Apple Avoids Tech Layoffs: What Are They Doing Differently? | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ

Apple Avoids Tech Layoffs: What Are They Doing Differently? | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ

Apple has so far been able to avoid the huge layoffs other big tech firms have announced. What is the iPhone maker doing differently than its counterparts? WSJ Apple reporter Aaron Tilley joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the business…

Google’s Ad Tech Business Is Sued Over Antitrust Concerns | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ

Google’s Ad Tech Business Is Sued Over Antitrust Concerns

The Justice Department has sued Google seeking to break up its digital advertising business. Google has had a foothold in nearly every part of the online ad-market and earns billions in revenue from the business. WSJ Google reporter Miles Kruppa…

Could Microsoft and OpenAI’s Partnership Challenge Google Search? | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ

Could Microsoft and OpenAI’s Partnership Challenge Google Search?

Microsoft is deepening its partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and Dall-E. That has investors and analysts speculating whether Microsoft could challenge Google’s dominance in search. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher joins host Zoe Thomas to…

China’s Two-Year Tech Crackdown Winds Up: What’s Changed? | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ

China’s Two-Year Tech Crackdown Winds Up: What’s Changed? | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ

Beijing appears to be nearing the end of a two-year crackdown on the county’s big tech companies. Some of China’s most well-known and influential internet companies have been forced to make significant changes. WSJ Asia tech reporter Liza Lin joins…

Silicon Valley Giant Google to Lay Off 12,000 Workers

Silicon Valley Giant Google to Lay Off 12,000 Workers

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbed. Bob Redell and Scott McGrew report. Stay…

How Hackers Use Discord To Control Victim PC’s

How Hackers Use Discord To Control Victim PC’s