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Plus: U.S. bid to compete in AI with China faces first trial. Tesla stock rises after CEO Elon Musk gets multibillion-dollar stock award. And Spotify to increase premium subscription prices in regions around the globe. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Plus: Foxconn to convert EV plant to make AI hardware. Joby Aviation will acquire Blade Air Mobility unit for up to $125 million. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Plus: Apple said it would substantially increase capital expenditures. Palantir was awarded a $10 billion dollar, 10-year federal contract. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Plus: A top Intel chip-packaging expert takes a job at Samsung. Sources say Axiata will start the sale process for the world’s sixth-largest tower company. Ariana Aspuru hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Chip startups are battling to sell cloud-computing providers the custom-built inference chips of the future. But the question is, can they actually make a dent in AI’s projected energy demand? WSJ columnist and co-host of the Bold Names podcast [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAi0TTUZAlKQYwOBin3Angm6Ci7x-btSFR5PqlXRaB6kZZmaqLSJpCsGVRLYbrI%3D&gaa_ts=688ba59a&gaa_sig=fc0V_wYlRBndnIQmf9Xp2Uq_67pXMfgCgCETdp3hUHRzT45Fn-n_qC5ubXMN2sj3XLZ1jTpplsn2wiwWH6Q9Kg%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD], Christopher Mims joins us to explain. Plus, Hollywood is losing ground to YouTube as the tech giant wins the battle for TV viewers. Belle Lin hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD]. Further Reading How YouTube Won the Battle for TV Viewers [https://www.wsj.com/business/media/how-youtube-won-the-battle-for-tv-viewers-346d05b8?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD]  The New Chips Designed to Solve AI’s Energy Problem [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-new-chips-designed-to-solve-ais-energy-problem-1ba9cac1?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]