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Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:07:54 GMT http://online.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/tech WP-WSJ-0003961963 Elon Musk’s space company is buying spectrum licenses to help build a mobile network to compete with telecom giants. https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/spacex-makes-big-play-to-become-a-wireless-carrier-a90b2a1b?mod=rss_Technology Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:45:00 GMT Drew FitzGerald Patience Haggin Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA/Shutterstock WP-WSJ-0003961380 These hyperactive helpers can sometimes overshare, overpromise and overpurchase. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-agents-assistants-shopping-chat-errors-a316d3f9?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT Katherine Bindley David Talukdar/ZUMA Press WP-WSJO-0000383862 Alex Gibney directs a four-hour documentary about Elon Musk that, though engaging, tends toward the hyperbolic. https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/musk-review-alex-gibneys-portrait-of-a-tech-titan-6f8c8f49?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:58:00 GMT Kyle Smith Alex Brandon/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003958626 Plus, venture dealmaking soars as exits remain stalled https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/quantum-research-races-ahead-8cf969f7?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:06:00 GMT Steven Rosenbush Oratomic WP-WSJ-0003952919 Quantum computing startup Oratomic raised $475 million, just three months after its Series A, the latest sign of growing investor enthusiasm in the nascent technology. https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/quantum-startup-oratomic-now-worth-5-4-billion-after-series-b-funding-538a80fc?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT Isabelle Bousquette Oratomic e WP-WSJ-0003958367 https://www.wsj.com/business/media/what-growing-up-on-a-farm-taught-elancos-ceo-99595e8e?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:55:00 GMT Erle Norton Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003959837 Norway’s minister of digitalization said implementing the ban could be complicated due to European regulations. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/norway-aims-to-open-debate-on-use-of-ai-glasses-in-public-with-ban-proposal-50c7224f?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:37:00 GMT Andrea Figueras Tobias Schwarz/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003957521 Both companies need to show Wall Street they have sustainable businesses ahead of planned IPOs. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-ai-price-war-is-heating-upand-openai-is-gaining-ground-on-anthropic-48b8525b?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Angel Au-Yeung David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News, Jeff Chiu/AP WP-WSJ-0003958280 In a letter to the board, recently terminated employees ask the industry not to move forward with work that would degrade the ability to monitor AI. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/fired-openai-researchers-ask-company-to-preserve-visibility-into-ai-reasoning-987c8c94?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:46:00 GMT Maxwell Zeff Heather Diehl/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003955826 Find insight on SpaceX, Tencent, SAP and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom. https://www.wsj.com/business/tech-media-telecom-roundup-market-talk-740d9c20?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:05:00 GMT Dado Ruvic/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003956996 Apollo, Blackstone and Goldman Sachs are among the lenders in talks to finance megadeals worth tens of billions of dollars apiece. https://www.wsj.com/tech/oracle-broadcom-and-spacex-seek-blockbuster-debt-deals-to-pay-for-ai-chips-848e8032?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:01:00 GMT Anissa Gardizy Justin Baer Matt Wirz Jason Henry for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003778164 AI use is measured in tokens, but the models’ use of tokens at any given task can be unpredictable. https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/ai-token-spending-businesses-431ee94a?mod=rss_Technology Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jillian Vordick Stephanie Stamm . WP-WSJ-0003945188 Personal bots, such as Meta’s Muse, OpenAI’s Dots, and Instinct, are raring to take on your to-do list. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-agents-guide-5beb4b92?mod=rss_Technology Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Nicole Nguyen Emil Lendof/WSJ WP-WSJ-0003942096 Instant gratification from short video clips makes it hard for people—particularly kids—to understand how the present affects the future, according to a study. https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/tiktok-instgram-reels-youtube-shorts-future-time-perspective-395d055a?mod=rss_Technology Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT Julie Jargon ABBY OUELLETTE FOR WSJ WP-WSJ-0003923941 From 3-inch Super Soakers to mini Rubik’s Cubes, Alan Dorfman is obsessed with turning classic products into tiny, working realities. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/alan-dorfman-worlds-smallest-toys-2aba47fe?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Natasha Khan Tonje Thilesen For Wsj WP-WSJ-0003930437 The more data you hand over, the more this talented personal assistant can do for you. https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/meta-muse-ai-agent-review-ab956101?mod=rss_Technology Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nicole Nguyen Meta Muse WP-WSJ-0003960126 Viatris has agreed to buy pain-drug maker Pacira BioSciences for $1.65 billion in a deal that expands the healthcare company’s medicines portfolio. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/viatris-to-buy-pacira-biosciences-for-1-65-billion-0ba22d4d?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:48:00 GMT Colin Kellaher Dado Ruvic/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003959588 The stock was down 18%, wiping out year-to-date gains after the biotech stopped a late-stage clinical trial of its Vyvgart drug due to lack of efficacy. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/argenx-shares-plunge-after-autoimmune-disease-trial-halt-2b547546?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:13:00 GMT Adrià Calatayud Agence France-Presse/Getty Image WP-WSJ-0003958267 TRex Bio and Retension Pharmaceuticals are set to continue the industry’s public debut rebound. https://www.wsj.com/pro/venture-capital/biotech-ipos-charge-ahead-as-tech-deals-stall-989b34b9?