As SpaceX deepened its ties with national-security agencies in recent years, the company’s lawyers advised senior executives not to seek a higher security clearance for Elon Musk, the rocket company's founder and CEO, according to people familiar with the matter. WSJ investigations reporter Joe Palazzolo joins Tech News Briefing to explain why and what this means now that Musk has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead the new Department of Government Efficiency. Plus, internet plans now come with “nutrition labels” that disclose prices and speeds. But consumers can’t find them or understand them. Julie Chang hosts.

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Plus, TikTok asks the Supreme Court to delay enforcement of a law forcing its sale or banning the social-media app in the U.S. And state officials are pushing the federal government for answers about mysterious drone sightings. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Tech investor David Sacks made his money through early bets on Uber and other startups, and has built his reputation as a conservative provocateur. WSJ reporter Rolfe Winkler joins host Belle Lin to talk about how Sacks could influence White House tech policy. Plus, why Google’s quantum boost doesn’t seem to compute.

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Waymo, the self-driving car startup owned by Google parent Alphabet, may be the front-runner in the race to lead the driverless car industry, but it’s got competition. Elon Musk’s Tesla and Amazon’s Zoox are also building out robotaxi technology and services to get riders in self-driving cars. On the second episode of our special series on the growing driverless car industry, host Danny Lewis looks at these companies’ efforts to catch up and where Waymo’s success could take it and its tech into the future.

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Further reading:

General Motors Scraps Cruise Robotaxi Program 

Musk Shows Off Driverless Robotaxi to Be Priced Under $30,000 

Waymo, Uber, Lyft Are Biggest Winners From Tesla’s Robotaxi Flop  

Elon Musk Plays a Familiar Song: Robot Cars Are Coming  

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Plus, messages show that Elon Musk wanted to make OpenAI a for-profit company he controlled. And Amazon union members vote to authorize strikes at two New York warehouses. Belle Lin hosts.

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A new generation of artificial intelligence models will take its time to reason, providing more reliable answers to increasingly complex questions. WSJ bureau chief and columnist Steven Rosenbush joins host Belle Lin to talk about why ‘long thinking’ could be part of the long game for AI. Plus, what General Motors’s decision to scrap its Cruise robotaxi program means for Waymo, the robotaxi company owned by Google parent Alphabet. WSJ’s Danny Lewis looked into it as part of a special podcast series “Driverless: Waymo and the Robototaxi Race.”

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Plus, Australia plans tech-platform charge to shore up local news media. And YouTube raises the price for its TV streaming service. Belle Lin hosts.

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Social-media company Reddit profits from feeding artificial-intelligence companies’ insatiable appetite for conversational text. WSJ reporter Sarah Needleman joins host Belle Lin to talk about why Reddit’s posts are so valuable and interesting to AI companies. Plus, why Amazon’s new robotic warehouse still relies heavily on humans.

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Plus, the Supreme Court declines to rule on an Nvidia investor case. And Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck rallies on its first day of trading. Belle Lin hosts.

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It’s not just demographics weighing on the tech and search giant—Google’s core search and advertising business is under siege. WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims joins host Belle Lin to talk about the various pressures that threaten Google’s dominance. Plus, why the coolest job in tech might actually be in a bank.

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