South Africa’s state-owned power company, Eskom, is struggling to keep the lights on in the country and is now looking for a new leader after its current CEO was poisoned. WSJ’s Alexandra Wexler on the difficult job of running Eskom.

Further Reading:

- South Africa Seeks State Power Chief After CEO Says He Was Poisoned    

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The Department of Justice is seeking to break up part of Google’s digital advertising business. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the government says the tech giant has taken actions that ‘severely weaken, if not destroy competition in the ad tech industry.’ Google says the lawsuit is an attempt to pick winners and losers. WSJ’s Miles Kruppa discusses the DOJ’s case and the moves Google made to become a giant in the online advertising space.

Further Reading:

- DOJ Sues Google, Seeking to Break Up Online Advertising Business 

- Google Prepares for Second Antitrust Battle as DOJ Targets Its Ads Business 

Further Listening:

- Google's Antitrust Problem 

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Over the last year, fashion company Stitch Fix has lost 95% of its value as the company's attempts to expand beyond subscriptions floundered. WSJ columnist Laura Forman says the decline of Stitch Fix holds broader lessons for tech companies.

Further Reading:

- Stitch Fix’s Unraveling Should Sow Broader Tech Doubts 

Further Listening:

- Shein Took Over Fast Fashion. Then Came the Backlash. 

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Tesla cut prices for some of its vehicles sold in the U.S. by nearly 20% earlier this month. WSJ’s Nora Eckert on what’s behind the price drop and what it means for the EV market. 

Further Reading:

-Tesla’s Price Cuts Are Roiling the Car Market

-What if Tesla Is…Just a Car Company?

Further Listening:

-GM’s All-Electric Bet

-Will Americans Buy an Electric Truck?

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On Friday, FBI investigators found more classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home. This is the latest in a series of searches that turned up classified material at a number of Biden's offices and homes. WSJ’s Annie Linskey discusses the search, and what it could mean for Biden’s presidency.

Further Reading:

- String of Classified Document Discoveries Seen Tarnishing White House 

- More Classified Documents Found at President Biden’s Delaware Home 

Further Listening:

- Why FBI Agents Searched Mar-a-Lago 

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A month after China scrapped most of its zero-Covid restrictions, Omicron has spread rapidly. WSJ’s Brian Spegele explains that while some people are able to resume life as normal, infections have skyrocketed and medical facilities are stretched to their limits.

Further Reading:

- China’s Precarious Moment: Covid Everywhere and Few Restrictions 

- China Confronts First Lunar New Year Since Covid Lockdowns Ended 

- China’s Young Protesters Wrestle With How Far to Push: ‘We Don’t Want Covid Tests, We Want Freedom’ 

Further Listening:

- China's Biggest Protests in Decades 

- How Xi Jinping's Dream Slowed China's Economy 

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After the collapse of FTX, WSJ Reporter Eliot Brown wanted to find out where all the money went. He was surprised to discover that the biggest investment had been in a bitcoin mining company based in Kazakhstan.

Further Reading:

- Sam Bankman-Fried’s Supersized Bet: $1 Billion For A Bitcoin Miner On The Kazakh Steppe 

- FTX Says It Has Located More Than $5 Billion in Cash, Liquid Assets 

Further Listening:

- The Charges Against FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried 

- ‘Do You Expect to Go to Prison?’: An Interview With SBF  

- What’s Russia Doing in Kazakhstan? 

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks with WSJ Editor in Chief Matt Murray at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about the company’s artificial-intelligence ambitions and how tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT could revolutionize the way we work.

Further Reading and Watching:

- Microsoft CEO Talks AI Integration and Leadership at Davos 

- Microsoft to Lay Off 10,000 Workers as Slowdown Hits Software Business

Further Listening:

- The Company Behind ChatGPT 

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ChatGPT was released only a few months ago but the artificial intelligence chatbot has already taken the internet by storm. WSJ’s Berber Jin tells the story of the company behind ChatGPT and how the world is responding to this technology.

Further Reading:

-The Backstory of ChatGPT Creator OpenAI

-ChatGPT Creator Is Talking to Investors About Selling Shares at $29 Billion Valuation

-Microsoft Plans to Build OpenAI, ChatGPT Features Into All Products

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The Federal Trade Commission wants to ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts. WSJ's Lauren Weber explains what these clauses are, the surprising number of workers they might affect, and how businesses are reacting.

Further Reading:

- Noncompete Clauses: What They Are and What to Know Before Signing Your Contract 

- FTC Proposes Banning Noncompete Clauses for Workers 

- The Noncompete Clause Gets a Closer Look 

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