WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
Tech News Briefing is your guide to what people in tech are talking about. Every weekday, we’ll bring you breaking tech news and scoops from the pros at the Wall Street Journal, insight into new innovations and policy debates, tips from our personal tech team, and exclusive interviews with movers and shakers in the industry. Hosted by Zoe Thomas
Categories: News & Politics
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In October 2021, Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta. For a company that had built its business on social media, it was a gamble to seemingly pivot to a future version of the internet that didn’t yet exist and wasn’t well understood. On this first episode of our special series on the metaverse, host Alex Ossola takes you back to the vision that CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out for the metaverse, what was going on at the company at the time of the name change and how people reacted both inside and outside the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous episodes
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4595 - From Facebook to Meta: Zuckerberg's Big Bet—The Beginning Sat, 04 May 2024
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4594 - TNB Tech Minute: EV Makers Get Tax-Credit Extension Fri, 03 May 2024
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4593 - Tesla’s Supercharger Layoffs Could Ripple Across the EV Industry Fri, 03 May 2024
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4592 - TNB Tech Minute: Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Declines Thu, 02 May 2024
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4591 - To Power Huge Data Centers, Utilities Are Turning to Fossil Fuels Thu, 02 May 2024
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4590 - TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia-Backed AI Startup Triples Valuation to $19 Billion Wed, 01 May 2024
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4589 - Inside TikTok’s Missed Opportunities in Washington Wed, 01 May 2024
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4588 - TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Posts Record First-Quarter Sales Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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4587 - Investors Are Pouring Money Into AI Startups. Is It the Next Bubble? Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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4586 - TNB Tech Minute: Regulators Investigate Ford’s Driver-Assistance System Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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4585 - Elon Musk Says a Cheaper Tesla Is on the Way Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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4584 - TNB Tech Minute: Auto Safety Regulators Probe Tesla’s Autopilot Recall Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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4583 - What Social Media May Not Tell You About Weight-Loss Drugs Fri, 26 Apr 2024
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4582 - TNB Tech Minute: Google Sales Accelerate Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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4581 - OpenAI, Meta and Google Agree to New Measures to Protect Children Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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4580 - TNB Tech Minute: New Law Will Force Sale or Ban of TikTok Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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4579 - Why the Parts and Properties Powering the AI Boom Are in Short Supply Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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4578 - TNB Tech Minute: Tesla’s Earnings Fall Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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4577 - The Nonprofit Fighting Online Child Sex Abuse Needs a Tech Upgrade Tue, 23 Apr 2024
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4576 - TNB Tech Minute: Tesla and Li Auto Drop EV Prices in China Mon, 22 Apr 2024