WSJ Tech News Briefing

Plus: Spotify posts double-digit user growth and expects faster growth this year despite economic uncertainty. And: Starbucks sees early success reducing wait time thanks to new tech trials. Victoria Craig hosts.

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Big tech companies got at least a brief reprieve from the Trump administration’s latest tariffs. But WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen explains how small tech companies and their customers could feel the squeeze. Plus, IBM has re-upped its commitment to U.S.-based manufacturing and development. Katie Deighton speaks with WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Asa Fitch about the economic challenges to IBM’s ambitions in AI. Victoria Craig hosts.



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Plus: China’s Huawei hopes a new chip will replace the need for some Nvidia products. Then, China’s Pony AI robotaxi company moves closer to profitability. And DoorDash approaches Deliveroo about a possible takeover. Victoria Craig hosts.

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With a valuation of $350 billion, Elon Musk’s SpaceX remains a private company. WSJ reporter Corrie Driebusch explains how a tightknit circle of Musk allies control its shares, as well as those of the businessman’s other private companies. Plus, WSJ columnist Sumathi Reddy takes us through the painstaking decision of whether to buy her 11-year-old daughter a smartphone. Katie Deighton hosts.



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Plus: Google’s security chief heads to the investment sector. And Comcast continues to lose broadband and cable-TV customers. Katie Deighton hosts.

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