WSJ Tech News Briefing

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Get the latest in technology news for your weekday commute. Wall Street Journal reporters join Tanya Bustos to cover leading companies, new gadgets, consumer trends and cyber issues. From San Francisco to New York to the hottest conferences, our journalists help you stay plugged in.

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FaceApp Ignites Privacy, Se...

07.22.2019

FaceApp, the free photo-editing app, has gone viral over the past week. But so have concerns about FaceApp tied to digital privacy and national security. The Wall Street Journal's Sarah Needleman explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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07.22.2019 FaceApp Ignites Privacy, Security Concerns FaceApp, the free photo-editing app, has gone viral over the past week. But so have concerns about FaceApp tied to digital privacy and national security. The Wall Street Journal's Sarah Needleman explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.19.2019 Microsoft Posts Record Sales Thanks To The Cloud Microsoft reported record quarterly revenue for the latest quarter, as its cloud computing business continued to grow. The Wall Street Journal's Asa Fitch says the results continued the strong run for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Learn more about your ad ...
07.18.2019 Musk's Neuralink Reports Progress on Brain-Computer Interface Elon Musk's Neuralink startup reported a significant advance in developing a new brain-computer interface. It's a device aimed at treating neurological conditions like movement disorders and spinal cord injuries. The Wall Street Journal's Daniela Hernandez has more. Learn more about ...
07.17.2019 Peter Thiel Sounds Alarm on Google's China Ties In recent public appearances, conservative tech investor Peter Thiel has voiced growing concerns that Google is working with China's government, and he's called for investigations. President Trump has said he'll look into it. More from the Wall Street Journal's Sarah ...
07.16.2019 $5 Billion Dollar FTC Fine Not The End Of It For Facebook Last week, the Federal Trade Commission voted to fine Facebook five billion dollars for privacy violations. But regulators and lawmakers still have the social media giant in their sights. The Wall Street Journal's Ryan Tracy explains.Learn more about your ad ...
07.15.2019 Beneath Startup Success: Anxiety, Fear, Dread Going public is a triumphant moment for entrepreneurs who've powered their startup companies to success. But the whole process often leaves CEOs and founders battling stress, anxiety, dread and fear of failure. The Wall Street Journal's Rolfe Winkler has more.Learn ...
07.12.2019 Alexa to Provide U.K. Users with Medical Information Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will provide users in the U.K. with answers to common medical questions. The information will come from Britain's National Health Service, in a partnership between Amazon and the N.H.S. More from the Wall Street Journal's Denise ...
07.11.2019 Big Bucks Stream Into Online TV New streaming services from Disney, Apple and AT&T; are shelling out millions of dollars to produce what each hopes will end up being the next "Game of Thrones." The Wall Street Journal's Erich Schwartzel says a single season of these ...
07.10.2019 Auctions That Decide Which Web Ads You See Draw Scrutiny Superfast electronic auctions, known as real-time bidding, determine which online ads you see. But the Wall Street Journal's Patience Haggin says the auctions have drawn the attention of regulators in Europe because of data privacy concerns.Learn more about your ad ...
07.09.2019 New Technology Scans Shoppers, No Cashier Needed Taking a page from Amazon, retailers in the U.K. are testing product recognition technology that would scan shoppers and their items as they leave the store. It's not shoplifting since the customer automatically pays on the way out. The Wall ...
07.08.2019 AI Takes Over Tennis at Wimbledon At this year's Wimbledon tennis championship, Watson is using AI to make video highlights. Can one of tech's newest innovations take one of the world's oldest sporting events to the next level? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.05.2019 Top Minds Collide at Tech Open Air At the Tech Open Air festival in Berlin, technology collaborators compare notes on our future digital lifestyles. Will it continue to be apps and services that transform how we engage with the world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
07.03.2019 More Firms Use AI to Automate Corporate Networks The Wall Street Journal's Sara Castellanos talks about how companies are tapping artificial intelligence to automate their IT networks. Businesses are finding that AI can identify and fix problems faster than humans.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07.02.2019 Streaming Service Challenges Broadcasters with Free TV Locast, a streaming service that offers free broadcast TV to cord-cutters is winning support from some big media players, five years after a similar venture was quashed in court. The Wall Street Journal's Drew FitzGerald explains. Learn more about your ...
