The Middle Schoolers Ditching Real Friends for AI Chatbots
The always-on, agreeable nature of chatbots makes them hard-working colleagues—but also, it turns out, friends for adolescents. WSJ’s family and tech columnist, Julie Jargon, joins us to explore how s...
29 Sep 10min
TNB Tech Minute: Top AI Researchers Urge Government Oversight of Self-Improving Models
Plus: Nearly 19% of working-age people now use AI, per a Microsoft study. And Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook expects continuing inflation pressure from the AI buildout. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted b...
28 Sep 2min
TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Launches Largest-Ever U.S. Stock Buyback Program
Plus: Nvidia releases software it says can prevent AI agents from going rogue. And Meta Platforms is starting a new business line focused on selling AI tools to enterprise customers. Anthony Bansie ho...
28 Sep 2min
Can Laws Keep Up With AI Therapists?
You’ve heard about how AI tools could help meet demand for mental-health treatment, as well as some of the risks involved. Several U.S. states have passed laws limiting what these chatbots are able to...
26 Sep 19min
TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon's Label of Anthropic as Security Risk
Plus: EIG Global Energy Partners plans to raise $225 million for its first geothermal energy fund. And Momenta is poised to gain market share as China continues to adopt advanced driver-assistance sys...
25 Sep 2min
TNB Tech Minute: Cracks Appear in Oracle’s New Mexico Data-Center Project
Plus: Novo Nordisk to pay up to $1.3 billion for Nanexa’s drug delivery technology. And climate-tech venture investors are shifting their focus from climate change and decarbonization to AI and data c...
25 Sep 2min
TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Agents Attempt to Hack University and Government Websites
Plus: New York state sues Polymarket. And BlackRock investment portfolios debut on the blockchain as digital tokens. Julie Chang hosts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...
24 Sep 2min
