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After a regulatory crackdown, the crypto industry is fighting for its life. WSJ Crypto reporter Caitlin Ostroff explains the industry’s latest strategy: spending big on elections. Plus, WSJ contributor Bob Henderson joins host Charlotte Gartenberg to discuss how technological advances are letting companies explore practical uses for quantum computers, such as optimizing airline gate assignments.



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Plus, Samsung ousts its top semiconductor exec following AI missteps. And Pixar plans to cut 14% of its workforce. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts. 

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Exclusive: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tells WSJ senior personal technology columnist Joanna Stern about its new Windows platform optimized for artificial intelligence. Plus, why computer-science majors are having a harder time finding jobs. Zoe Thomas hosts. 



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Plus, Neuralink got a green light for a second brain-chip implantation. And OpenAI pauses the use of an AI voice tool that sounds like Scarlett Johansson. Zoe Thomas hosts. 

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Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt blames tech for teen anxiety in his latest book. He also is confronting allegations of junk science. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss Haidt’s conclusions and the blowback. Plus, WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims explains what he got wrong in 10 years of tech predictions and what can be learned from those errors. 





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Since Facebook became Meta in 2021, the company has invested billions of dollars to develop the metaverse to where it is today. But the competitive landscape is changing as companies like Apple come out with their own headsets. Plus, artificial intelligence is becoming a more important part of Meta’s business. What could this mean for Meta’s goal of creating a mature metaverse? And what will that mean for the company? Join host Alex Ossola on this final installment of our series to see how the metaverse could evolve in the future. 



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