07.01.2019 NASA Opens Samples of the Moon For First Time Amid the 50th anniversary of man's first steps on the moon, NASA is about to open its long-protected samples of lunar rock. Could examining the moon with the latest technology reveal secrets from our solar system? Learn more about your ...
06.28.2019 Is Social Media Ready For Another Round of Elections? At the Aspen Ideas Festival, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company's efforts to stop election interference has made progress -- but can social media handle another bout of election interference in 2020? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
06.27.2019 Bitcoin Surges Toward $14,000 Bitcoin rose to its highest level in about 17 months, extending its rally to nearly 60% in June so far. The Wall Street Journal's Paul Vigna has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.26.2019 Google's Rivals Are Ready to Make Their Antitrust Case Google's competitors are readying documents and data in anticipation of meetings with the Justice Department. The Wall Street Journal's Ryan Tracy has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.25.2019 Li-Fi Makes New Waves in Aerospace Industry At this year's Paris Air Show, Li-Fi technology emerged as one of the top innovations in the aerospace industry. Will the next wave of high-speed internet soon change airplane flights as we know it? Learn more about your ad choices. ...
06.24.2019 Are Companies Clear on Cloud Safety? Putting data into the cloud can make it more secure but some companies have stumbled on issues ranging from execution to legal considerations. WSJ Pro's recent Cybersecurity Executive Forum examines how firms avoid pitfalls and new risks. Learn more about ...
06.21.2019 5G Push Slowed Over Airwave Squabbles U.S. wireless companies' limited access to extremely valuable airwaves threatens to slow down big plans to build faster 5G networks. The Wall Street Journal's Sarah Krouse has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.20.2019 Will YouTube Change Kids' Content Amid FTC Probe? To better protect young viewers from objectionable videos, YouTube could be moving all children's content into a separate product -- the existing stand-alone YouTube Kids app. The Wall Street Journal's Rob Copeland explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
06.19.2019 Snap Seeks Global Growth With Messaging Innovation Snap's new chief strategy officer says the company's ambitions extend beyond its core markets in the U.S. But will the clearest path to growth remain messaging innovation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.18.2019 Can Amazon Find a Hit in Videogame Industry? As Amazon lays off several dozen employees from its division that develops videogames, the Wall Street Journal's Sarah E. Needleman explains its struggle to take on the gaming industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.17.2019 Can Cybersecurity Take on Facial Recognition Risks? While China is using facial recognition to increase efficiency in places like airports, are global companies spending enough on cybersecurity to take on its potential risks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.14.2019 CES Asia 2019: Next-Generation Cars, Smart Homes, 5G CES Asia 2019 hosted more than 550 exhibitors from dozens of countries in Shanghai to preview what's next in technology. As 5G steals the spotlight by making its way into our smart homes, could it be the latest in car ...
06.13.2019 Cloud Gaming Wars: Microsoft's to Lose? At the E3 videogame conference in Los Angeles this week, Microsoft shared several planned developments for its Xbox platform. But as more rivals enter the streaming space, will the future of cloud-enabled videogames remain a murky one? Learn more about ...
06.12.2019 Amazon Ends Restaurant Delivery in Face of Competition Amazon is ending its restaurant delivery service Amazon Restaurants in the U.S., putting an end to a four-year experiment that aimed to take on Grubhub and Uber Eats -- but failed to gain much traction. The Wall Street Journal's Sebastian ...
06.11.2019 The FCC Struggles to Define Robocalls The FCC passed rules that will let phone companies automatically block more robocalls, but it still needs to define an 'auto-dialer' and how consumers can opt out of phone calls from legitimate businesses. The Wall Street Journal's Sarah Krouse explains. ...
06.10.2019 Amazon's re:MARS: The Robots Changing the Future re:MARS, Amazon's Las Vegas conference brought together the leading minds in artificial intelligence. Can the latest advances in AI help Amazon transform the robots of the future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.07.2019 JPMorgan Kills New App Service for Young People JPMorgan is scrapping an experiment to attract younger customers to a new digital-banking app a year after making it available nationwide. The Wall Street Journal's David Benoit has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.06.2019 AI, Digital Tech Give Truckers a Smoother Ride Trucking, logistics and supply-chain operators are bringing digital tools into the cabs of long-haul trucks. The Wall Street Journal's Angus Loten explains how AI is boosting productivity and making deliveries more efficient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.04.2019 Amazon Vs. Walmart: A Battle Over Fast Shipping Amazon has made more than 10 million products available for free one-day delivery to Prime members in the U.S., the latest salvo in a battle over speedier shipping speeds with rival Walmart. The Wall Street Journal's Sebastian Herrera has the ...
