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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.

300 episodes

AI Agents Gone Wild 2 Oct 2026 · 21 min While more stories of AI agents going rogue surface nearly every day, the messaging urging consumers to use AI agents to make life and work easier is not dying down. And this is a…

Inside the Race to Build AI Defenses Against Bioweapons 1 Oct 2026 · 9 min Over the last year, major AI developers have seen users asking their chatbots for help designing bioweapons. Now, a new wave of new biosecurity companies is using that exact same…

TNB Tech Minute: FTC Opens Anthropic and OpenAI Investigation 30 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Apple launches Apple Pay in India. And American Express introduces a corporate cashback card and an AI-driven expense-management platform. Julie Chang hosts. A quick update:…

TNB Tech Minute: Trump Defends His Light-Touch AI Regulation Strategy 30 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: DoorDash partners with clothing and shoe companies amid same-day shipping race. And Robinhood Markets announces new AI-powered trading tools. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Si…

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Announces Latest Contender in AI-Assistant Race 29 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: The Trump administration launches an AI tool aimed at streamlining federal services. And AT&T and Corning sign a $3 billion deal for fiber. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simp…

TNB Tech Minute: Smart-Ring Maker Oura Delays IPO 29 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Etsy is using AI to personalize experiences for their shoppers. And Tesla delays the launch of its long-awaited Roadster. Anthony Bansie hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW…

The Middle Schoolers Ditching Real Friends for AI Chatbots 29 Sept 2026 · 11 min The always-on, agreeable nature of chatbots makes them hard-working colleagues—but also, it turns out, friends for adolescents. WSJ’s family and tech columnist, Julie Jargon, join…

TNB Tech Minute: Top AI Researchers Urge Government Oversight of Self-Improving Models 28 Sept 2026 · 3 min Plus: Nearly 19% of working-age people now use AI, per a Microsoft study. And Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook expects continuing inflation pressure from the AI buildout. Julie…

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Launches Largest-Ever U.S. Stock Buyback Program 28 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Nvidia releases software it says can prevent AI agents from going rogue. And Meta Platforms is starting a new business line focused on selling AI tools to enterprise custome…

Can Laws Keep Up With AI Therapists? 26 Sept 2026 · 19 min You’ve heard about how AI tools could help meet demand for mental-health treatment, as well as some of the risks involved. Several U.S. states have passed laws limiting what these…

TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon's Label of Anthropic as Security Risk 25 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: EIG Global Energy Partners plans to raise $225 million for its first geothermal energy fund. And Momenta is poised to gain market share as China continues to adopt advanced…

TNB Tech Minute: Cracks Appear in Oracle’s New Mexico Data-Center Project 25 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Novo Nordisk to pay up to $1.3 billion for Nanexa’s drug delivery technology. And climate-tech venture investors are shifting their focus from climate change and decarboniza…

The Workers Keeping AI Data Centers Running 25 Sept 2026 · 11 min Data centers are rapidly expanding across the U.S. as tech companies race to build out the infrastructure needed to power the AI boom. But who is actually working inside of these…

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Agents Attempt to Hack University and Government Websites 24 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: New York state sues Polymarket. And BlackRock investment portfolios debut on the blockchain as digital tokens. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S…

TNB Tech Minute: Tech Industry Urges Trump Administration to Drop High H-1B Visa Fees 24 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Meta unveils new AI-powered hardware. And Amazon announces a new robotics manufacturing facility in Indiana. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See…

TNB Tech Minute: Flock Details New Search Guardrails Amid Congressional Scrutiny 23 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Two Anthropic leaders back Pilgrim, a startup developing hardware to detect airborne viruses. And Chinese automaker Geely unveils new EV tech that can charge vehicles in und…

TNB Tech Minute: Meta’s Hit New AI Agent Is Facing Backlash 23 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: AI biotech firm Enveda doubles valuation to $2 billion. And Finnish drone maker Sensofusion seeks $344 million in Helsinki IPO. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an A…

TNB Tech Minute: DoorDash Settles NYC Investigation Into Minimum-Pay Law Compliance 22 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Trump rejects international regulation of AI in his U.N. speech. Binance invests $100 million in Circle, expanding their stablecoin partnership. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by…

TNB Tech Minute: Alibaba Unveils New AI Chip 22 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: British Columbia is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman for alleged safety violations in the Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting. And Andreessen Horowitz is funding an alter…

Polymarket’s Rush to Grow at All Costs 22 Sept 2026 · 11 min Polymarket has struggled with compliance failures, legal challenges, and software blunders, according to current and former employees. WSJ’s Katherine Long shares her exclusive re…

TNB Tech Minute: Meta’s Stock Soars as New AI Agent Gathers Steam 21 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: OpenAI urges Washington to lead global effort to create AI-safety standards. And Accenture shares climb on AI safety partnership with Anthropic. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by…

TNB Tech Minute: Bitcoin Surges Above $85,000 21 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Coinbase Global will allow users to request shares of upcoming initial public offerings. And CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after their journali…

AI Therapists Are Here. Are They Safe? 19 Sept 2026 · 20 min The promise for AI mental-health tools is clear: bringing support to people who need it, when they need it. But these chatbots can come with risks. How do they respond when someon…

TNB Tech Minute: California Gov. Issues Executive Order to Weigh AI Oversight 18 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Disney hires Character.AI CEO as entertainment company’s first chief technology officer. And AI startup Manus seeks to raise $500 million and weighs Hong Kong IPO. Julie Cha…

TNB Tech Minute: Top OpenAI and Microsoft Staff Knew Scraping News Websites was an ‘Existential Threat’ 18 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Hackers used Anthropic’s Claude tools to hack OpenAI. And Coinbase is seeking approval to list perpetual futures. Danny Lewis hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company…

How OpenAI Built a Billion-Dollar Ad Engine 18 Sept 2026 · 11 min OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once referred to combining ads and AI as “uniquely unsettling.” But now, the tech giant is rapidly building an advertising business. The Journal’s advertisin…

TNB Tech Minute: The FAA to Use AI to Ease Air-Traffic Woes, Starting in D.C. 17 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Two senators ask FTC to probe Amazon and Walmart on how chatbots handle “Made in the USA” data. And Costco expands same-day delivery with Uber and DoorDash partnerships. Jul…

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Shares New Safety Incidents and Rules for Reporting Them 17 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: Mastercard and Alchemy are partnering on AI shopping tools. And Nokia partners with Microsoft to offer agentic support for telecommunications companies. Danny Lewis hosts. H…

TNB Tech Minute: EU Chief Plans to Curb Children’s Access to Social Media 16 Sept 2026 · 2 min Plus: The House Ways and Means Committee advances bipartisan crypto bill. And ByteDance’s revenue grows but AI spending pressures profits. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast,…

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Considers Pre-IPO Funding Round at Over $1.2 Trillion Valuation 16 Sept 2026 · 2 min Novo Nordisk teams up with Anthropic to speed up drug discovery. And Mistral aims to grow AI consumer base through Mozilla partnership. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an…