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Driverless: Waymo and the Robotaxi Race—Waymo Takes the Lead
Fifteen years ago, Google made a big bet that future cars will drive themselves. Now, billions of dollars later, that bet may finally be paying off. Waymo, Alphabet's driverless car company, has hit the accelerator in recent years as its technology has evolved, and its rivals have stumbled. On episode one of our special series on the growing driverless car industry, host Danny Lewis explores the roots of this technology and how Waymo took the lead in the race to a driverless future.
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Further reading:
How San Francisco Learned to Love Self-Driving Cars
GM’s Self-Driving Car Unit Skids Off Course
Self-Driving Cars Enter the Next Frontier: Freeways
All Hail Phoenix: America’s King of the Robo-Taxi
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How Drones Are Bringing Emergency Services to Remote Places
Autonomous aviation is making medical aid more accessible and emergency response time shorter than ever. In this conversation from WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival in May, GoAERO CEO Gwen Lighter and Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton share how their respective companies are looking for ways to revamp medical access in hard to reach places. They tell WSJ’s Alex Ossola about the new industry they are forging without a roadmap.
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Bold Names: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and the AI ‘Fantasy Land’
Future of Everything listeners, here's a special presentation of Bold Names, our interview series where you'll hear from the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of the Wall Street Journal.
Marc Benioff is one of the most outspoken names in tech. The billionaire co-founder of customer relationship software company Salesforce has been pivoting the company’s focus to artificial intelligence agents to help its clients manage customer service and other needs. But he has some strong opinions about how others are promoting AI, from how Microsoft is marketing its Copilot feature to companies like Amazon buying up nuclear power contracts for their data centers. And yet he says he’s as excited about AI as he was the day that Apple’s Steve Jobs sent him one of the first iPhones. So what can AI actually do, and what’s a ‘fantasy’? Benioff speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims and Tim Higgins in episode two of our interview series Bold Names.
Check out Episode 1 in the Tech News Briefing Feed: Bold Names: Why This Tesla Pioneer Says the Cheap EV Market 'Sucks'
Further Reading
A Powerful AI Breakthrough Is About to Transform the World
With ‘Founder Mode,’ Silicon Valley Makes Micromanaging Cool
AI Agents Can Do More Than Answer Queries. That Raises a Few Questions.
At Marc Benioff’s Salesforce, It’s One Big Family—Until Trouble Hits
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Science of Success: AI Takes a Deep Dive Into Podcasting
Have you heard the latest hit podcast? It’s called Deep Dive. It features two relatable hosts, and it’s about whatever you want. That’s because it’s created by you and artificial intelligence. Google released an experimental audio feature as part of its personalized AI research assistant, NotebookLM. On this week’s Science of Success, Ben Cohen speaks with WSJ reporter Deepa Seetharaman about how this tech works, when it doesn’t and what makes those AI voices so convincing.
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How AI Is Transforming Hollywood’s Visual Effects Industry
Hollywood studios are making big bets that artificial-intelligence models could help make movie magic cheaper than ever, including in the visual effects industry. And after Lions Gate Entertainment announced a new partnership with Runway to develop new tools trained on its catalog, AI may be even more integrated in the production process. Host Danny Lewis speaks with editor, director and producer Jon Dudkowski, who has worked on shows including “Star Trek: Discovery,” “The Umbrella Academy” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” He gives us a peek behind the scenes at how movies and TV are made, and how AI could change the industry.
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Further reading:
Lionsgate, Studio Behind ‘John Wick,’ Signs Deal With AI Startup Runway
Who Owns SpongeBob? AI Shakes Hollywood’s Creative Foundation
Meet Hollywood’s AI Doomsayer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
The Outlook for Streaming: How Netflix Sees It
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What will the future look like? The Future of Everything offers a view of the nascent trends that will shape our world. In every episode, join our award-winning team on a new journey of discovery. We’ll take you beyond what’s already out there, and make you smarter about the scientific and technological breakthroughs on the horizon that could transform our lives for the better.