WSJ Tech News Briefing

Plus: The WSJ reports the EU delayed planned punishments for Apple and Meta as U.S. trade talks neared. And hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman discloses a nearly 20% stake in Hertz and floats expanding its Uber partnership. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A U.S. district judge ruled Google is too dominant in some parts of the online ad industry. WSJ business and legal affairs correspondent Jan Wolfe explains how that could result in Google being forced to sell off parts of its business. Then, at some big companies, artificial intelligence is designing ad campaigns with help from human beings, not the other way around. WSJ CMO Today reporter Patrick Coffee explains how marketers are leaning into AI-led strategies. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Taiwan’s TSMC says it hasn’t seen a change in customer behavior from U.S. tariffs so far. And Netflix posts higher revenue from ads and subscriptions, thanks in part to higher prices. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. semiconductor companies Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices will contend with new export restrictions on specialized chips for China and other nations. WSJ reporter Asa Fitch explains how that will hit the companies’ future earnings. Then, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tried many avenues to prevent the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case from going to trial. WSJ reporter Rebecca Ballhaus has an exclusive look at some of those efforts. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chipmakers’ shares tumble after the Trump administration confirms export controls on semiconductors designed for the Chinese market. Plus, Dutch chip-equipment maker ASML feels the pressure of tariffs. And Google faces a potential $6.6 billion antitrust lawsuit in the UK. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new type of phone scam uses AI to replicate the voices of loved ones to convince us to send money to malicious actors. WSJ family and tech columnist Julie Jargon describes how the scam works and what you can do to avoid falling victim to it. And, new U.S. tariffs and the closure of a popular trade loophole could spell trouble for bargain-app maker Shein’s business bringing Americans fast fashion from China. WSJ reporter Shen Lu explains. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon press pause on electronic communications with their regulator following an email hack. And Johnson & Johnson says tariffs will increase costs for its medical-technology products. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been playing the long game when it comes to President Trump’s tariffs, but his success depends on the longevity of an exemption unveiled over the weekend. WSJ columnist Tim Higgins explains. Plus, Nintendo has so far been nimble at reacting to the U.S. levies. WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims describes how the company is adapting to get its Switch 2 game console into U.S. customers’ hands. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta and the Federal Trade Commission make their opening arguments in a trial that could end with a divestment of Instagram and WhatsApp. Plus: A tariff reprieve sends tech stocks higher, and Nvidia says it will make AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europe is looking at Eutelsat, a smaller rival to Starlink, to reduce its reliance on the U.S. company. Plus, how much personal information should you give an AI chatbot? WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen dives into that in our special three-part series “Chatbot Confidential.” Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One way that using generative artificial intelligence chatbots, like ChatGPT or Claude, can get risky: getting medical advice. For the third installment of Tech News Briefing’s special series “Chatbox Confidential,” WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen explains how to keep your personal data private when asking AI about your health. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, Tesla removes a buy option on its China website. And the EU talks with Beijing about an alternative to current tariffs on Chinese EVs. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Battery-powered bikes have spread in an Ohio Amish community, along with the fear they will undermine family values. Plus, WSJ columnist Tim Higgins shares his take on Elon Musk’s critique of trade policy. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, the AI boom is expected to fuel a surge in data-center energy needs. And fintech Block settles with the New York finance regulator. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WSJ senior tech columnist Joanna Stern discusses the likelihood of a made-in-America iPhone as President Trump’s tariffs aim to bring manufacturing stateside. Plus, when does AI’s usefulness turn into laziness? Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, a key iPhone maker stays with Vietnam. And Amazon cancels some vendor orders from China. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The SpaceX founder has backed a friend to lead the space agency and make a Mars mission a priority. Wall Street Journal reporters Emily Glazer and Micah Maidenberg talk about Musk’s efforts to align NASA’s priorities with his own, and what could happen to its moon program Artemis. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus, a Congressional Commission raises alarms over China’s biotech advances. And the tech-heavy Nasdaq gives up big gains after early optimism on tariffs faded. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta plans to build a massive data center in one of the poorest corners of Louisiana. We talk to reporter Jennifer Hiller about the hopes and worries it’s stirred there. Plus, tech companies going all in on AI expect Trump’s sweeping tariffs will drive up their costs, but for many it’s a price they’ll have to pay. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus Amazon and some other tech companies’ shares rebound after a chaotic day on Wall Street. And Chinese tech stocks take fright at Trump’s trade war. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices