WSJ Tech News Briefing show

WSJ Tech News Briefing

Summary: 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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Podcasts:

 The 4K TV Revolution: A Geek's Guide | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 619

With 4K TVs becoming increasingly affordable, should you finally cave in and buy one? Joshua Fruhlinger has the Wall Street Journal's guide to the next TV revolution.

 Is Cybersecurity a Top Priority in Your Business? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 585

Digital threats will continue to cause organizations and stakeholders anxiety in 2018. French Caldwell, chief evangelist at MetricStream, reveals how organizations can determine whether cybersecurity is a top priority in their business.

 Apple's 'Health Records' Brings Medical Info to Fingertips | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 465

Apple's spring update includes a "Health Records" feature that will import and store medical data. The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle talks simplifying networks of information and putting it into the hands of consumers.

 Snapchat Stories Break Through 'Walled Garden' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 430

Under pressure to grow, Snapchat, the social-media app distinctive for its intimacy in an era of personal broadcasting, is moving beyond its so-called walled garden. The Wall Street Journal's Georgia Wells has the details.

 Apple's HomePod Gets Launch Date. What Now? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 467

Apple will start selling its voice-activated speaker HomePod in stores Feb. 9, after a launch delay that cost the company sales during the critical holiday shopping season. The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle has more.

 Facebook Tweaks Its News Feed | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 529

Facebook is making changes to its news feed and the Wall Street Journal's Elizabeth Winkler talks about what it means for news publishers. Plus, in Tech Headlines: another quarter of big subscriber growth for Netflix.

 Amazon's HQ2 Losers Hold Out For Hope | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 491

Amazon's search for a second headquarters location has disappointed cities across North America. The silver lining? A chance to pitch themselves as a destination for a smaller investment. The Wall Street Journal's Laura Stevens has more.

 What Apple's $38 Billion Tax Payment Means for U.S. Jobs | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 466

Apple will pay a one-time tax of $38 billion on its overseas cash holdings and ramp up spending in the U.S., as the world's most valuable public company seeks to emphasize its contribution to the American economy. The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle has more.

 Fixing Facebook Without Breaking It | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 540

Can CEO Mark Zuckerberg bend Facebook without breaking it? The Wall Street Journal's Dan Gallagher talks why the social network's profit machine needs to take pain now to avoid more later.

 Google Boosts Cloud Game With New Undersea Cables | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 404

In a bid to speed up its cloud-computing business and catch up to rivals Microsoft and Amazon, Google is expanding its network of undersea cables to plug into new regions around the world. The Wall Street Journal's Drew Fitzgerald has the latest.

 Top Car Tech Trends Changing the Future | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 673

The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins, back from CES 2018, joins us with the latest car trends and what the future of transportation beholds.

 Your Robot Companion: The Three Tech Essentials | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 592

The Wall Street Journal's personal tech editor Wilson Rothman talks the three things robots need to be your ideal home companion and the technology we still need to get there.

 Best of CES 2018: The Official WSJ Recap | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 742

The Wall Street Journal's personal tech editor Wilson Rothman joins us fresh from the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada with an official recap of all the brilliant, necessary and/or totally crazy technologies to come.

 Activision's Overwatch League: Esports Game-Changer? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 561

Activision Blizzard faces new challenges in turning its hit videogame into a mainstream spectator sport. Can the Overwatch league prove to be an esports game-changer? The Wall Street Journal's Sarah E. Needleman has the details.

 CES 2018: Voice Tech, Robots, VR and More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 667

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada gathers the biggest tech companies to spotlight the latest innovation in self-driving cars, virtual reality, robots, voice assistance and more. Tom Coughlin, IEEE Senior Member and Founder of Coughlin Associates, patches in live from the scene.

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