20 episodes
WSJ Tech News Briefing The Wall Street Journal
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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. Hosted by Zoe Thomas
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How the CEO of YouTube Plans to Win Over Anyone Watching TV
YouTube’s CEO Neal Mohan has a strategy to fill the platform with short videos and TV offerings, as the company faces a growing amount of competition. WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa, who covers YouTube, joins host Zoe Thomas to explain how Mohan goofs around with content creators and woos advertisers.
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How Instagram’s Algorithm Connects and Promotes Pedophile Network
Instagram, through its system of fostering communities with sets of narrow interests, has helped guide users to illegal child sex content. Instagram's parent company Meta has acknowledged the problem and vows to improve internal controls. WSJ social-media reporter Jeff Horwitz joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what makes Instagram different from other platforms when it comes to promoting this material.
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Twitter Missed Dozens of Images of Child Sexual Abuse, Researchers Say
Researchers at Stanford University found dozens of images of known child sexual abuse material on Twitter during a two-month period earlier this year. The social-media platform told the team at Stanford it has improved its detection system. WSJ Twitter reporter Alexa Corse joins Zoe Thomas to discuss.
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What Makes Apple’s AR Headset Stand Out From Competitors
Apple unveiled its first major new product in a decade, an augmented-reality headset. The device launches Apple into a new market but it’s taking some familiar steps, like getting developers on board to build apps for the headset’s ecosystem. WSJ personal tech news editor Shara Tibken joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss.
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Why Call of Duty Could Stand in the Way of a $75 Billion Deal
Global regulators are concerned that if Microsoft acquires games publisher Activision Blizzard it could have an unfair advantage in the videogame industry, partly due to the popularity of Call of Duty. WSJ tech reporter Sarah Needleman joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what makes the Call of Duty franchise so successful. Plus, WSJ Pro reporter Brian Gormley discusses why patches that can deliver vaccines are attracting more investors.
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Code Written by AI May Be Too Much of a Good Thing
A growing number of Fortune 100 companies are using generative artificial intelligence to write computer code. But chief information officers worry all these new lines of code could create problems. WSJ enterprise technology reporter Isabelle Bousquette joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss their concerns. Plus, a chatbot designed to help people with eating disorders doled out weight-loss advice. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon explains what happened.
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