Robotaxis Are Having a Bumpy Rollout
WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Some follow the noise. |
| 0:03.3 | Bloomberg follows the money. |
| 0:05.4 | Because behind every headline is a bottom line. |
| 0:09.3 | Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings, |
| 0:13.8 | there's a money side to every story. |
| 0:16.5 | And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss. |
| 0:20.8 | Get the money side of you understand what others miss. |
| 0:22.3 | Get the money side of the story. |
| 0:25.3 | Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com. |
| 0:33.2 | Welcome to Tech News Briefing. |
| 0:35.3 | It's Tuesday, June 2nd. |
| 0:37.7 | I'm Imani-Mauwiz for the Wall Street Journal. |
| 0:42.4 | Ever receive a spam text and feel tempted to mess with the person on the other end? |
| 0:49.5 | It might feel satisfying, but cybersecurity experts say your clever comeback could make you a bigger target. |
| 0:54.0 | We're getting into why trolling may actually be helping the scammers. |
| 0:55.0 | Then, self-driving taxis were supposed to have a breakout year. |
| 1:00.0 | Instead, they're getting a crash course in public backlash. |
| 1:04.0 | We're breaking down the resistance robot taxi operators are facing from the public, |
| 1:08.0 | and what it could mean for the technology's timeline. |
| 1:17.4 | But first, have you ever gotten a text about a delivery that you weren't expecting? |
| 1:20.6 | Or an overdue toll that must be paid immediately? |
| 1:23.2 | I know I have, and I don't even drive. |
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