WSJ Tech News Briefing

As Anthropic’s resident philosopher Amanda Askell spends her days trying to help AI understand morality. WSJ’s Berber Jin joins us to discuss how she’s doing it. Plus, WSJ’s Belle Lin sits down with personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen to talk about how home batteries could be a better alternative to gas generators during a power outage. Isabelle Bousquette hosts.



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Plus: Alphabet sells bonds that aren’t due for 100 years. And Australian startup Neara raises more than $60 million as data centers put pressure on power grids. Julie Chang hosts.

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Plus: Eli Lilly to buy biotech Orna Therapeutics for up to $2.4 billion. And STMicroelectronics secures a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with Amazon. Julie Chang hosts.

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Today is the Super Bowl 🏈! Before you huddle up for the big game, we're bringing you an episode of What's News Sunday we thought you might enjoy. Host Alex Ossola, along with Journal reporters Katie Deighton and Suzanne Vranica, are taking a look at the Super Bowl's other main event: the ads.



The annual game is the world's most high-stakes advertising showcase, and this year, artificial intelligence will be front and center. AI titans like OpenAI and Anthropic will feature their own ads as the race for name recognition ramps up. Tune in to hear how AI is rewriting the playbook for the future of the advertising industry.



And if you enjoy the episode, be sure to check out the What’s News podcast.



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Plus: The Justice Department probes Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Discovery’s studios and HBO Max streaming service. And a jury orders Uber to pay $8.5 million in passenger sexual assault case. Julie Chang hosts.

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