China has now supercharged its EV industry. Nokia cuts its outlook due to tariff and currency concerns. Ariana Aspuru hosts. 

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High AI costs are pushing more smaller cybersecurity companies to sell. President Trump is expected to deliver a major address about winning the AI race. Ariana Aspuru hosts. 

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Airbnb has opened another front in its ongoing competition with the hospitality industry with “services,” a new product line that will offer everything from private chefs to personal trainers for guests—as long as their hosts approve. Plus, WSJ’s Lauren Weber explains why you may just have to accept talking to people while they’re wearing airpods. Patrick Coffee hosts.

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Further Reading:

Airbnb Lets You Add a Private Chef to Your Rental. Your Host Might Not Like It. 

How People Decided It’s OK to Wear AirPods Anywhere, Anytime 

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Plus: Amazon hiked prices on hundreds of essentials after pledging to keep prices low. And, NASA wrestles with growing dissent over safety direction. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.

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Plus: SS&C Technologies is set to buy Calastone from Carlyle for about $1 billion. Microsoft alerts firms to server software attacks. Ariana Aspuru hosts. 

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Plus: Netflix is looking to boost user engagement. Australian mining company Fortescue is rethinking its new U.S. green-energy projects due to Trump’s policies. Ariana Aspuru hosts.

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Plus: Meta won’t sign EU’s AI code of practice. Battery-material producer shares rise as U.S. set to tariff Chinese graphite. Ariana Aspuru hosts. 

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Mustafa Suleyman is a key figure in the artificial intelligence world. He’s Microsoft AI CEO, with roots in Google’s DeepMind and Inflection AI. Suleyman recently joined WSJ columnists Christopher Mims and Tim Higgins on an episode of their Bold Names podcast. They discuss why AI assistants are central to Microsoft’s AI future, the company’s relationship with OpenAI, and what Suleyman really thinks about “artificial general intelligence.” Tech News Briefing brings you an encore of that episode.

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Plus: OpenAI rolls out a new agent that can make spreadsheets and PowerPoints. Defense-tech startup Hadrian raises $260 million for a new robot factory. Ariana Aspuru hosts. 

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Plus: TSMC plans to speed up its Arizona expansion to meet rising demand for chips. GE Aerospace raises guidance after earnings beat. Ariana Aspuru hosts. 

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