Tag: technology

The incredibly complex, high-stakes $550 billion business of making semiconductors has always been a battle of corporate giants. Now it’s also a race among governments.

Intel has ruled the market for central processing units since the 1980s. But rival AMD overtook Intel in market value last year, thanks in part to an expensive bet on chip design.

WSJ’s Asa Fitch explains the companies’ battle for the brains of your computer.

After working for years to catch up on U.S. technology, China has developed a chip that can rival Nvidia’s powerful A100. WSJ unpacks the processors’ design and capability as the two superpowers race for dominance in artificial intelligence.

When Apple launched Apple Pay in 2014, it didn’t seem like the contactless payment system was much of a hit with customers. Flash forward eight years and the iPhone maker has convinced millions to make their smartphones their wallets.

WSJ “Science of Success” columnist Ben Cohen joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what Apple’s slow-and-steady approach can teach the rest of the tech world.

3-D manufacturing was once only suited for creating prototypes and models. Now advances in the tech are leading to changes in manufacturing and quietly upending global supply chains.

WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the developments and what they mean for the future of mass production.

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What does the future of aging and longevity hold? Can science hack the human lifespan? Even if we can, SHOULD we…?

People aren’t dying as early or as easily as they used to. Innovations in modern medicine, health, and hygiene helped us extend our lives by decades, but what comes next? Would you rather live to be a healthy and hearty 90 or live to be 150 but wither away for the last 60 years? We’ll talk about it in this episode of Far Out.

Nearly a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s fighting forces have managed to rapidly digitize, something the U.S. has spent decades and billions of dollars to do.

WSJ Brussels bureau chief Dan Michaels joins host Julie Chang to discuss the shoestring tactics of Ukraine’s military and what the Pentagon can learn from them.

Cellular carriers advertised 5G as a game changer for connectivity. But for many of us, the promised changes and improvements are hard to notice.

WSJ senior personal tech columnist Joanna Stern joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why the newest network hasn’t changed how you use your phone and the ways you can still make the most of it.

The Insta360 X3 is a portable action camera that can capture high-definition 360 and single-lens video. It has AI-powered software for easy content creation and a rugged, waterproof design. The dual 360 lenses can capture 5.7K video and 72MP photos, and the camera also has a 4K single-lens mode for wide-angle shots. The X3 has improved audio capture with reduced wind noise and 360 enhancement, and can also be controlled with voice commands. Its AI reframing tools allow for easy reframing in post-production, and the camera has various recording modes including timelapse, slow motion, and loop recording. It also has an upgraded touchscreen and faster Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for easy editing with the accompanying app.