WSJ Tech News Briefing
WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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Good content, not a fan of 2x daily
I don’t know why so many people hate on the hosts or hate on their commentary. It’s called news, and anyone, including Elon, can spout disinformation. Anyway, you all are doing a good job. Don’t listen to the haters. As a constructive critique, please revert to once daily. I never listen to the second, minute-ish long episode. There’s not enough content to be useful in my view. Anyway, keep up the good work.
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sam.808
Tech lite sprinkled with opinion
A couple of stars for the occasional insight into new tech or trends. Just need to stomach the opinion or high level understanding of a topic. As an example, disparaging Elon Musk and citing opinions from “experts in disinformation “ and politicians is rather idiotic. Two groups of people that have never built anything.
Not exactly happy
Wrong direction.
This “tech” podcast has taken steps backwards. Poor content, poorly produced. Not up to WSJ standards. Started out like a kids version, replaced the host, got better, then went back. I didn’t even listen to todays podcast. Elon and Russia. Please, leave that to the hacks on the WSJ news podcast. Don’t become CNN.
Yoyomama99
very useful short clips
solid updates; thank you for this podcast feed
matt2377
Please change the SalesForce ad!!
I listen on Spotify but came here just to leave this review. As someone who works in tech PR I love the podcast, and the new format to get news 2x/day. BUT the current salesforce ads are driving me crazy….they are so annoying. If I am near my phone and can skip them, great, but hearing the actor’s voice asking questions 2-3x/episode each morning is like nails on a chalkboard. No shade on Salesforce but this ad is simply not it
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techgirly
New update destroyed the show
Putting this review here just to let you know that these new changes dividing show into two parts made it extremely hard to follow and listen. And I hate it… This should be 1 show and that’s it. Now I have to go back see if there is a 2 mins long episode then skip ads which is like 58 seconds of it. Long story short: after 5 years listening, now ditching TNB from my daily routine.
aydin.eyvazzade
so many ads and so late with useless stuff like personal finance
not gonna listen to this any more .. so many other more intelligent ways to get tech news 🙄
ninaxiangji
Host fruit salad recently
As a several years long listener, I have come to look forward to Zoe Thomas’s chipper delivery and have realized a host needs some time off occasionally. This podcast used to recognize when Ms Thomas was away with a statement like, “I’m Julie Chang in for Zoe Thomas” but recently Zoe is away and a fruit salad of hosts are presenting but there has been no mention of when Ms Thomas might return. She is missed.
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Smash Ogre
Losing the message
I hate being that person but some of your guests; like Shara Timpkin (sp?) needs to work on their communications. This is the very first review I’ve ever written. The continued upward-inflection and slow grind in the voice at the end of each statement simply destroys the great message they provide. I tend to advance through these guests when they come on simply out of frustration due to the simple loss of good communications. This is not meant as a criticism for content - these guest appear very qualified and capable. It’s simply a request to get back to good communications practice. I enjoy your podcast and will continue to tune it.
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Vermilion on the Lake
Sloppy and not engaging.
Too much ‘ girlfriend’ and ‘tech bro’. Sloppy journalism. & not new nor so interesting topics
pwb in dc
Great content poor delivery
I love the information, but I struggle to listen to host. Something about it sounds like a middle school PA announcement. Wish it sounded like I was listening to a WSJ production.
Munchysmom
Was good back in the day
Whatever happened to the original host Tanya Bustos? By far the best person to have ever hosted the podcast. Made it funny yet smart. No one has been able to do that since.
Phoebe Platt
Short snappy informative
I like the way they review things in just enough depth. It’s a good way for me as a non specialist to learn about new products and major moves in tech.
Albanycat
Too much focus on social media
Seems like every episode is about social media.
GUCCI POODLE
A Podcast For Anyone Who Cares About Consumer Tech
WSJ Tech News Briefing is a must-listen podcast for tech enthusiasts of all backgrounds. Host Zoe Thomas covers the latest news, scoops, tips and interviews with tech experts in short and engaging episodes. This podcast is informative, authoritative and entertaining. Five stars!
Tap!wa
Repetitive Ads
Enough with the repetitive ads for the Future of Everything podcast. Too much! Especially if you’re already a paying WSJ subscriber. The intro music and sound effects are also irritating. Try harder.
tnspr
Great show, sexist reviews
Wow, lots of commenters with opinions about a woman’s voice. Grow up. Especially the one saying she is “high-pitched” compared to the MALE host of the Financial Times Briefing. I find this podcast super useful for work. I wish the production was less generic but I realize that’s the case for a lot of daily shows that need a basic format. I’m tired of royalty-free-sounding music playing while someone seemingly reads from a script on every informational podcast. Whatever consultant told y’all to do that lied.
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Definitely Displeased.
Pacing awkward, analysis surface
Frequently the pacing of guest reporters’ speech is bizarrely slow with toots of awkward pauses. Main host keeps analysis surface level. Would be great to hear something that sounds more like an actual conversation with thoughtful reporting than the current “robots reading cue cards” style - WSJ can do better.
incredulousdoctor
Tech
One of the few tech podcast that actually talks about tech love it
issafaudi
Just perfect!
Brilliant, to the point, concise, well researched and well presented. I love starting my day with Zoe. Many thanks!
ritika kapadia
Tech Review
I found the review of Mastodon as a social network informative. I could have done without the author’s personal and political reasons for subscribing to the service. She should focus on the service and it’s attributes.
misterbuzz
Good content, difficult listening experience.
Longtime listener. Quality and interesting topics. Hosts should be clear speakers to make for a quality listening experience. Speech impediments such as a lisp are difficult to listen to. You would think that would be obvious for a podcast. WSJ poor discretion.
