Podcast appearances and mentions of julie chang

Plus: Ubisoft names two co-CEOs to lead its new Tencent-backed subsidiary. And, Estée Lauder's new CEO makes fresh push to reach shoppers online. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Apple strikes a $500 million deal to buy rare-earth magnets from U.S. supplier MP Materials. And, Tesla's top North American sales executive leaves the company amid slump. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Grayscale Investments has confidentially filed plans to go public. And, shares of semiconductor companies in Europe fell after President Trump said the U.S. would charge a 30% tariff on goods from the European Union effective Aug. 1. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Nintendo's new Switch 2 videogame machine includes a rare-earth magnet primarily produced in China, highlighting the company's vulnerability to potential Chinese supply-chain disruptions. And, Microsoft is set to continue capitalizing on the cloud and artificial intelligence opportunity ahead, according to analysts. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Autodesk looks to acquire rival software firm PTC, which analysts say should position the company better as artificial intelligence becomes more common in design. And, Bitcoin's bull run continues. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Strong growth in artificial-intelligence servers are seen pushing the overall server market to $1 trillion. And, bitcoin hits a new all-time high. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The EU releases AI code of practice to guide companies on compliance. And, Tesla's board sets Nov. 6 date for its annual meeting. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Nvidia becomes the world's first $4 trillion company. And, Duolingo appears to see weaker user trends in the U.S. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Apple's COO to step down. And, Meta Platforms buys a minority-stake in EssilorLuxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban glasses. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The megabill's no tax on tips provision could bring in a 2.5% pay bump for Uber drivers. And Boldstart Ventures raises a $250 million AI fund. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Artificial intelligence company CoreWeave to acquire Core Scientific in $9 billion deal. And, Tesla stock closes down after CEO Elon Musk says he's creating a new political party. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's driverless unit, Waymo, recently hit 10 million rides. WSJ Science of Success columnist Ben Cohen says this marks a critical inflection point for robotaxis as they go from novel to normal. Plus, from the WSJ's Future of Everything event stage, the CEO of Match Group explains how he hopes to respark younger generations' love with dating apps. Julie Chang hosts. Further listening: Could Amazon's Zoox Beat Tesla and Waymo in the Robotaxi Race? Driverless: Waymo and the Robotaxi Race—Waymo Takes the Lead Driverless: Waymo and the Robotaxi Race—Under the Hood Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Meta courts Disney, A24 and other Hollywood studios for exclusive content to be featured on its upcoming VR headset. And cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says it's cooperating with federal authorities over last year's outage that delayed thousands of flights. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CEO of General Motors says the automaker remains committed to an all-electric-vehicle future. That's despite the company lobbying Congress to repeal California's emissions rules and backpedaling on plans to build out an EV motor plant. Mary Barra spoke at the WSJ's Future of Everything event last week. Plus, even non-coders can make apps thanks to generative artificial intelligence tools. We'll tell you more about “vibe coding” with writer Jasmine Sun. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Germany's antitrust regulator flags Amazon's pricing mechanism. And the fight for AI agent customers heats up as cloud-based data-warehousing company Snowflake agrees to buy database startup Crunchy Data. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says we're in the era of “sovereign AI.” We explain what that means and what it tells us about Nvidia's future, with WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher. Plus, the next generation of robots may not be humanoid, but rather, inspired by animals such as turtles and worms. WSJ enterprise tech reporter Isabelle Bousquette visited an MIT lab rethinking robot design. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Apple CEO Tim Cook calls on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop an online child-safety bill. And the U.S. Senate votes to end California's EV mandate. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Generative AI chatbots have changed the way people search online, making SEO tactics less effective. WSJ's CMO Today reporter Patrick Coffee explains how marketers are changing up their work. Plus, UnitedHealth Group says it has over 1,000 uses for AI. Enterprise tech reporter Isabelle Bousquette says that includes processing insurance claims, and the company is treading carefully. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Google faces a potential $3.3 billion antitrust lawsuit in Italy. And Panasonic plans to cut 10,000 jobs globally. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China's largest chip maker, SMIC, reports jump in profit. And Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery see their financial results boosted by streaming. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mobile app Yuka tells users how healthy food products are, and it's even led some manufacturers to swap out ingredients in their products. But how reliable is it really? WSJ reporter Jesse Newman discusses. Plus, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a future in which our friends and therapists will be largely made up of AI agents. Reporter Meghan Bobrowsky talks about how realistic that may be. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Uber swings to a profit. And Cisco announces a new quantum chip and lab facility. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some hotel-booking websites charge hefty fees you won't pay elsewhere. WSJ travel columnist Dawn Gilbertson tells us how to avoid shady resellers. Plus, dairy farmers turn to tech to manage their herds. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Mistral AI plans to release models more advanced than DeepSeek's, CEO says. And Apple delays some of Siri's AI upgrades. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, a new GOP bill aims to end “debanking” of crypto companies and conservatives' bank accounts. And HPE expects its fiscal 2025 profit to be hurt by tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

