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:

 Can Samsung's Bixby Take on Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 464

With a new talking sidekick arriving on millions of Samsung Galaxy S8 phones this week, the Wall Street Journal's Geoffrey Fowler breaks down what makes chatting with Bixby different from Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant.

 Do Twitter's Rules Apply to Trump's Tweets? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 429

With President Donald Trump's tweets raising questions about a violation of Twitter's rules, the Wall Street Journal's Georgia Wells talk how the the social network's anti-harassment campaign forces the company to confront tricky questions about how it applies standards.

 Google Tries Again With Glass Headset | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 346

Google is relaunching Glass, its head-worn computer, by targeting corporate customers and dubbing the device, "Glass Enterprise Edition." The Wall Street Journal's Laura Stevens has the details.

 The Rise of the Retail Robots | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 383

Amid increasing pressure from Amazon, Wal-Mart and other large retailers are turning to technology to do workers' rote tasks. The Wall Street Journal's Sarah Nassauer has the latest.

 Best Way to Back Up Photos on Your iPhone | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 359

Is your smartphone constantly telling you there's no more storage? Michael Hsu, Gear & Gadgets editor for The Wall Street Journal's Off Duty section, breaks down three free and paid ways to easily copy your photos and videos to the cloud before safely deleting them.

 Netflix Soars Thanks to Big Subscriber Gains | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 416

Netflix blew through its subscriber-growth estimate, proving that big bets on original programming and international expansion are paying off. The Wall Street Journal's Austen Hufford has the latest.

 Will Apple Test Mass Market With New iPhone Design? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 405

As rumors circulate that Apple's new iPhone will arrive late -- and at a much higher price, the Wall Street Journal's Dan Gallagher talks whether the tech giant can keep its appeal with the mass market as it scrambles to get the device done.

 Elon Musk Pushes to Regulate AI's 'Existential Threat' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 439

Elon Musk warned a gathering of U.S. governors about several worst-case scenarios for AI, saying that the technology "is the biggest risk that we face as a civilization." The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins has the latest.

 Visa's Big Push to Go Digital | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 506

The Wall Street Journal's AnnaMaria Andriotis discusses Visa's offer to small businesses to upgrade payment technology and stop taking cash, as well as its broader effort to steer us away from using paper money.

 Too Many Robocalls? FCC Offers New Hope | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 372

With hits running at a rate of more than 2.5 billion a month, technology advances continue to make robocalls cheap and easy to place. The Wall Street Journal's John D. McKinnon talks the FCC's latest move to curb these unwanted calls.

 Self-Driving Car Makers' Roadblock? Digital Mapping | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 463

The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins talks how restrictions on digital mapping by overseas firms in China present hurdles to non-Chinese vehicle and tech companies.

 Hi-Tech Airport Screening: Hope for Faster Security Lines? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 525

Two different airport-screening changes-one high-tech, one very low-show promise at speeding up security lines and improving accuracy at finding weapons. The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney has the latest.

 Tovala: The Oven Reinventing TV Dinners | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 451

The Wall Street Journal's Geoffrey Fowler talks the new Tovala meal kit, which aims to reinvent the TV dinner by shipping meals to your home that are ready to cook in a special steam oven.

 Google's Academic Influence Campaign: Paying Professors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 515

Reporter Jack Nicas discusses the Wall Street Journal's report about Google's little-known program that harnesses the brain power of university researchers to help sway opinion and public policy.

 Microsoft's Tries TV 'White Space' to Close Digital Divide | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 450

The Wall Street Journal's Jay Greene talks how Microsoft is pushing for "TV white-space technology," and why it may be the key to solving the digital divide between U.S. cities and rural areas.

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