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT Brian Gormley Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003952316 Find insight on Sanofi, CSL, Shionogi and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. https://www.wsj.com/business/health-care-roundup-market-talk-cea218bb?mod=rss_Technology Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:09:00 GMT george frey/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003950480 Dutch haul comes despite European drugmakers and investors warning the region is losing ground. https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/forbion-raises-2-6-billion-in-boost-to-european-biotech-industry-5945d8c9?mod=rss_Technology Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT Xavier Martinez Philip Keith SB12796746534255373298104593500013147065662 Neither a scholar nor a scientist, someone like him shouldn’t be in charge of the future of humanity. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/sam-altman-is-no-oppenheimer-d301b8a0?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:02:00 GMT Peggy Noonan Andrej Sokolow/dpa/ZUMA Press SB12796746534255373298104593495882066291430 College students who cultivate the habits of discourse and debate will have an edge. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/rhetoric-is-an-ai-proof-skill-in-the-job-market-682ef45e?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:26:00 GMT Getty SB12013642833728004629904593488074192343696 No new data centers without enough clean power to run them. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/let-physics-regulate-the-ai-industry-e1ee9084?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:17:00 GMT Frank Wilczek Brandon Bell/Getty Images SB10238411478570234359304593467494075190804 Artificial intelligence meets real societal needs and isn’t going away. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-ai-luddites-wont-win-1f95c5bf?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:48:00 GMT Li Heng/Xinhua/ZUMA Press SB12796746534255373298104593491633565014930 A majority of U.S. workers use AI, yet most people don’t want data centers built near them. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/americans-want-ais-benefits-without-costs-b48477d5?mod=rss_Technology Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:11:00 GMT Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images SB12056617544910844189304593485320604360726 Ethology studies intelligence radically different from ours. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/if-you-want-to-understand-ai-get-a-dog-82ba2de1?mod=rss_Technology Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:45:00 GMT Cory Miller Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003949723 Volunteer firefighters are crucial to public safety in the U.S., and their numbers have dropped dramatically. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/volunteer-firefighters-drones-artificial-intelligence-788db99a?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT Myke Cole Johnny Simon/WSJ, Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003954528 A month after its Millennium Prize solution, OpenAI released findings on more than 300 problems—and tried to win back the world of math. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-ai-math-problems-millennium-prize-23d14511?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:32:00 GMT Ben Cohen Emil Lendof/WSJ, Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003953436 Plus: Neocloud Lambda is raising $4 billion https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/moet-hennessy-directs-ai-to-sniff-out-a-stubborn-problem-in-winemaking-41670bd9?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:32:00 GMT Isabelle Bousquette Moët Hennessy WP-WSJ-0003955065 Plus, hear the radio commands enforcing the U.S. blockade of Iran, and meet the young Americans who moved to Israel after Oct. 7. https://www.wsj.com/business/pressure-mounts-at-bessents-treasury-amid-staff-turnover-and-unmet-goals-877b5926?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:51:00 GMT Emma Tucker Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003953277 The Nvidia-backed company is targeting an IPO in 2027. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-neocloud-lambda-is-raising-4-billion-in-final-round-before-planned-ipo-568182f9?mod=rss_Technology Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:28:00 GMT Robbie Whelan Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003957521 Both companies need to show Wall Street they have sustainable businesses ahead of planned IPOs. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-ai-price-war-is-heating-upand-openai-is-gaining-ground-on-anthropic-48b8525b?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Angel Au-Yeung David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News, Jeff Chiu/AP WP-WSJ-0003956996 Apollo, Blackstone and Goldman Sachs are among the lenders in talks to finance megadeals worth tens of billions of dollars apiece. https://www.wsj.com/tech/oracle-broadcom-and-spacex-seek-blockbuster-debt-deals-to-pay-for-ai-chips-848e8032?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:01:00 GMT Anissa Gardizy Justin Baer Matt Wirz Jason Henry for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003961380 These hyperactive helpers can sometimes overshare, overpromise and overpurchase. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-agents-assistants-shopping-chat-errors-a316d3f9?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT Katherine Bindley David Talukdar/ZUMA Press WP-WSJ-0003961963 Elon Musk’s space company is buying spectrum licenses to help build a mobile network to compete with telecom giants. https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/spacex-makes-big-play-to-become-a-wireless-carrier-a90b2a1b?mod=rss_Technology Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:45:00 GMT Drew FitzGerald Patience Haggin Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA/Shutterstock WP-WSJ-0003958280 In a letter to the board, recently terminated employees ask the industry not to move forward with work that would degrade the ability to monitor AI. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/fired-openai-researchers-ask-company-to-preserve-visibility-into-ai-reasoning-987c8c94?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:46:00 GMT Maxwell Zeff Heather Diehl/Getty Images CRED-8318 Breaking down Apple’s wireless headphone lineup. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/technology/audio/best-apple-airpods?mod=rss_Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:48:00 GMT Nick Guy CRED-2622 Does your mattress need an upgrade? We tested mattress toppers to find the best for all sleeping positions. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/home-products-decor/bedroom/best-mattress-topper?mod=rss_Technology Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:50:00 GMT Medea Giordano CRED-6762 Explore the leading robo advisors of 2026, comparing features, fees and services to find the right automated investment platform for your financial goals. https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/financial-advisors/how-to-choose-the-best-robo-advisors?mod=rss_Technology Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:43:00 GMT Miranda Marquit