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WSJ Tech News Briefing The Wall Street Journal
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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. Hosted by Zoe Thomas
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Behind Google’s $23 Billion Bid for Startup Wiz
A four-year-old startup is close to landing the tech industry’s biggest exit in years. WSJ reporter Berber Jin joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy cloud cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion. Plus, the bankruptcy of little-known fintech startup Synapse Financial Technologies has left thousands of consumers unable to access money they thought was safely deposited at banks.
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TNB Tech Minute: Disney Hacked
An anonymous group says it obtained thousands of documents from the entertainment giant’s internal messaging system. Plus: Rite Aid says some customer data was breached. And AT&T and Verizon are feuding over plans to expand 5G access for emergency responders. Danny Lewis hosts.
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Musk and Yaccarino Share Power at X, but There Are Tensions
When Linda Yaccarino became CEO of X, the social media company’s owner Elon Musk said the pair would divide responsibilities. But about a year into her tenure at the company she’s learning the pitfalls of sharing power with the billionaire. WSJ reporter Alexa Corse joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Plus, the top 100 national-security startups win few government contracts. We’ll explain what that means for companies and the venture-capital backers.
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TNB Tech Minute: Nearly All AT&T Wireless Customers Impacted by Hack
Plus, Elon Musk’s social media company X has been hit by EU charges over content practices. And U.S. lawmakers are seeking a probe into Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in an Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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A Startup Is Promising a Clean-Energy Revolution. Some Scientists Are Skeptical.
Scientist and entrepreneur Simon Hodson is planning a clean-energy revolution in a West Virginia coal-fired power plant. He's attracted the support of motivational speaker Tony Robbins and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. But some scientists are skeptical of his claims. WSJ reporter Scott Patterson joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Plus, NATO is funding startups that build technology to protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. We’ll tell you about the program.
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TNB Tech Minute: Apple and EU Settle Mobile-Payments Probe
Plus, a judge dismisses a lawsuit against Elon Musk and his social-media company brought by former workers. And companies urge the U.S. government to rethink its rules for reporting cyberattacks. Zoe Thomas hosts.
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Customer Reviews
Unique and informative
Tech News Briefing covers the tech business and how tech affects and will affect our lives. I subscribe to quite a few news podcasts. I don’t always listen to all of them because it can get repetitive; TNB is a must listen because it has info and perspective that none of the others have.
Sounds like for teenagers.
Can you get some adults conducting the show?
Good content, not a fan of 2x daily
I don’t know why so many people hate on the hosts or hate on their commentary. It’s called news, and anyone, including Elon, can spout disinformation. Anyway, you all are doing a good job. Don’t listen to the haters.
As a constructive critique, please revert to once daily. I never listen to the second, minute-ish long episode. There’s not enough content to be useful in my view. Anyway, keep up the good work.