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Sam Altman Has Explored Deal to Build Competitor to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:58:00 GMT

The OpenAI chief executive has looked to put together funds to either acquire or partner with a rocket company.

By: Berber Jin

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Amazon Delivery Company Owners Organize to Seek Higher Pay

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:41:00 GMT

The anonymous founders of the new group say Amazon’s policies have made it harder to earn profits from package delivery.

By: Sean McLain

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Want to Shop With AI? Here’s How to Start

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT

ChatGPT and Google’s AI Mode are great for presenting your options, while in-app helpers like Amazon’s Rufus can make you smarter with the buy button.

By: Natasha Khan

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Nvidia’s Fat Margins Are Google and AMD’s Opportunity

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:30:00 GMT

Nvidia’s leading position in AI chips is secure, but its profit margins look vulnerable.

By: Dan Gallagher

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Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Are Suddenly Behaving Like New York Cabbies

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:00:00 GMT

Autonomous vehicles are adopting humanlike qualities, making illegal U-turns and flooring it the second the light goes green.

By: Katherine Bindley

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Amazon Releases AI Agents It Says Can Work for Days at a Time

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:16:00 GMT

AWS CEO Matt Garman unveiled a set of new tools at the cloud giant’s annual re:Invent conference, calling them critical to helping companies get value out of AI.

By: Isabelle Bousquette

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Salesforce Raises Forecast as Agentforce Sales Top $500 Million

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:10:00 GMT

The customer-relationship management platform lifted its full-year revenue outlook to $41.45 billion to $41.55 billion and posted a third-quarter profit of $2.09 billion.

By: Katherine Hamilton

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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:05:00 GMT

Find insight on Sky Network TV, MongoDB, Apple and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.

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This AI Startup Wants to Remake the $800 Billion Chip Industry

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Founded by ex-Google researchers, Ricursive raised $35 million with backing from Sequoia to automate chip design.

By: Berber Jin

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Amazon’s Custom Chips Pose Another Threat to Nvidia

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT

The company will start selling its Trainium3 processors as AI companies are looking to diversify their supply of data-center chips.

By: Robbie Whelan

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How Estée Lauder and Google Taught AI to Sell Fragrances

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT

A new AI bot at the beauty company’s Jo Malone unit seems to have bridged a digital chasm: getting people to buy perfume without smelling it first.

By: Isabelle Bousquette

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I Fixed My Bad Family Photos. Here’s How to Do It—and When to Stop.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT

New AI-powered tools from Google, Adobe, Apple and others can improve group shots and fun selfies. They can also make them terrifying.

By: Nicole Nguyen

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A Gift Guide From the Personal Tech Team

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:27:00 GMT

Plus, two sisters face AI career surprise, the return of Bezos the inventor and AMD CEO Lisa Su’s turnaround, in this edition of the Technology newsletter

By: Nicole Nguyen

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16 Best Tech Gifts of 2025, According to Our In-House Gadget Gurus

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:00:00 GMT

From the little productivity Brick to a new camera-equipped Peloton, here are our top picks at a range of prices.

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When ADHD Meds Are Just the Start

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:57:00 GMT

Plus, home heating solutions, a holiday gift guide for the design-minded and a review of ‘Wicked: For Good’ in this edition of the WSJ Weekend Reads newsletter.

By: Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo

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The Three High-Tech Steps That Can Lower Your Energy Bills

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Skyrocketing utility costs got you down? New technology and techniques can help, and many are cheap and easy.

By: Christopher Mims

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Johnson & Johnson to Buy Halda Therapeutics For $3.05 Billion

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:29:00 GMT

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy clinical-stage biotechnology company Halda Therapeutics for $3.05 billion in cash in a deal that bolsters the healthcare giant’s oncology pipeline.

By: Colin Kellaher

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First New Malaria Drug in Years Performs Strongly in Late-Stage Testing

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Novartis said its experimental treatment cured more than 99% of malaria cases in the trial, marking a big step toward approval.

By: Betsy McKay

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Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 02:00:00 GMT

Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ and other traits.

By: Emily Glazer, Katherine Long, Amy Dockser Marcus

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Eli Lilly Partners With Nvidia to Build AI Supercomputer for Drug Discovery

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:30:00 GMT

The drugmaker hopes an Nvidia-chip powered supercomputer will help it find new drugs and accelerate lengthy R&D timelines.

