WSJ Tech News Briefing

TNB Tech Minute: Nvidia, Arm Shares Rise Following Meta Deal

Plus: Mistral AI acquires infrastructure startup Koyeb. And the race to build data centers is fueling an "AI debt boom," analysts say. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

TNB Tech Minute: Spain Probes X, Meta, And TikTok Over AI Child Pornography

Plus: Eric Trump invests in ‘low cost-per-kill’ drone firm. And physical AI could become a trillion - dollar industry by 2035. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

TNB Tech Minute: Warner Reopens Deal Talks With Paramount

Plus: India’s Adani Group plans to invest $100 billion on AI infrastructure. And, Infosys and Anthropic to partner on AI for businesses in regulated industries. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

AI Boom Creates Blind Spot in Big Tech Accounting

AI experimentation in the workplace is now showing tangible effects, from productivity gains to layoffs. Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor at Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered AI and cofounder of Workhelix, recently spoke with the WSJ Leadership Institute's Wendy Bounds at the WSJ Technology Council Summit. They discussed AI's influence on the labor market [https://www.wsj.com/video/is-the-future-of-work-already-here/ACDBD662-EF73-4B90-964D-E5E08D5316BA?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD]. Plus, WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/jonathan-weil?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD] says the AI boom is making it more challenging to analyze [https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/big-tech-accounting-creates-a-blind-spot-in-the-ai-boom-e2d7d1eb?mod=WSJ_TNBPOD] tech companies’ earnings due to unclear depreciation expenses. Julie Chang 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: Eyeing IPO, Anthropic Adds Former GM Exec to Board

Plus: EV-maker Rivian expects to begin deliveries of its new $50,000 R2 model in the second quarter. And shares of Coinbase and Applied Materials close up, while DraftKings stock slides. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]