WSJ Tech News Briefing

Plus: Amazon pauses delivery van redeployments following complaints over high repair costs. And European company IQM Quantum Computers tops $1 billion valuation. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: American Bitcoin, a bitcoin mining company backed by President Trump’s two eldest sons, to list on the Nasdaq. And the U.S. revokes TSMC’s authorization to ship equipment to China. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Anthropic’s valuation hits $183 billion in new $13 billion funding round. Chinese EV maker NIO misses earnings expectations. And AI-powered drone swarms enter the battlefield in Ukraine. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Klarna seeks to raise up to $1.46 billion from IPO. And Amazon plans to invest $4.4 billion in New Zealand data centers. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Passkeys promise safer and easier logins to websites and apps. But if you’re wondering what they are or how they work, you’re not alone. WSJ contributor Sean Captain will explain. Plus, WSJ reporter Ann-Marie Alcántara will join us to get you up to speed on how tech companies are navigating the new age-verification rules. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: PepsiCo charges ahead with zero-emission trucks. And BYD reports rise in first-half net profit. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: competition in China’s food-delivery industry shows up in Alibaba Group’s results. And Dell Technologies raises full-year outlook amid strong AI demand. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If a regular web search isn’t doing it for you, and even a generative artificial intelligence chatbot response leaves you wanting more — you could try “deep research.” Our personal tech columnist tried it out and breaks down how it works. But those queries come at an environmental cost. In a new report Google is detailing how much energy a single query uses. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Best Buy posts surprise sales increase as consumer spending on electronics held up despite higher prices. And CrowdStrike swung to a loss in the second quarter. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: China’s BYD outsells Tesla in Europe again. And Taco Bell rethinks the use of voice AI at its drive-throughs. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Three people have been indicted in a case about stolen TSMC chip secrets. And Amazon plans to extend new employment offers to Whole Foods’ U.S. corporate employees. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Apple is making a push into radio after losing ground to Spotify. And OpenAI to update ChatGPT to support users exhibiting mental distress. Anthony Bansie hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Trump’s media company launches a new business to buy and hold niche crypto coin CRO. And new research shows AI is limiting some young Americans’ job prospects. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Aerospace telecom-equipment maker Filtronic signs its largest deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. And AT&T agrees to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion in cash. Anthony Bansie hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has Amazon finally cracked the code for the online-grocery business? WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher tells us what the e-commerce giant is doing and how it stacks up against competitors. Then, while some dating apps have lost their charm, Raya has a long waitlist of interested users. WSJ Style News desk reporter Lane Florsheim explains its appeal. Julie Chang hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Perplexity launches a new revenue-share model for publishers. And Intel warns that the U.S. government’s nearly 10% stake could create speed bumps down the road. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: Temu’s owner, PDD Holdings reported a smaller than expected profit decline. And the tech rally shows signs of losing steam. Anthony Bansie hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: TikTok to lay off hundreds of U.K. content moderators in AI push. And ESPN and MLB are closing in on a three-year streaming deal worth around $1.65 billion. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plus: The Trump administration considers taking equity stakes in companies receiving funds from the 2022 Chips Act. And AI spurs funding rebounds for healthtech startups. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta Platforms, Google and Apple pledged billions of dollars to make housing more affordable in Silicon Valley. Six years later, the results haven’t lived up to expectations. WSJ reporter Nicole Friedman joins us to explain why. And WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen shares how Google’s new Pixel 10 phone offers a glimpse into what the future of AI-powered smartphones could look like. Liz Young hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices