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TNB Tech Minute: OpenAI to Cover Data-Center Power Costs

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus: Amazon will launch its largest-ever retail store in the Chicago suburbs. And the EU makes a play to boost European telecoms investment. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Something unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the ultimate collab.

0:08.3

Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure. Some fun, some food, it's all inside this happy meal.

0:16.3

Until the 2nd of February from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst it's last.

0:21.6

Here's your morning T&B Tech Minute for Wednesday, January 21st. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal.

0:28.5

OpenAI said it would pay higher electricity prices for the giant data centers its building across the U.S.

0:34.8

It's the latest pledge by the tech industry to address fears about

0:38.5

rising utility costs and community disruptions. OpenAI's promise follows a similar commitment

0:44.4

from Microsoft, its biggest investor, to make sure its data centers benefit local communities.

0:50.6

Amazon is launching its largest ever retail store. It'll be located in the Chicago suburbs with a square footage so large it could fit nearly two target stores under its roof.

1:01.2

Amazon says about half its proposed Big Box store in Illinois will sell groceries, general merchandise, and food prepared on site.

1:08.7

The other half would be used for fulfillment of orders. This expansion

1:12.3

into big box retail follows mixed results from Amazon's previous physical store ventures.

1:18.2

The e-commerce giant has closed dozens of branded stores and more than half its Amazon Go convenience

1:23.5

stores. People familiar with the matter say, in addition to the Illinois location,

1:28.7

Amazon is planning to open other big box stores in the U.S. And the European Commission unveiled

1:35.5

new legislation today to make it easier to upgrade Europe's telecommunications networks.

1:41.1

Under the Digital Networks Act, the European Union's executive branch said it would introduce a mandatory phase-out of copper networks. Under the Digital Networks Act, the European Union's executive branch said it would

1:45.5

introduce a mandatory phase-out of copper networks for EU member states in a transition to

1:50.9

advanced networks or spectrum between 2030 and 2035. The EU Tech Commissioner said in a statement

1:57.6

that robust digital infrastructure is crucial for Europe's innovation and

2:02.1

competitiveness. The legislation still needs approval from member states and the European

2:06.9

Parliament before it can take effect. That's your T&B Tech Minute. Join us again this afternoon

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