Episodes

  • TNB Tech Minute: Commerce’s Overhaul of ‘Internet for All’ Plan Could Expand Starlink Funding

    TNB Tech Minute: Commerce’s Overhaul of ‘Internet for All’ Plan Could Expand Starlink Funding
    Mar 4 2025
    Plus, developers of a Utah data center land a $2 billion loan to build a 100-acre campus. And Best Buy warns U.S. customers of possible higher prices as a new round of tariffs takes effect. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Humanoid Robots Are Getting Real Jobs

    Humanoid Robots Are Getting Real Jobs
    Mar 4 2025
    Once the creatures of science fiction, robots with human-like bodies and artificial-intelligence brains are getting jobs at warehouses and factories stacking, sorting and lifting. WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims explains what it’ll take to get these bots from warehouses to homes. And, we’ll find out how underused GPU chips could open up new ways to train AI models without massive data centers. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • TNB Tech Minute: Trump, TSMC Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S.

    TNB Tech Minute: Trump, TSMC Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S.
    Mar 3 2025
    Plus, two tech executives face trial under foreign bribery law despite President Trump putting the statute on hold. And Microchip Technology slashes more jobs amid declining sales. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Can Two Big Releases Lift the $58 Billion Videogame Industry?

    Can Two Big Releases Lift the $58 Billion Videogame Industry?
    Mar 3 2025
    A new Nintendo Switch console and a “Grand Theft Auto” sequel could spell a big year ahead for videogames, but there might be only a few winners. Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher tells us what investors might expect from the videogame industry this year. Plus, Apple’s new iPhone 16e isn’t what you’d call a bargain, but is it still a good deal? Our personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen reviews the company’s latest release. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • Behind the $500 Million Fiasco at Sonos

    Behind the $500 Million Fiasco at Sonos
    Mar 1 2025
    Sonos is a niche player in the speaker market, known for its great sound quality and seamless home audio systems. But, an app update ahead of the launch of its first pair of premium headphones cost the company $500 million in market cap. WSJ’s Ben Cohen speaks with columnist Dan Gallagher on this unusual business debacle and how Sonos could bounce back. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 mins
  • TNB Tech Minute: Intel Delays $28 Billion Ohio Semiconductor Project

    TNB Tech Minute: Intel Delays $28 Billion Ohio Semiconductor Project
    Feb 28 2025
    Plus, Skype is shutting down. And companies respond to the U.K.’s competition watchdog’s investigation into Google Search. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Musk’s Plans to Take a Chain Saw to Bureaucracy

    Musk’s Plans to Take a Chain Saw to Bureaucracy
    Feb 28 2025
    The head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE ,says he is bringing a tech upgrade to the federal government. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins joins us for an update on Elon Musk’s first 100 days in the Trump White House. Plus, Google changed its rules around how product-review sites appear in its search engine. WSJ reporter Alexandra Bruell explains how it’s impacting a once-lucrative corner of news media. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Unveils Quantum Computing Chip

    TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Unveils Quantum Computing Chip
    Feb 27 2025
    Plus, Microsoft urges the Trump administration to ease a new chip-exports system. And Meta apologizes for “error” that led to graphic and violent videos flooding some Instagram users’ feeds on Wednesday. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 mins