Plus, Amazon reveals Alexa+. And America's oldest bank, BNY, signs a multiyear deal with OpenAI. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Israeli startup Quantum Machines raises $170 million in a Series C round. And Apple says it will fix a transcription glitch that replaces “racist” with “Trump.” Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Anthropic is finalizing a $3.5 billion funding round that values it at $61.5 billion. And Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes loses appeal. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are miles and miles of undersea pipelines and cables running atop the ocean floor that are used to carry fuel and transmit data. WSJ contributor William Boston tells host Julie Chang about one company using artificial intelligence to protect this critical infrastructure. Plus, columnists Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims tell us what they learned from talking with Bilt CEO Ankur Jain for the latest season of WSJ's Bold Names podcast. You can listen to the first episode here. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been roughly four weeks since Elon Musk took the helm of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which was tasked with slashing government spending. And a lot has happened since. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins joins host Julie Chang to discuss the latest as part of our series looking at Musk's first 100 Days in the Trump White House. Plus, a look at Amazon's push to bring employees back to the office five days a week. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, shares of sports-betting platform DraftKings hit a three-year high. And, Chinese e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu try to bypass Trump to keep selling to Americans. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chinese AI app DeepSeek is more vulnerable to jailbreaks compared to other AIs, making it more likely to offer potentially dangerous information. WSJ reporter Sam Schechner joins host Julie Chang with more on what he found when The Wall Street Journal and AI safety experts tested the chatbot. Plus, OpenAI has released its newest reasoning model. We hear from its VP of engineering on what a reasoning model can do and how companies are using its artificial intelligence agents. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, publishers sue AI startup Cohere for copyright and trademark infringement. And, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, SoftBank reports a quarterly loss. And Baidu is in talks to operate robotaxis in U.A.E. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in a $97.4 billion dollar bid to buy OpenAI's assets. WSJ reporter Berber Jin tells host Julie Chang what that could mean for the ChatGPT-maker as it looks to transform to a for-profit company, and why it puts pressure on its CEO Sam Altman. Plus, the U.S. Department of Defense's former chief digital and AI officer talks about what DeepSeek and DOGE could mean for the future of war. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the EU plans to spend about $206 billion to catch up with the U.S. and China in the AI race. And, BuzzFeed says it's designing an AI-driven social-media platform. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's next for TikTok? WSJ deputy media editor Jessica Toonkel joins host Julie Chang with the latest in the negotiations over the social-media app's fate in the U.S. and what role President Trump is taking in the dealmaking. Plus, the pros and cons of using Apple's AirPods Pro 2 as hearing aids. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Intel's AI chief steps down. And European startups Helsing and Mistral join forces to develop AI systems for military use. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, OpenAI is in early talks to raise up to $40 billion in a funding round which would bring its valuation to $300 billion. And in earnings, Apple reports slump in iPhone sales, while Intel gives a gloomy outlook. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Google fights $4.55 billion EU antitrust fine over Android. And, tech stocks rebound after yesterday's DeepSeek rout. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, LinkedIn co-founder starts Manas AI with cancer researcher and author Siddhartha Mukherjee. And, AI recruiting startup Mercor reaches a $2 billion valuation. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the European Union looks to slash red tape to compete against the U.S. and China. And, Google will put warnings on U.K. businesses using fake online reviews. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft was absent from OpenAI's Stargate announcement at the White House earlier this week. WSJ reporter Tom Dotan tells host Julie Chang what it means for the companies and why it signals a new era in which the longtime partners will be less reliant on each other. Plus, some U.S. drone makers that rely on China for parts are looking to Taiwan. But there are risks. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Class time has become screen time in schools across the country. WSJ education reporter Sara Randazzo tells host Julie Chang about the rapid tech transformation playing out in American schools, and whether it has benefited learning or done kids a disservice. Plus, why compliance firms are using artificial intelligence to decode Wall Street-trader jargon. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek's body-scan startup is valued at $1.8 billion. And Apple and Google mobile ecosystems face U.K. probe under new tech rules. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok is back in the U.S. but its future is still uncertain. WSJ tech reporter Sarah Needleman tells host Julie Chang about the role that TikTok plays in the U.S. economy and what's at stake for creators and businesses. Plus, why WSJ's Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher says Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg can afford to take a page out of Elon Musk's playbook at X. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices