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Plus: Kraken becomes the first crypto firm to win access to the Federal Reserve’s core payments system. And OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended his Pentagon deal during an all-hands meeting. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Plus: Goldman Sachs report predicts artificial intelligence will displace 6% of the US workforce. And Verizon has discussed revising or exiting its NFL partnership as part of a company-wide push to reduce costs. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Plus: Elliott Investment Management invests $1 billion in Pinterest. And Ziff Davis has struck a $1.2 billion deal to sell its connectivity division to Accenture. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Last year, roughly 40 data centers in Virginia suddenly dropped off the power grid, threatening to crash the system. A WSJ exclusive from reporter Katherine Blunt details this growing threat to power grids as companies across the country build infrastructure to power the AI boom. Plus, WSJ reporter Sean McLain joins to discuss Amazon’s strategy for catching up in the AI race. Peter Champelli hosts. 

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Plus: DraftKings is planning to introduce prediction markets to its app. And investors are returning to tech stocks amid the fallout of U.S. attacks on Iran. Danny Lewis hosts.

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Plus: Nvidia is investing $2 billion in advanced optic technology companies Lumentum and Coherent. And Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax’s annual revenue surged in 2025. Anthony Bansie hosts.

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Plus: Paramount wins bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix drops out. And Trump Media in talks to spin off businesses into a new publicly traded company. Julie Chang hosts.

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Plus: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wades into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon. And how Jack Dorsey explained cutting nearly half of Block’s staff. Julie Chang hosts.

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Once a bankable, buoyant sector, software is turning off investors spooked by an AI-powered future. WSJ markets reporter Jack Pitcher explains how we got here. Plus, personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen is here with tips to avoid those dreaded “storage full” alerts. Katie Deighton hosts.

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Plus: Nvidia stock falls after earnings, drags down shares of European chip companies. And Sam Altman’s ‘human verification’ startup leans on household brands to sell a far-out concept. Julie Chang hosts.

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