
TNB Tech Minute: Amazon to Lay Off Up to 30,000 Employees
Plus: AI inference startup Fireworks AI is valued at $4 billion in its latest funding round. And Peter Thiel-backed startup Substrate raises more than $100 million to manufacture chips in the U.S. Zoe...
28 Okt 20252min

What’s the Deal With Circular AI Deals?
“Circularity” is the latest buzzword in AI, as tech companies strike megadeals with each other. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil breaks down why these deals might be a win-win—and how t...
28 Okt 202510min

TNB Tech Minute: Qualcomm Launches AI Chips in Challenge to Nvidia
Plus: Apple and Microsoft are neck-and-neck in the race to become the stock market’s second $4 trillion company. And Amazon pledges more than $1.6 billion to bolster AWS and its retail business in the...
27 Okt 20251min

TNB Tech Minute: AI Startup Mercor Valued at $10 Billion
Plus: Novartis acquires Avidity Biosciences in a $12 billion deal. And Australia's consumer watchdog accuses Microsoft of misleading customers on AI pricing. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, a...
27 Okt 20251min

TNB Tech Minute: Porsche Posts First Loss in Years After Bad EV Bet
Plus: Alaska Airlines cancels hundreds of flights after a technology outage. And Santee Cooper is in talks to sell inactive nuclear reactors to Brookfield Asset Management to power AI data centers. Zo...
24 Okt 20251min

TNB Tech Minute: EU Charges Meta Over Handling of Illegal Content
Plus: Anthropic expands Google Cloud partnership to access 1 million chips. And U.K. car manufacturing falls in wake of Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...
24 Okt 20251min

The Promise and Peril of Sam Altman’s Dealmaking
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has been on a dealmaking blitz with some of the world’s largest, most important AI players such as Nvidia and SoftBank. But there are risks to his high-stakes tactics, a...
24 Okt 202511min

TNB Tech Minute: Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ
Plus: European aerospace and defense companies Airbus, Leonardo and Thales join forces to take on SpaceX. And Intel shows progress in its turnaround effort as it reports sales growth. Julie Chang host...
23 Okt 20252min



















