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TNB Tech Minute: Blackstone Leads $400 Million Investment in Cybersecurity Firm

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

Plus: a star witness in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial leaves prison early. And the Oscars are going to YouTube. Danny Lewis hosts.

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TNB Tech Minute: Warner Rejects Paramount’s Hostile Bid

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

Plus: Shares of Chinese AI chip startup MetaX skyrocket on their first day of trading. And California gives Tesla 90 days to change its Autopilot advertising. Julie Chang hosts.

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TNB Tech Minute: U.S. Threatens New Trade Actions Against EU Over Tech Fines

Tue, 16 Dec 2025

Plus: The data-center boom is helping prop up the labor market. But AI bonds stay under pressure. Julie Chang hosts.

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TNB Tech Minute: Databricks Raising Funds at $134 Billion Valuation

Tue, 16 Dec 2025

Plus: Invictus Growth Partners to acquire Informed.IQ, an AI-based fraud detection company. And PayPal applies to establish its own bank. Julie Chang hosts.

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ChatGPT and a Murder-Suicide in Connecticut

Tue, 16 Dec 2025

The estate of victim Suzanne Eberson Adams is suing OpenAI for wrongful death, alleging that ChatGPT played an active role in turning her killer, Stein-Erik Soelberg, against her. Wall Street Journal family and tech columnist Julie Jargon discusses the lawsuit. Plus, WSJ contributor Lisa Ward explains why you might be safer surfing the web on your phone rather than your computer. Belle Lin hosts.

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