DM7586
Host
Zoe asks relevant questions. Thumbs up!
bay state 23
Love it, but…
Reporter presentation quality is definitely declining. Between the vocal fry and one sounding a bit stoned, some of these podcasts have been difficult to listen to. That said, the information and subject matter is outstanding.
ZuniThor
Teenage reporters?
Ok kids, time to grow up and use your grown up voice. Several of the reporters sound like they walked out of a high school podcast. Especially Isabelle B. There are enough phrases spoken like an adult that show you can turn it off, please do so while you are at work.
Audionews
Fantastic Podcast!
This podcast always has very timely technology news and events that I’m always interested in hearing. The host delivers it in a clear and concise manner and The length of each episode is really perfect.
Paul_NY
Informative & Brief
An informative podcast with valuable content. My one critique is the voice of the “host,” the high pitch and the consistent uptick in the intonation at the end of every sentence is distracting. Additionally, when “interviews” are recorded it is clear conversations are pieced together to give the image of an interview, but it’s sounds just sown together. See also FT daily briefing for a model. The pitch of the host matters.
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amircolgate
Informative unbiased
This is an excellent 15 minute Tech news podcast. It is very relevant and unbiased.
Papolvo
what’s with the voice?
the voice is hard to listen! Get a better host
hcrobg
For real?
Is this podcast still sticking with the presenter with a speech impediment?
Mojo5610
Bad host
I can’t listen to Julie Chang and I’m not sure why anyone thought it was a good idea.
Luckmeister
The Crypto News Briefing
If you are interested in the latest in business news about Crypto then this is for you. If you are interested in news in the tech industry then you won’t get it here.
seekingnews
My Daily Tech Podcast
Not a deep dive on the subjects presented, but it’s great for previewing the daily macro tech events happening in business. I do wish that they’d talk less about Elon Musk.
Dr. Strangelove!
Perfect podcast!
I love that I came across this podcast. In 15 minutes, I can get a summary of the tech content I need right before work. Thanks for this podcast. And for your NPS score…I’m a solid 10 😅 Please keep it going!
Irving Super User
Doordash shows need for speed episode
Substandard reporting by the reporter in this episode.
gionieli
Tech refresh doesn’t look at facts
WSJ supported by Soros is just a soft left wing outlet. It is full of NeverTrump “journalists”. To prove my point again it spreads information about MRNA shots. Look at increase in heart attacks and cancer rates in the last year. Also, ask some funeral home administrators about increase of young deaths.
midwestgirl19
Zoe Thomas is very unprofessional!
In one episode, Zoe Thomas said, “It’s hard being a teenage girl. Trust me, I’ve been one!” Very professional Zoe!
Nepheir
Zoey Thomas, yuck!
Who hired Zoey Thomas for this?!
Bill9163
Zoey Thomas needs to go!
Zoey Thomas is an incompetent host.
zzmsb
Bad!
Zoey Thomas is not a professional sounding reporter. In addition, they don’t report on the most important stories.
Art3mis Jon
New presenter needs to fix lisps
The content is OKAY if you are into stories that follow the left narrative but the lisp on the new presenter needs to be fixed ASAP
no lisp please
How many episodes are “hidden” paid ads
I have really enjoyed this podcast, but over time it seems like more and more episodes are just news stories that are actually paid advertising. It’s becoming more and more frequent that I’m asking if what I’m hearing is a news piece or an ad. There’s also little space in this podcast’s format to pushback in interviews with CEO’s giving a nice sound bite for their company that is ignoring the question they were asked. However, overall it remains a nice podcast that does a decent job of keeping me up to date on certain things in the tech industry.
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Andyroozer
Musicians Turn to Data
What about Spotify and all the data from this platform? Who gets that? I was surprised that you didn’t ask or comment on Spotify.
PhatMoby
Whoa, “Nellie”
The shows in last couple couple of months continue to lose objectivity. Apply the same rigor to left leaning companies as you do to conservative stories. The most recent broadcast company conducted by Joanna Stern was well below journalistic standards. Ms. Stern has a biased point of view when asking questions to Elon Musk. She obviously believes that the legislation in Congress must pass and how could any company leader be against such legislation. Ms. Stern persisted in her line of biased questioning instead of eliciting more background on why Mr.Musk does not support government intervention in the free market. Disappointing and makes the listener more likely to pass on future segments where Ms. Stern is involved. Please strive to do better.
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bob gingras
Tech News to listen everyday
Love the bite sized daily news. Crispy, succinct and captivating!
WorldCitizen007
Need more diverse content
We get it, you guys investigated the "Facebook files" but kind of tired of hearing about Meta and their internal research every. day.
susieberrie
Content is great, presenters are terrible
The voices and pronunciation of the presenters made me turn off the podcast. Please teach them crisp diction! They are slurring and sound like they don’t know how to speak English.
joanlouise327
Super Woke & All About their #1 Advertiser: FB
Unfortunately there’s way too much coverage of the fake whistleblower and fake investigations of Fakebook
PTL Express
Too much Facebook news
I like the podcast, but it’s starting to become all “What’s wrong with Facebook”, which is getting very repetitive and boring TBH.
Zigzag 0311
Voicing
WSJ Tech provides excellent reviews of relevant technology that impacts our lives. I have one grievance though. The female reporter, Megan has adopted the fashionable throaty voice of her generation. I doubt it is the natural tone of her voice. The gravel like voice is annoying to hear, muffles her prononciation and so some of what she says I could not understand what word she said. Ditto on raising the pitch of her voice at the end of sentences. It suggests some type of emphasis on the content of the sentence spoken needed to happen when in fact it was just another sentence providing objective content. Sorry Megan, I will turn you off in the future regardless of what you are reporting on. Lose the false voice and get real. I can hear your natural voice and you will sound just fine!
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Roscoe1955
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