Morgan Stanley’s former autos analyst has big ideas in his new gig covering the robot economy.https://www.wsj.com/tech/profile-of-morgan-stanley-adam-jonas-robot-strategist-42ffcc6c?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Find insight on Knight-Swift Transportation, Tesla robotaxis and more in the latest Market Talks covering Auto and Transport.https://www.wsj.com/business/auto-transport-roundup-market-talk-5956d2f0?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Moody’s Ratings downgraded the Japanese motor maker’s credit rating to noninvestment grade due to uncertainty about the reliability of its financial disclosures and governance risks.https://www.wsj.com/business/moodys-cuts-nidecs-rating-to-junk-status-f819251b?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The industry’s financial well-being is at odds with the experience of customers who have endured large rate increases.https://www.wsj.com/finance/the-uproar-over-affordability-is-coming-for-insurers-3a85723a?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The energy source Biden tried to shut down rode to the deep-freeze rescue of the electric grid this weekend.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/thank-heaven-for-coal-power-in-the-cold-dc3b9a33?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Faced with an onerous levy on assets, taxpayers will vote against it at the ballot box or with their feet.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/california-wealth-tax-backers-ignore-proposition-13-lessons-e4e6d368?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Delcy Rodríguez is bad news. So are her brother and her rival Diosdado Cabello.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/meet-trumps-partners-in-venezuela-177c799d?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Brendan Carr wants ‘equal time’ on TV talk programs.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-fcc-late-night-comedy-brendan-carr-jimmy-kimmel-jay-leno-b9cf2e21?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The plaintiff bar poses the first big test for new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/virginia-tort-law-class-actions-abigail-spanberger-legislature-20ce4fa1?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
‘The Hollywood of the South’ was built on an absurd credit system that has proved unsustainable.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/georgias-film-tax-incentive-bombs-at-the-box-office-d036d974?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
Gain insight on oil prices, Baker Hughes and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.https://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-utilities-roundup-market-talk-befbffa3?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The deal promises to transform the North Sea into the world’s largest clean energy reservoir, according to the U.K. energy secretary.https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/orsted-vestas-shares-rise-as-european-countries-agree-north-sea-wind-pact-f975fb06?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
The companies said they would build AI factories on Nvidia’s computing-platform technology.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-invests-2-billion-in-coreweave-in-ai-factory-collaboration-68088ca0?mod=rss_Technology
A California case follows a similar script to lawsuits against big tobacco and pharmaceutical companies.https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/landmark-trial-tests-claims-that-social-media-harms-teens-74409b2f?mod=rss_Technology
Plus, our columnists get on the Claude Code bandwagon, why Elon Musk wants a SpaceX IPO and Intel’s crash back to earth, in this edition of the Technology newsletter.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ais-messy-human-drama-4f7f488b?mod=rss_Technology
Declines show how quickly sentiment can shift as money pours into the next hot investment.https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/wall-street-has-fallen-out-of-love-with-software-stocks-b050b457?mod=rss_Technology
Beijing’s military focuses on swarming drones that can pick off prey or robots that can chase down enemies.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-ai-weapons-hawks-wolves-2fcb58bb?mod=rss_Technology
PPG, 3M and other manufacturers say digital tools can suggest counterintuitive solutions and do weeks of work within days.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/faster-drying-paint-and-better-smelling-soap-ai-tries-product-development-e7a544d7?mod=rss_Technology
Artificial-intelligence company Synthesia raised $200 million, adding fresh capital to develop software that businesses can use to train employees through interactive videos.https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/nvidia-backed-ai-startup-synthesia-raises-funding-at-4-billion-valuation-7941abae?mod=rss_Technology
Generative AI is allowing devices to better hear and understand what we’re saying. As voice interfaces accelerate this year, we’ll soon wonder why we ever typed so much.https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/voice-technology-ai-hardware-4d39f6d2?mod=rss_Technology