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Instant Message

Feel overwhelmed by the never-ending waves of technology news? Join The Wall Street Journal's technology columnists as they talk about the most important tech trends -- and why you should care.

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#34: Call Him Mr. 'Fortnite'

#34: Call Him Mr. 'Fortnite'

Joanna and David didn't want to talk about Facebook, but they had to: Facebook launched a new digital currency, Libra, t... Read more

21 Jun 2019

46mins

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#37: Why the Family Phone Plan Rules

#37: Why the Family Phone Plan Rules

David and Christopher start the show by discussing a technology that drove decades of innovation: the spreadsheet. Dan B... Read more

12 Jul 2019

49mins

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#31: My Way or the Huawei

#31: My Way or the Huawei

David and Christopher talk about Amazon's new strategy for winning the smart-home wars. Hint: It involves getting in wit... Read more

31 May 2019

43mins

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#30: Dispatches From the Future (of Everything)

#30: Dispatches From the Future (of Everything)

We have a special episode for you this week. We just finished the WSJ Future of Everything Festival, a three-day event f... Read more

24 May 2019

50mins

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#25: The Movies Come To You Now

#25: The Movies Come To You Now

David, Joanna and Christopher dive into the algorithms that determine everything from social media feeds to jail sentenc... Read more

19 Apr 2019

45mins

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#27: The New New New Facebook

#27: The New New New Facebook

David, Christopher and Joanna attempt to explain TikTok, the hottest new thing in social media. It's like Vine meets Sna... Read more

3 May 2019

38mins

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#33: Facebook's Potentially Problematic Privacy Practices: A Recap

#33: Facebook's Potentially Problematic Privacy Practices: A Recap

This week, WSJ broke news of internal Facebook Inc. emails that suggested the company lacked urgency to stop data leaks.... Read more

14 Jun 2019

40mins

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#28: Uber for Everything and Everything for Uber

#28: Uber for Everything and Everything for Uber

To ring in the Uber IPO, David, Christopher and Joanna team up with WSJ reporter Eliot Brown to explore the vast scope o... Read more

10 May 2019

43mins

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#35: Google Maps to Nowhere

#35: Google Maps to Nowhere

David, Joanna and Christopher unpack the coming fight between tech companies and regulators, and get into the messy mean... Read more

28 Jun 2019

49mins

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#36: How to Survive Holiday Travel

#36: How to Survive Holiday Travel

With Christopher on vacation (again), David and Joanna go through their best tips for surviving the coming July 4th trav... Read more

3 Jul 2019

49mins

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