mental-Health Crisis?
Neil Parikh
Co-founder and CEO of Slingshot AI
Slingshot AI
Episode: Is AI the Answer to America’s Mental-Health Crisis?
Ashley Jones
Shop owner and user of Ash AI therapy
Savannah, GA (user)
Episode: Is AI the Answer to America’s Mental-Health Crisis?
John Torres
Director, Digital Psychiatry Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical / Beth Israel Deaconess
Episode: Is AI the Answer to America’s Mental-Health Crisis?
Nicole Nguyen
Personal tech columnist for WSJ
The Wall Street Journal
Episode: We Got Our Hands on Apple’s First Foldable Phone

Hosts

Julie Chang
Host of WSJ Tech News Briefing / Tech Minute, The Wall Street Journal
Imani Moise
Host of WSJ Tech News Briefing / Tech Minute; WSJ reporter

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 3.4k ratings
  • On its way to AI slop

    It was a good show, sadly slowly it turned from tech news into tech CEO news or news about tech “celebrities”, to so much AI-this-AI-that; constantly hyping this technology that has no mainstream real use by distracting with edge use cases. Most recently now AI is part of its production as well. I’m out.

    I supposed it’s still a good show for some people but those aren’t whoever is looking for actual tech news.

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    senseivita
    Mexico5 months ago
  • Biased

    Way too much left bias. Not an authentic source anymore

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Ckundapu
    United States6 months ago
  • Not as reliable as it once was

    I’ve been listening to the WSJ’s news podcasts for a decade now and lately I have noticed a discernible change in their focus.

    There is a ‘subject bias’ or a highly narrow ‘cultural focus’ such that, while they still report the facts & news, there is an unavoidable hyperfocus on right & far-right-leaning topics/subjects that, in whole, are not reflective of the tech or business worlds.

    I've already unsubscribed from ‘What’s News’ and ‘Tech News Briefing’ may be next.

    **sigh**

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    Jared Herbert
    United States8 months ago
  • Now 60% Ads

    The Tech Minute is bookended with 30 s-1 min long ads on each end. That’s a lot of ads for a minute long show.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    HBenton
    United States9 months ago
  • Readers aren’t good

    Why not replace robotic human readers that have speech and maturity challenges with AI generated voices? Current “hosts” add nothing to the content they are mechanically reading

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Laughedoutloud
    United Statesa year ago

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The show is informative and concise for quick tech updates.
Ads can be heavy; sponsorships interrupt the flow.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Is AI the Answer to America’s Mental-Health Crisis?
Q: Are there patients who should not use Ash or similar AI tools?
Experts suggest that if a person does not think they should be using AI therapy, they should avoid it; clinicians emphasize escalation to a human professional when necessary and caution about severe mental health conditions.
Why Tech Leaders Want to Slow Down AI
Q: What is driving AI researchers and executives to raise the alarm now?
A convergence of public incidents, fears of loss of control, and the approaching threshold of recursive self-improvement have pushed leaders to consider slowing development and adding safeguards.
How a Deal With the CIA Changed the Future for Steve Jobs and Apple
Q: What did Steve Jobs do after the CIA contract helped Next?
He returned to Apple, took over again, and used the experience to steer Apple toward a consumer-focused trajectory that laid the groundwork for the iPhone and modern OS foundations.
How to Build a Data Center Without Making Enemies
Q: So Jessica, why is SNAP CEO, Evan Spiegel, making such a big bet on smart glasses?
The answer centers on Spiegel viewing the glasses as the future beyond phones, arguing they enable a more interactive, natural way of interacting with the world, even as investors question the price and potential mass adoption timelines.
School Phone Bans Are Spreading. But Are They Working?
Q: Julie, what do these bans look like in practice? Are schools taking phones away, locking them up, or just telling students not to use them?
There are variations, from locking phones in pouches to dedicated drop-off portals in classrooms, while many districts require keeping devices in lockers or backpacks; overall, the approach is mixed, with the majority facilitating some form of lock or control to curb usage.

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The show delivers concise daily tech news and market context, with a steady rotation of expert guests and enterprise-focused updates. Episodes frequently cover AI developments, platform policies, regulatory actions, and major tech-company moves, often anchored by on-the-record reporting from Wall Street Journal staff. A notable pattern is timely, business- and policy-relevant tech coverage that blends quick briefing segments with in-depth guest discussion on trends shaping the industry. The format tends to be fast-paced, data-driven, and utility-first for practitioners and executives evaluating tech risks, opportunities, and sponsored-read moments.

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4. Steve Reyes
5. Karthik Sarma
6. Neil Parikh
7. Ashley Jones
8. John Torres

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