06.03.2019 Next Generation Network Makes First 5G Laptop At the annual Computex event in Taiwan, the world's first potential 5G laptop was unveiled by Lenovo and Qualcomm. Will multi-gigabit speeds and a much longer battery life revolutionize connectivity? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.31.2019 Blockchain Struggles to Get Users on 'Dapps' While the creation of decentralized apps, or dapps, has been one of the most hyped developments of blockchain, the Wall Street Journal's Paul Vigna explains why they still have trouble luring a user base. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
05.30.2019 Payment Wars: Apple Pay's Biggest Rivals In the age of digital transactions and mobile payments, credit card and payment companies remain a formidable challenge to new tech giants like Apple and Google. Barron's Tae Kim explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.29.2019 Investors Hit the Brakes on Tesla Enthusiasm As Tesla strives to bring an affordable electric car to the mainstream, the Wall Street Journal's Tim Higgins says investors may be losing confidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.28.2019 Tech's Next Hit Remains Unclear For Investors How will the next wave of tech impact business and society? At the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, Sonali De Rycker, Partner at Accel, explains why the next chapter of the technology revolution remains uncertain. Learn more about your ad ...
05.24.2019 The Future of Connection, Isolation ... and Home Cooking From social media's aim of connection over isolation, to why home cooking is due for a modern-day revival, the Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything Festival covers the latest themes leading us into the future. Learn more about your ad ...
05.23.2019 What a Ruling Against Qualcomm Means For Smartphones A judge's ruling says Qualcomm unlawfully suppressed competition in the market for cellphone chips and used its dominant position to exact excessive licensing fees. The Wall Street Journal's Asa Fitch explains how the latest decision impacts the smartphone industry. Learn ...
05.22.2019 Facial-Recognition Tech: Regulation Instead of Bans? The co-founder of SenseTime, a Chinese artificial-intelligence startup is under fire for the use of its facial-recognition technology in mass-surveillance systems. He explains why its technology should be regulated rather than banned.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.21.2019 The Future of Tech's New Challenge: Bias? As the interactions between humans and machines become more personal, companies and governments think more actively about the ethical and privacy implications. At WSJ's The Future of Everything Festival, leading experts from across the tech industry weigh in. Learn more ...
05.20.2019 How U.S.-China Trade War Impacts Tech Industry As a new front opens in the U.S.-China trade fight, will the prospect of an extended dispute unnerve Wall Street? And what will it all mean for the tech industry? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.17.2019 Pinterest's Shares Fall; Smartphone's Focus Fails Shares of Pinterest fell 17% in extended trading after it posted a wider-than-expected loss in its first report after its market debut. Plus, a look at WSJ's feature on the science of distractions and how smartphones are messing with our ...
05.16.2019 Microsoft Warns of a Monster Computer Bug Microsoft took the unusual step of warning that a computer bug it has now patched could be used by a cyber weapon similar to the WannaCry worm, which spread across the globe two years ago. The Wall Street Journal's Robert ...
05.15.2019 Can Tesla Spare a Dime? Tesla raised a total of $2.7 billion in convertible debt and stock earlier this month, but perhaps Investors shouldn't expect much mileage out of its latest capital increase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.14.2019 Supreme Court Lets Apple Apps Antitrust Case Proceed The Supreme Court ruled consumers can proceed with a suit challenging Apple's control over the marketplace for iPhone apps, threatening the tech giant's slice of billions of dollars in sales. The Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle has the details. Learn ...
05.13.2019 Is Amazon Violating Kids' Privacy With Smart Speakers? Advocacy groups say Echo Dot Kids device improperly retains conversations of users. The Wall Street Journal's Betsy Morris has more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.10.2019 Cybersecurity Workers Needed, No Experience Required Companies need to hire hundreds of thousands of workers to help them protect computer networks and customer data. The Wall Street Journal's Kelsey Gee says applicants don't need to have a traditional four-year degree or formal experience to get a ...
05.08.2019 Uber, Lyft Won't Pick Your Kids Up (But Other Car Services Will) Busy parents who turn to ride-hailing services to solve child-chauffeuring dilemmas may be defying company age restrictions. The Wall Street Journal's Julie Jargon explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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