Would you choose an electric car that charges faster even if it meant a more-limited driving range? WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the latest research into fast-charging EV batteries and the tradeoffs they may come with. Plus, we visit a high-performance EV race to see what these kinds of batteries can really do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This holiday season, as gift-buyers try to avoid fake reviews on e-commerce sites and influencers pushing their products, many are turning to Reddit groups for candid advice. WSJ personal tech reporter Ann-Marie Alcántara joins host Zoe Thomas with tips for how to scout subreddits for product recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion, saying scientists achieved a fusion reaction that generated more energy than it consumed. The development could bring the world a step closer to potentially limitless amounts of clean energy. But how soon is that goal really achievable? WSJ science reporter Aylin Woodward joins host Zoe Thomas to talk through the research and the possibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. intelligence agencies? use of publicly available data is outpaced by adversaries such as China and even some large companies, officials say. WSJ reporter Warren P. Strobel joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how this shift took place and the culture change the CIA is having to embrace to keep up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The recent exit of Salesforce's co-CEO Bret Taylor wasn?t long planned, according to people familiar with the matter, who say it was fueled by tensions with the company?s co-founder and other co-CEO Marc Benioff. WSJ reporter Emily Glazer joins host Zoe Thomas to explain what went down and what it means for the software giant's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google plans to combine its mapping units, Waze and Maps, as its parent company Alphabet looks for opportunities to increase efficiencies. How will it affect employees and users of these apps? WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa joins host Zoe Thomas to break down the reasons behind the change of course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For years U.S. officials have warned that TikTok poses a national-security risk because of its owner, China-based ByteDance. The social-media app and the Biden administration have been working to reach a deal that would protect U.S. users? data from Beijing and allow TikTok to keep operating here. But the deal keeps hitting delays. WSJ reporter John D. McKinnon joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the stumbling blocks and the risks of not getting a deal done soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ChatGPT, Lensa and DALL-E are giving more people without computing skills the chance to interact with artificial intelligence. These AI programs that can write detailed responses to questions or create stunning images based on prompts are all over social media. WSJ personal tech reporter Ann-Marie Alcántara joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how the programs work and the concerns that have been raised about their potential misuse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotify Wrapped is the streaming giant?s annual reveal about its users? listening habits. It?s one of the rare times a digital platform tells its users about the data it collects on them. WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why Spotify does this and why she thinks more companies should do the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China clamps down on virtual private networks and pressures tech companies to boost censorship. The moves follow widespread protests in the country. WSJ Asia tech reporter Liza Lin joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you?re having trouble hearing the dialogue on your TV, it may not be you. As audio technology develops and directors make more creative sound choices, it?s getting harder to distinguish what actors are saying. WSJ personal tech reporting assistant Cordilia James joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what?s going on and how to improve your TV listening experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early staffers at Sam Bankman-Fried?s first company, Alameda Research, say they quit over his approach to risk, compliance and accounting. How similar were those issues to ones that arose at the crypto exchange FTX? Wall Street Journal special writer Gregory Zuckerman joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what happened at Alameda and how much it foreshadowed FTX?s downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insurance firms that cover cyberattacks are working out what to do in the event of a catastrophic hack, one that takes down a systemically important company and possibly even the economy. WSJ Pro Cybersecurity reporter James Rundle joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how insurers are modeling the fallout from such an attack and why this kind of catastrophe is so hard to prepare for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this year Facebook parent Meta quietly formed a team to deal with an uncomfortable reality: the most popular posts on its platform were trash. WSJ tech reporter Jeff Horwitz joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the war room Meta convened to deal with the problem and why fixing it was so critical to the platform's future plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor Ben McKenzie, known for his roles in The O.C. and Gotham, is an outspoken critic of crypto and of celebrities who use their fame to promote it. At the WSJ?s recent Tech Live event, he spoke with WSJ reporter Erich Schwartzel about his own research into crypto and why he thinks ordinary investors can be hurt by it. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot has been made about the metaverse and its potential, but in many ways it has failed so far to live up to its hype. At the WSJ?s Tech Live conference, Phil Libin, co-founder and CEO of startups All Turtles and Mmhmm, and Herman Narula, CEO of Improbable Worlds, sat down with host Zoe Thomas to debate the prospects and letdowns of the metaverse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the holiday shopping season gets underway, The Wall Street Journal?s personal tech team has come with a list of tech gifts that are actually worth the money. WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen, personal tech reporter Dalvin Brown and personal tech reporting assistant Cordilia James join host Zoe Thomas to discuss the tech gadgets and gear that made this year?s list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FDA says only one-fifth of Americans who would benefit from a hearing aid actually use one. But a recent study found Apple's latest AirPods Pro could be an alternative for some people with mild to moderate hearing loss. WSJ medical science reporter Dominique Mosbergen joins host Zoe Thomas to explain the study and its limits, and what it could mean for the future of hearing-aid tech and Apple?s ambitions in healthcare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta disciplined or fired more than two dozen workers that it found allegedly misused an internal system to hijack users? accounts. In some cases, Meta says the workers charged users bribes to regain access to their profiles, according to people familiar with the matter and internal documents. WSJ reporter Kirsten Grind joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how it happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The collapse of FTX was a massive blow for its customers and the wider crypto industry. It was also damaging for the exchange?s employees, many of whom believed in the company and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. WSJ reporter Alexander Osipovich joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what happens to those workers now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices