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Plus: EV-maker Rivian expects to begin deliveries of its new $50,000 R2 model in the second quarter. And shares of Coinbase and Applied Materials close up, while DraftKings stock slides. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Pinterest stock slides after projected slower revenue growth. And Ubisoft shares jump on cash forecast. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thousands of students at Stanford are obsessing over Date Drop , a new platform that uses AI to match singles based on compatibility. WSJ’s Jasmine Li joins us to break it down. Plus, WSJ consumer goods reporter Aimee Look sits down with Belle Lin to talk about why tariffs are jumpstarting a boom in the American used electronics market. Isabelle Bousquette hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technol...

Plus: Russia is blocking access to WhatsApp and Telegram to boost its own messaging app. And SoftBank says it took on another $27 billion in debt to pay for its investment in OpenAI. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Elon Musk announces a reorganization and staff departures at xAI. And Lenovo posts record revenue driven by device sales and AI. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Lyft logged mixed results in its latest quarter. And crypto lender BlockFills suspends client withdrawals. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Shopify expects revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026. And NetEase profit falls in the fourth quarter of 2025. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Paramount sweetens its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. And wealth management stocks fall after AI tool announcement. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Honda’s car business suffered a loss as EV impairments mount. And SMIC earnings topped expectations on strong chip demand, but the company gave a cautious outlook. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Anthropic’s resident philosopher Amanda Askell spends her days trying to help AI understand morality. WSJ’s Berber Jin joins us to discuss how she’s doing it. Plus, WSJ’s Belle Lin sits down with personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen to talk about how home batteries could be a better alternative to gas generators during a power outage. Isabelle Bousquette hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Techn...

Plus: Alphabet sells bonds that aren’t due for 100 years. And Australian startup Neara raises more than $60 million as data centers put pressure on power grids. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Eli Lilly to buy biotech Orna Therapeutics for up to $2.4 billion. And STMicroelectronics secures a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with Amazon. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is the Super Bowl 🏈! Before you huddle up for the big game, we're bringing you an episode of What's News Sunday we thought you might enjoy. Host Alex Ossola, along with Journal reporters Katie Deighton and Suzanne Vranica , are taking a look at the Super Bowl's other main event: the ads. The annual game is the world's most high-stakes advertising showcase, and this year, artificial intellig...

Plus: The Justice Department probes Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Discovery’s studios and HBO Max streaming service. And a jury orders Uber to pay $8.5 million in passenger sexual assault case. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Trump’s tax law cuts Amazon’s corporate tax bill by more than half. And Stellantis books $26 billion charges over bad EV bets. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things have been getting weird on the internet. WSJ reporter Angel Au-Yeung explains what’s behind Moltbook —the viral social network where AI assistants are talking to each other—and how it got started. Plus, WSJ reporter Isabelle Bousquette shares how AI is helping Olympic snowboarder Maddie Mastro improve her jump trick. Belle Lin hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter . Learn...

Plus: Amazon to spend $200 billion as it accelerates AI projects. And Nvidia warns the Trump administration that chip export rules to China are too strict. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Spotify will sell physical books in the U.S. and U.K. And Germany fines Amazon over price-filtering tools. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

But Google beats Wall Street expectations. And Snap posts a profit of $45 million, compared with $9 million a year earlier. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Uber’s fourth-quarter profit falls. And AI voice startup ElevenLabs raises $500 million. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Shares of European legal publishing companies RELX and Wolters Kluwer fall after Anthropic releases new AI legal tools. And the selloff expands to data-providers like S&P Global and FactSet. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: French authorities raid X’s Paris office amid probe into deepfakes. And Spain will ban social-media access for children under 16. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crypto exchange Coinbase has become the face of the crypto industry as the Trump administration prepares to decide the future of finance. WSJ reporter Amrith Ramkumar explains why Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is at the forefront of the growing chasm between crypto firms and big banks. Plus, WSJ reporter Angus Loten discusses why a disgruntled employee could be your company’s biggest cyber threat ....

Plus: The Trump administration is preparing a $12 billion rare earth stockpile. And Saks Fifth Avenue’s parent company to wind down its partnership with Amazon. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Disney earnings see boost from streaming. And Bitcoin price hits lowest level since April 2025. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices