WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday 23 June 2021 : In recent weeks, some scholars have seen their LinkedIn accounts blocked and posts removed in China, over so-called "prohibited content."...
Tuesday 22 June 2021 : The tech industry has been dealing with a chip shortage, as demand for devices powered by semiconductors outpaces production capacity. Now...
Monday 21 June 2021 : Amazon's Prime Day event is underway. Since it was started in 2015, the event has become hugely impactful for the company's bottom line-and...
Friday 18 June 2021 : In the past week, there have been several major U.S. policy developments that could play a big role in the fate of tech companies. Reporter...
Thursday 17 June 2021 : A team of researchers from Facebook and Michigan State University say that even the sophisticated artificial-intelligence technology used to...
Wednesday 16 June 2021 : President Biden is tapping Columbia University professor Lina Khan to lead the Federal Trade Commission. Ms. Khan has been a vocal critic of...
Tuesday 15 June 2021 : As next-generation 5G networks are rolled out, the U.S. government is ramping up restrictions on Chinese-made telecom equipment, which it...
Monday 14 June 2021 : Last week, law enforcement said it had retrieved 64 of the 75 bitcoin Colonial Pipeline paid to hackers after a ransomware attack. The...
Friday 11 June 2021 : At the WSJ's recent virtual Tech Health event, SoftBank Senior Managing Partner Deep Nishar and former Apple CEO John Sculley spoke with...
Thursday 10 June 2021 : At the WSJ's virtual Tech Health event Wednesday, Google Health VP David Feinberg joined business editor Jamie Heller to discuss how Google...
Wednesday 09 June 2021 : At WWDC this week, Apple introduced several features it said were meant to help protect users' privacy as they use their devices. But...
Tuesday 08 June 2021 : Yesterday, Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where it announced big updates to many of its core apps, many of...
Monday 07 June 2021 : After a decision from its Oversight Board last month, Facebook said it would suspend former President Donald Trump for two years, and that...
Friday 04 June 2021 : Government officials are looking at ways to address the uptick in cyber attacks over the past year. Cybersecurity reporter David Uberti...
Thursday 03 June 2021 : Dogecoin has been on a tear this year, egged on by retail investors and tweets from influential advocates like Elon Musk. Now doge is set to...
Wednesday 02 June 2021 : Germany could become the first large nation to subsidize the use of consumer satellite internet services like those offered by Elon Musk's...
Tuesday 01 June 2021 : Next-generation 5G networks are supposed to bring superfast download speeds, and possibly even enable the next wave of tech innovation. But...
Friday 28 May 2021 : Not every meeting in the remote-work era needs to be a video call. In fact, there's evidence that plain-old voice calls can be just as...
Thursday 27 May 2021 : Amazon reached a deal to buy the fabled Hollywood studio MGM for nearly $8.5 billion, including debt. The deal will give Amazon access to...
Wednesday 26 May 2021 : Germany's competition regulator is considering a move that would enable the regulator to order Google to make changes to business practices...
Tuesday 25 May 2021 : Ransomware attacks that lock up a victim's systems have become more common. So have people who negotiate with the hackers on behalf of the...
Monday 24 May 2021 : For years, senior managers at Google's DeepMind artificial-intelligence unit sought to negotiate more independence from the parent company....
Friday 21 May 2021 : At the end of the third week of the Epic Games trial, Apple's CEO Tim Cook is expected to be called to testify in his company's defense....
Thursday 20 May 2021 : Tesla CEO Elon Musk has championed his vehicles' driver-assistance system, and he has forecasted that self-driving cars are the future. But...
Wednesday 19 May 2021 : Google says it is devoting billions of dollars to developing a commercial-grade quantum computer by 2029. The company is exploring use cases...
WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
Academics' LinkedIn Accounts Blocked in China
In recent weeks, some scholars have seen their LinkedIn accounts blocked and posts removed in China, over so-called "prohibited content."...
Chip Shortage Starts Hitting Consumers With Higher Prices
The tech industry has been dealing with a chip shortage, as demand for devices powered by semiconductors outpaces production capacity. Now...
