Episodes

  • From Facebook to Meta: Zuckerberg's Big Bet—The Beginning

    From Facebook to Meta: Zuckerberg's Big Bet—The Beginning
    May 4 2024
    In October 2021, Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta. For a company that had built its business on social media, it was a gamble to seemingly pivot to a future version of the internet that didn’t yet exist and wasn’t well understood. On this first episode of our special series on the metaverse, host Alex Ossola takes you back to the vision that CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out for the metaverse, what was going on at the company at the time of the name change and how people reacted both inside and outside the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • TNB Tech Minute: EV Makers Get Tax-Credit Extension

    TNB Tech Minute: EV Makers Get Tax-Credit Extension
    May 3 2024
    Plus: Apple stock rallies the day after the company reported earnings. And shares of Coinbase fall. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • Tesla’s Supercharger Layoffs Could Ripple Across the EV Industry

    Tesla’s Supercharger Layoffs Could Ripple Across the EV Industry
    May 3 2024
    EV maker Tesla announced this week that it was laying off much of the team responsible for the company’s Supercharger network, the largest and most successful EV charging network in the U.S. The move caught employees, and others in the industry, by surprise. WSJ reporter Ryan Felton tells host Alex Ossola what a Tesla pullback in charging could mean for the broader U.S. EV market. Plus, how did an iPhone survive a fall out of an airplane, but others crack when they get tipped off the kitchen counter? WSJ senior personal technology columnist Joanna Stern took on an experiment to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • TNB Tech Minute: Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Declines

    TNB Tech Minute: Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Declines
    May 2 2024
    Plus: Universal Music and TikTok reach a new agreement. And Microsoft plans to invest over $2 billion in Malaysia. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • To Power Huge Data Centers, Utilities Are Turning to Fossil Fuels

    To Power Huge Data Centers, Utilities Are Turning to Fossil Fuels
    May 2 2024
    Tasks like streaming movies or generating answers from artificial intelligence systems require a lot of computing power. So more, bigger data centers are cropping up in an effort to meet the demand. And that means more energy. Local energy companies are turning to natural gas and even coal to keep them going. WSJ energy reporter Jennifer Hiller tells host Alex Ossola what that means for the country’s energy transition. Plus, rebooting your device works for everything from computers to trains. WSJ personal tech reporter Cordilia James talks about why it became our go-to tech fix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Triples Valuation to $19 Billion

    TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Triples Valuation to $19 Billion
    May 1 2024
    Plus: Chinese EV makers post higher sales. And Doordash posts record revenue. Alex Ossola hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Inside TikTok’s Missed Opportunities in Washington

    Inside TikTok’s Missed Opportunities in Washington
    May 1 2024
    Last week, President Biden signed a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok. But lawmakers’ concerns go back much farther. Some lawmakers and former employees of TikTok say that TikTok executives, particularly CEO Shou Chew, could have done more to prevent this outcome. WSJ tech reporter Georgia Wells tells host Alex Ossola about Chew’s missed opportunities to woo lawmakers. Plus, it’s a trend on TikTok to get AI systems like ChatGPT to talk to people like a boyfriend would… even if the systems weren’t designed that way. WSJ senior platform editor Julia Munslow undertook an experiment to find out just how hard it is to get the system to be R-rated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    13 mins
  • TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Posts Record First-Quarter Sales

    TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Posts Record First-Quarter Sales
    Apr 30 2024
    Plus: Binance founder is sentenced to four months in jail. And the European Union is investigating Meta over disinformation. Alex Ossola hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins