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TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia Invests $150 Million in AI Startup Baseten

Plus: Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix strike a new all-cash deal. And Netflix reports a rise in revenue and profit. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI and ServiceNow Strike AI Agents Deal

Plus: Baidu’s AI assistant hits 200 million monthly active users. And Texas rare-earth magnet maker Noveon Magnetics secures $215 million in new funding. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Inside Netflix’s Push to Stream Live Events

Netflix has continued to expand, with partnerships, diversification, and a focus on broadcasting live events [https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-wanted-to-reinvent-live-tv-it-hasnt-been-easy-71f57bf5?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD] and sports. WSJ’s Isabelle Bousquette [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/isabelle-bousquette?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD] explains the technical challenges of this new frontier for streamers. Plus, WSJ reporter Ben Fritz [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/ben-fritz?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD] explains actor Matthew McConaughey’s attempt to fight AI fakes [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/matthew-mcconaughey-trademarks-himself-to-fight-ai-misuse-8ffe76a9?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD]. Peter Champelli hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI to Test Ads in ChatGPT

Plus: Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer who had a child with Elon Musk, is suing xAI over deepfake images made by its AI chatbot Grok. And Saks Global’s bankruptcy jeopardizes its partnership with Amazon. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Tech Minute: FDA Quietly Removes Webpages Saying Cellphones Aren’t Dangerous

Plus: The Trump administration plans an emergency auction for tech companies to fund new power plants. And Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard is probed by Italy’s competition regulator for potentially misleading consumers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]