Podcast appearances and mentions of julie chang

Plus: Rivian breaks ground on new EV factory in Georgia. And Workday will acquire Sana for $1.1 billion as part of enterprise AI push. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Apple rolls out Liquid Glass as part of iOS 26. And Rolling Stone publisher sues Google over AI summaries. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Apple delays release of iPhone Air in China. Cryptocurrency platform Gemini Space Station gains 25% on its first day of trading. And Alibaba shares surge on its increased AI efforts. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Opendoor's meme frenzy continues after its new CEO is named. And the immigration raid at Hyundai Motor's Georgia battery plant will delay construction by months, CEO says. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Cox Automotive says initial estimates show EV sales in the U.S. hit a record last month. And Vista Equity Partners backs U.K. tech company Joblogic. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Klarna shares soar 20% in NYSE debut. And PsiQuantum secures $1 billion in funding, reaching a $7 billion valuation. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Oracle shares jump 29% in premarket trading as its backlog swells with big AI deals. Robinhood launches its own social network. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: FCC ends investigation into EchoStar. And CoreWeave launches a venture arm to invest in AI startups. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Volkswagen will invest $1.2 billion in artificial intelligence by 2030. And Mistral AI doubles in valuation to $14 billion following an investment from ASML. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Uber collaborates with Chinese autonomous driving company Momenta to test robotaxis in Germany next year. And Volkswagen will launch a family of small electric cars in 2026. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Chinese robotics company Geekplus Technology weighs second listing in China. And tech leaders praise President Trump at White House dinner. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Google fined $3.5 billion by EU over ad-tech business. OpenAI and Broadcom strike a $10 billion deal to develop custom AI chips. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: New York area businesses say they are using artificial intelligence more. And a recent study suggests corporate cybersecurity training is fairly ineffective. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining company backed by President Trump's two eldest sons, to list on the Nasdaq. And the U.S. revokes TSMC's authorization to ship equipment to China. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Amazon pauses delivery van redeployments following complaints over high repair costs. And European company IQM Quantum Computers tops $1 billion valuation. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Anthropic's valuation hits $183 billion in new $13 billion funding round. Chinese EV maker NIO misses earnings expectations. And AI-powered drone swarms enter the battlefield in Ukraine. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Klarna seeks to raise up to $1.46 billion from IPO. And Amazon plans to invest $4.4 billion in New Zealand data centers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Passkeys promise safer and easier logins to websites and apps. But if you're wondering what they are or how they work, you're not alone. WSJ contributor Sean Captain will explain. Plus, WSJ reporter Ann-Marie Alcántara will join us to get you up to speed on how tech companies are navigating the new age-verification rules. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: PepsiCo charges ahead with zero-emission trucks. And BYD reports rise in first-half net profit. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If a regular web search isn't doing it for you, and even a generative artificial intelligence chatbot response leaves you wanting more — you could try “deep research.” Our personal tech columnist tried it out and breaks down how it works. But those queries come at an environmental cost. In a new report Google is detailing how much energy a single query uses. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: competition in China's food-delivery industry shows up in Alibaba Group's results. And Dell Technologies raises full-year outlook amid strong AI demand. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China's BYD outsells Tesla in Europe again. And Taco Bell rethinks the use of voice AI at its drive-throughs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Best Buy posts surprise sales increase as consumer spending on electronics held up despite higher prices. And CrowdStrike swung to a loss in the second quarter. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Three people have been indicted in a case about stolen TSMC chip secrets. And Amazon plans to extend new employment offers to Whole Foods' U.S. corporate employees. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has Amazon finally cracked the code for the online-grocery business? WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher tells us what the e-commerce giant is doing and how it stacks up against competitors. Then, while some dating apps have lost their charm, Raya has a long waitlist of interested users. WSJ Style News desk reporter Lane Florsheim explains its appeal. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Trump's media company launches a new business to buy and hold niche crypto coin CRO. And new research shows AI is limiting some young Americans' job prospects. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Perplexity launches a new revenue-share model for publishers. And Intel warns that the U.S. government's nearly 10% stake could create speed bumps down the road. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: TikTok to lay off hundreds of U.K. content moderators in AI push. And ESPN and MLB are closing in on a three-year streaming deal worth around $1.65 billion. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: NBCUniversal nears deal with Major League Baseball to carry games on NBC and the Peacock streaming service. And federal regulators probe Tesla over delays in submitting crash reports involving automated-driving systems. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: GM builds new AI team. And American battery companies are increasingly looking overseas for manufacturing. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Clear deploys new technology to speed up security screenings at airports. And a 22-year-old Oregon man has been charged with operating a network of hacked devices that took down Elon Musk's X social-media site earlier this year. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: AI tools driving rise in CEO deepfake scams. And Taiwan shares close at a record high. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: New York AG picks up lawsuit against Zelle that was abandoned by the Trump administration. And OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responds to criticisms of GPT-5. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: AI startup Perplexity makes unsolicited $34.5 billion offer to buy Google's Chrome browser. And disgraced crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon pleads guilty to fraud over crypto crash. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Ford announces plans to overhaul Kentucky factory to launch $30,000 electric pickup. And Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology suspends major mining project. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to visit the White House today. And video-sharing site Rumble plans to buy AI cloud-computing group Northern Data. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Lyft bets on robotaxis. And battery startup Lyten buys bankrupt Northvolt's remaining European assets. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: SMIC says U.S. tariffs should continue to have a limited impact on the chip maker. And Meta settles a defamation lawsuit. Meanwhile, its new AI team is now called TBD Lab. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Space company Firefly Aerospace goes public. And General Motors plans to import batteries from China despite steep tariffs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: FTC moves to block Edwards Lifesciences acquisition of JenaValve Technology. And North Korea expands satellite launch site. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Linda Yaccarino, former CEO of X, lands at eMed Population Health. And NASA's acting administrator Sean Duffy directs the agency to support more private space stations. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: U.S. bid to compete in AI with China faces first trial. Tesla stock rises after CEO Elon Musk gets multibillion-dollar stock award. And Spotify to increase premium subscription prices in regions around the globe. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: 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: 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: 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