Amazon's Prime Day Is Under Way. Here's What You Need to Know.
Amazon's Prime Day event is underway. Since it was started in 2015, the event has become hugely impactful for the company's bottom line-and...
A Big Week for Global Tech Policy
In the past week, there have been several major U.S. policy developments that could play a big role in the fate of tech companies. Reporter...
New Deepfake Detection Technique Developed
A team of researchers from Facebook and Michigan State University say that even the sophisticated artificial-intelligence technology used to...
Lina Khan, Critic of Big Tech, to Lead FTC
President Biden is tapping Columbia University professor Lina Khan to lead the Federal Trade Commission. Ms. Khan has been a vocal critic of...
New U.S. Strategy to Shut Out Chinese 5G Gear: More Carrot, Less Stick
As next-generation 5G networks are rolled out, the U.S. government is ramping up restrictions on Chinese-made telecom equipment, which it...
How the FBI Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back
Last week, law enforcement said it had retrieved 64 of the 75 bitcoin Colonial Pipeline paid to hackers after a ransomware attack. The...
Finding the Next Health Tech Unicorn
At the WSJ's recent virtual Tech Health event, SoftBank Senior Managing Partner Deep Nishar and former Apple CEO John Sculley spoke with...
Google Health VP on the Company's Ventures in Healthcare
At the WSJ's virtual Tech Health event Wednesday, Google Health VP David Feinberg joined business editor Jamie Heller to discuss how Google...
Apple's Privacy Moves Make Advertisers Anxious
At WWDC this week, Apple introduced several features it said were meant to help protect users' privacy as they use their devices. But...
At WWDC, Apple Doubles Down on Privacy
Yesterday, Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where it announced big updates to many of its core apps, many of...
Facebook Suspends Trump for at Least Two Years
After a decision from its Oversight Board last month, Facebook said it would suspend former President Donald Trump for two years, and that...
Cyber Attacks Prompt Government Response
Government officials are looking at ways to address the uptick in cyber attacks over the past year. Cybersecurity reporter David Uberti...
Dogecoin to Begin Trading on Coinbase Pro Today
Dogecoin has been on a tear this year, egged on by retail investors and tweets from influential advocates like Elon Musk. Now doge is set to...
Elon Musk's Starlink Could Get a Boost From German Subsidies
Germany could become the first large nation to subsidize the use of consumer satellite internet services like those offered by Elon Musk's...
5G Rollout in the U.S. Has Been Anything But Fast. Why?
Next-generation 5G networks are supposed to bring superfast download speeds, and possibly even enable the next wave of tech innovation. But...
Down With Constant Video Calls. Long Live Audio-Only Calls.
Not every meeting in the remote-work era needs to be a video call. In fact, there's evidence that plain-old voice calls can be just as...
Amazon to Buy MGM, Heating Up the Streaming Wars
Amazon reached a deal to buy the fabled Hollywood studio MGM for nearly $8.5 billion, including debt. The deal will give Amazon access to...
Germany Weighs Using New Powers to Target Google
Germany's competition regulator is considering a move that would enable the regulator to order Google to make changes to business practices...
Ransomware Negotiators Step In When Companies Are Hacked
Ransomware attacks that lock up a victim's systems have become more common. So have people who negotiate with the hackers on behalf of the...
Google AI Unit DeepMind Tried and Failed to Gain More Autonomy
For years, senior managers at Google's DeepMind artificial-intelligence unit sought to negotiate more independence from the parent company....
Apple CEO Tim Cook Set to Testify in Epic Games Trial
At the end of the third week of the Epic Games trial, Apple's CEO Tim Cook is expected to be called to testify in his company's defense....
Tesla Drivers Test Bounds of Assisted-Driving Features
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has championed his vehicles' driver-assistance system, and he has forecasted that self-driving cars are the future. But...
Google Sets Sights on Commercial-Grade Quantum Computer
Google says it is devoting billions of dollars to developing a commercial-grade quantum computer by 2029. The company is exploring use cases...
