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:

 Amazon's Median Pay Wage? $28446 a Year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 542

Median pay at Amazon reveals the predominantly blue-collar nature of its workforce, which sets it apart from tech peers Facebook, Apple and Google-parent Alphabet. The Wall Street Jouranl's Theo Francis has more.

 Facebook Cleared By Audit Despite Data Leak | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 567

An auditor reviewing Facebook's privacy gave it a clean bill of health in a report to federal authorities last year -- well after the revelation Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained users' data. The Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman has more.

 Flip Phones Are Back. Can They Sway iPhone Users? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 539

Flip phones and candy bars are back. The Wall Street Journal's David Pierce explains how simple devices with low prices, long battery lives and some modern conveniences might just save you from your smartphone.

 Facebook Previews Its Privacy Makeover | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 501

In a preview of how Facebook is changing its privacy policies, the site will start asking European users for permission to use their personal data. The Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman has more.

 3-D Printed Buildings: Tech's Twist on Construction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 624

3-D printed buildings are finally happening. The Wall Street Journal's Christopher Mims joins Annmarie Fertoli with the latest innovation in concrete jail cells, foam homeless shelters and earthquake-proof bungalows.

 Tesla vs. NTSB: Elon Musk's Strategy of Defiance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 630

Tesla's public feud with the National Transportation Safety Board is highly unusual in business, but classic Elon Musk. The Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins has the latest.

 How 'Fortnite' Helped Parents Like Videogames | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 581

These days, online multiplayer videogames like "Fortnite" let teens and tweens socialize while playing -- slowly changing how parents perceive gaming. The Wall Street Journal's Sarah E. Needleman has more.

 Fed Up With Facebook? Try Fewer Friends | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 597

Too many Facebook friends might be the reason you don't like Facebook anymore. The Wall Street Journal's David Pierce says the more your social networks reflect your real-life social networks, the more you'll enjoy using them -- and the safer you'll be.

 Facebook's Crisis-Management: Experts Rate Zuckerberg | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 592

The Wall Street Journal had crisis experts rate and react to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in front of U.S. Congress this week. Deputy Bureau Chief for Management and Careers John Simons has more.

 Facebook's Zuckerberg Grilled on Capitol Hill | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 420

At a packed Senate hearing on the misuse of consumers' data, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the social-media giant's value and apologized for the company's missteps.

 Artificial Intelligence: Your New Human Resource Rep? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 468

Human-resource departments are becoming a bit less human as companies turn to artificial intelligence for help with hiring and firing. The Wall Street Journal's Imani Moise discusses how AI tools offer instant insights that once took months to process.

 Amazon's Alexa to Pay Friends Soon? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 616

Amazon is considering whether to use Alexa as a person-to-person payments feature, a move that would push it into new competition with Venmo and big banks' payments efforts. The Wall Street Journal's AnnaMaria Andriotis has the latest.

 Apple's 'Do Not Disturb' Curbs Phone Addiction | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 686

As smartphones become more and more addictive, the Wall Street Journal's David Pierce offers a few tricks and tips to pull yourself back into the real world.

 Zuckerberg Says Facebook Made 'Huge Mistake' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 452

As Facebook continues to battle concerns about privacy and trust, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says during a conference call with the press that he made a "huge mistake" in not focusing more on potential abuse. The Wall Street Journal's Georgia Wells has the latest.

 Apple Pushes Apple Pay on iPhone Users | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 451

The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle discusses how Apple's tactic of using notifications to enroll iPhone users in Apple Pay has worked with some users but irritated others.

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