By: Peter Loftus, Robbie Whelan

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Novartis Agrees to Acquire Avidity Biosciences for $12 Billion

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:33:00 GMT

The Swiss pharmaceutical company says the purchase would complement its existing pipeline of treatments for neuromuscle disorders.

By: Dylan Tokar, Peter Loftus

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Opinion | Remember When the Information Superhighway Was a Metaphor?

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:21:00 GMT

Self-driving cars will make getting around easy—but in the short run, prepare yourself for traffic jams.

By: Andrew Miller

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Opinion | Can the U.S. Trust AI With National Security?

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:31:00 GMT

Nowhere are the stakes higher for making sure the systems stay aligned with their creators’ purposes.

By: Judd Rosenblatt, Cameron Berg

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Opinion | Stop the Anticompetitive Patent Trolls

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:41:00 GMT

Frivolous suits may have reached a new, dangerous level in one firm’s alleged $1 million bounty for third-party legal trolling.

By: Danielle Zanzalari

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Opinion | Humanoid Robots Have a Long Way to Go

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:58:00 GMT

Robotic models that resemble people struggle to perform complex tasks with their hands.

By: Ajay Agarwal

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Opinion | Is Europe Awakening at Last to Its Economic Peril?

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:40:00 GMT

Milder-than-expected regulations, pro-business thinking. Something may be happening in the EU.

By: Joseph C. Sternberg

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Opinion | Voters Would Be Grateful for Less Political Noise

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:16:00 GMT

All they seem to hear these days is pointless shouting over inanities or insanities. Meanwhile their real wants and needs sit unaddressed.

By: Karl Rove

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OpenAI Declares ‘Code Red’ as Google Threatens AI Lead

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:27:00 GMT

Sam Altman told employees they must focus on the company’s chatbot experience, to the exclusion of other priorities including advertising.

By: Berber Jin

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OpenAI Completed Its Conversion. A New Ballot Initiative Seeks to Reverse It.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:36:00 GMT

The coalition backing the effort has appealed to Elon Musk for help funding the measure.

By: Keach Hagey

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Samsung’s Next Salvo Against Apple: A Triple-Folding Smartphone

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:43:00 GMT

In a first for the U.S. market, Galaxy Z TriFold folds inward twice like a pamphlet.

By: Jiyoung Sohn

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Apple to Revamp AI Team After Announcing Top Executive’s Departure

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:50:00 GMT

The reorganization heralds a new era for Apple’s AI work, which has failed to keep up with rivals.

By: Rolfe Winkler

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Trump Administration to Take Equity Stake in Former Intel CEO’s Chip Startup

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:09:00 GMT

XLight will get up to $150 million to develop ultraprecise lasers for squeezing more circuits onto semiconductors.

By: Amrith Ramkumar, Robbie Whelan

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The Best E-Readers for Every Kind of Book Lover

Wed, 28 May 2025 20:03:00 GMT

We hit our reading goals testing these devices to see which are the most rewarding to read on.

By: Tim Barribeau, and , Nick Guy

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The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones

Thu, 15 May 2025 20:40:00 GMT

We tested noise-canceling headphones in the bustle of Grand Central Terminal, and these are the best.

By: Nick Guy, and , Geoffrey Morrison

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This is the Best Cooling Pillow for a Good Night’s Sleep

Tue, 06 May 2025 21:55:00 GMT

Upgrade your bed with our top-rated pick.

By: Heather Mayer Irvine

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OpenAI Declares ‘Code Red’ as Google Threatens AI Lead

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:27:00 GMT

Sam Altman told employees they must focus on the company’s chatbot experience, to the exclusion of other priorities including advertising.

By: Berber Jin

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Sam Altman Has Explored Deal to Build Competitor to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:58:00 GMT

The OpenAI chief executive has looked to put together funds to either acquire or partner with a rocket company.

By: Berber Jin

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I Fixed My Bad Family Photos. Here’s How to Do It—and When to Stop.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:00:00 GMT

New AI-powered tools from Google, Adobe, Apple and others can improve group shots and fun selfies. They can also make them terrifying.

By: Nicole Nguyen

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This AI Startup Wants to Remake the $800 Billion Chip Industry

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Founded by ex-Google researchers, Ricursive raised $35 million with backing from Sequoia to automate chip design.

By: Berber Jin

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Want to Shop With AI? Here’s How to Start

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT

ChatGPT and Google’s AI Mode are great for presenting your options, while in-app helpers like Amazon’s Rufus can make you smarter with the buy button.

By: Natasha Khan

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