China and the U.S. have been locked in a battle for supremacy in artificial intelligence. U.S. government officials say hackers linked to the Chinese government have been stealing vast troves of data, including trade secrets from the U.S. Now, the FBI and other agencies believe China could use that data to create AI that could turbocharge hacking abilities. WSJ senior reporter Aruna Viswanatha joins host Alex Ossola to talk about how this could impact individual Americans and what’s being done about it.

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Plus: Design-software companies Synopsys and Ansys near $35 billion deal. And Tesla recalls 1.6 million vehicles in China. Alex Ossola hosts.

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Major companies like Walmart have already embraced AI tools and made them an important part of their business operations. And OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has been leading that field for a while. But after the turmoil inside the company late last year, some customers realized that being too reliant on any one company might be a mistake. Now, OpenAI competitors are moving in. WSJ tech reporter Tom Dotan joins host Alex Ossola to talk about what this means for OpenAI, and the AI industry at large.

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Plus: Peloton partners with TikTok. And EV maker Fisker abandons the direct-to-consumer sales model. Alex Ossola hosts.

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AI is increasingly important to national security, and governments are paying more attention to the companies that make the chips behind AI. Dozens of partnerships between governments relating to chips have been created since 2021. WSJ reporter Asa Fitch joins host Alex Ossola to talk about whether the new closeness between chip makers and governments is good for business, and what it means for AI in the long run.

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Plus: Beijing removes key videogame official. And Thermo Fisher Scientific says it no longer sells DNA-based human-identification products in Tibet. Alex Ossola hosts.

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There’s a group of investors trying to create a new city just north of San Francisco. The project, known as California Forever, is backed by some of the biggest names in tech. It’s spent nearly $1 billion to become the biggest landowner in California’s Solano county. But until recently, very little was known about the project or who was running it. WSJ reporter Kate O’Keeffe joins host Alex Ossola to talk about what we now know about California Forever, and why local and federal officials have been asking questions.

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Plus: Apple shares drop after an analyst downgrade. And the Dutch government blocks ASML from exporting some chip-making tools to China. Alex Ossola hosts.

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Binance is still the world’s largest crypto exchange, but last year was anything but tranquil at the firm. A yearslong federal investigation into Changpeng Zhao, its co-founder and then-CEO, resulted in Binance paying billions of dollars in fines and Zhao stepping down as CEO. He pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws and now faces possible prison time. But remaining at the company is Yi He, who is Binance’s co-founder, one of its largest shareholders and Zhao’s romantic partner. WSJ reporter Patricia Kowsmann joins host Alex Ossola to talk about He’s background and management style, and what that could mean for the future of Binance.

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This week we’re bringing you tech predictions for 2024. Apple has teed itself up for a big year. Its new mixed reality headset is expected to go on sale, while regulators have poked holes in its “walled garden” and pushed the company to adapt to standard messaging software and charging ports. Where will that leave Apple and consumers? WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern joins host Alex Ossola to talk about what 2024 has in store for Apple. Plus: what changes we could see around EV charging and identifying AI-generated content online.

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