Tech News Briefing

Plus: In markets, some of the biggest winners in 2025 included Western Digital and Micron Technology. And some of the losers included Strategy and Gartner. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Many memecoins, which were hot a year ago, have crashed. And Hong Kong stocks log their best year since 2017. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Analysts estimate Tesla deliveries might drop 15% this quarter. And venture capitalists expect to continue pivoting away from climate in 2026. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Octopus Energy to spin off AI utility management platform Kraken Technologies. And three Chinese tech companies plan IPOs in Hong Kong. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we look ahead to next year, CEOs are doubling down on AI spending despite growing investor fears of a bubble. We break down the latest data and trends on AI with WSJ tech reporters Belle Lin and Chip Cutter , along with enterprise technology bureau chief at the WSJ Leadership Institute Steven Rosenbush . Plus, we discuss the next major battlegrounds for AI regulation, growing energy demands, an...

Plus: China’s gaming market could continue to grow in 2026. And Louis V. Gerstner Jr., former IBM CEO, dies at 83. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Psychiatrists say using AI chatbots might be linked to psychosis. And some audiobooks are outselling hardcovers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Nvidia and Coupang shares jump. And analysts say Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix could benefit from DRAM demand. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China sanctions U.S. defense companies and executives including Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Palmer Luckey over Taiwan arms sale. And Google will let users change their Gmail address. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles purchases expired in September, some consumers are questioning whether the battery-powered cars are really worth their price tags. WSJ reporters Imani Moise and Ryan Felton join us to talk about how automakers—and buyers—are rethinking their EV strategies as the industry landscape shifts. Isabelle Bousquette hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free...

Plus: Layoffs are expected across the marketing industry as leaders face pressure over AI savings, according to a survey by Spencer Stuart. And Samsung is set to acquire ZF Group’s ADAS unit for about $1.76 billion. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China’s BYD logs another month of strong sales growth in Europe. And the U.S. bans new China-made drones. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Technology like the Dadss alcohol-detection system uses sensors to measure a driver’s blood alcohol level, but there are some major barriers standing in the way of widespread adoption. WSJ reporter Ryan Felton discusses the tech and what’s holding it back. Plus, WSJ reporter Katie Bindley explores why some of today’s tech founders aren’t just young—they’re in their teens . Belle Lin hosts. Sign up...

Plus: Coinbase to acquire The Clearing Company to become an “everything exchange.” And Italy fines Apple roughly $115 million over the company’s app tracking policy. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Larry Ellison provides personal guarantee for Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery as Netflix lines up bank financing for its own offer. And Baidu partners with Uber and Lyft for robotaxis in the U.K. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: BioMarin Pharmaceutical to acquire biotech Amicus Therapeutics for about $4.8 billion. And high-speed trading firm Jump Trading is accused of contributing to the collapse of Terraform Labs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: TikTok signs deal to create new U.S. joint venture. And Meta Platforms is developing a new image and video-focused AI model. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we close out 2025, the IPO market is already heating up. And it’s going to get hotter next year, with some major tech IPOs on the horizon. WSJ reporter Corrie Driebusch shares what’s ahead. Plus, WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher explains why Micron’s blowout results could mean higher prices for anyone buying a new phone or PC next year. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsl...

Plus: An Iran-linked hacker group targeted a former Israeli prime minister. And defense group Rheinmetall partners with satellite operator ICEYE to supply German armed forces with space reconnaissance. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Accenture sales rise on AI bookings. And DoorDash teams up with OpenAI to offer grocery shopping in ChatGPT. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: a star witness in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial leaves prison early. And the Oscars are going to YouTube. Danny Lewis hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Shares of Chinese AI chip startup MetaX skyrocket on their first day of trading. And California gives Tesla 90 days to change its Autopilot advertising. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The data-center boom is helping prop up the labor market. But AI bonds stay under pressure. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Invictus Growth Partners to acquire Informed. IQ , an AI-based fraud detection company. And PayPal applies to establish its own bank. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The estate of victim Suzanne Eberson Adams is suing OpenAI for wrongful death , alleging that ChatGPT played an active role in turning her killer, Stein-Erik Soelberg, against her. Wall Street Journal family and tech columnist Julie Jargon discusses the lawsuit. Plus, WSJ contributor Lisa Ward explains why you might be safer surfing the web on your phone rather than your computer. Belle Lin hosts....