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TNB Tech Minute: California Gov. Issues Executive Order to Weigh AI Oversight

Fri, 18 Sep 2026

Plus: Disney hires Character.AI CEO as entertainment company’s first chief technology officer. And AI startup Manus seeks to raise $500 million and weighs Hong Kong IPO. Julie Chang hosts.


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TNB Tech Minute: Top OpenAI and Microsoft Staff Knew Scraping News Websites was an ‘Existential Threat’

Fri, 18 Sep 2026

Plus: Hackers used Anthropic’s Claude tools to hack OpenAI. And Coinbase is seeking approval to list perpetual futures. Danny Lewis hosts.


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How OpenAI Built a Billion-Dollar Ad Engine

Fri, 18 Sep 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once referred to combining ads and AI as “uniquely unsettling.” But now, the tech giant is rapidly building an advertising business. The Journal’s advertising editor Suzanne Vranica dives into OpenAI’s ad rush. Plus, AI voice-cloning tools have gotten so good that they can now replicate accents. WSJ contributor Heidi Mitchell explains why your accent might suddenly be a security vulnerability. Julie Chang hosts.




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TNB Tech Minute: The FAA to Use AI to Ease Air-Traffic Woes, Starting in D.C.

Thu, 17 Sep 2026

Plus: Two senators ask FTC to probe Amazon and Walmart on how chatbots handle “Made in the USA” data. And Costco expands same-day delivery with Uber and DoorDash partnerships. Julie Chang hosts.


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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI Shares New Safety Incidents and Rules for Reporting Them

Thu, 17 Sep 2026

Plus: Mastercard and Alchemy are partnering on AI shopping tools. And Nokia partners with Microsoft to offer agentic support for telecommunications companies. Danny Lewis hosts.


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