TNB Tech Minute: Tesla Surprises Wall Street With Better-Than-Expected Results
WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 2 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall. It challenges all sorts of |
| 0:06.8 | traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand. That's Jason Gersatus, |
| 0:12.6 | CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of Agenic AI. Join him later to |
| 0:19.0 | learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries. |
| 0:24.5 | Here's your morning TNB Tech Minute for Thursday, April 23rd. I'm Imani Moise for the Wall Street Journal. |
| 0:31.4 | Tesla reported better than expected results yesterday, surprising Wall Street with positive free cash flow of $1.4 billion. |
| 0:39.1 | Revenue rose 16% as Tesla sold more cars and more subscriptions for its driver-assist software. |
| 0:45.4 | However, the company warned that investors should expect negative free cash flow for the rest of the year, |
| 0:50.3 | as it prepares to spend $25 billion on capital expenditures, like investing in AI computing and manufacturing humanoid robots. |
| 0:58.5 | A $10 billion startup that hires contractors to provide AI training feedback is facing at least seven class action lawsuits following a third-party data breach. |
| 1:07.9 | The filings claim that Mercor exposed contractor information, including recorded |
| 1:12.2 | job interviews, facial biometric data, and screenshots of workers' computers. One of the lawsuits filed |
| 1:18.6 | this week in Northern California alleges that Mercor accumulated applicant vetting data, like background |
| 1:23.8 | checks, and shared that information with partners in violation of federal regulations. |
| 1:28.3 | In a statement, McCour said it strongly disputes the claims and that it complies with all relevant regulations. |
| 1:35.3 | And shares in ST microelectronics surged after the European chip maker posted strong first quarter results. |
| 1:42.3 | The company, which counts Apple, Tesla, |
| 1:45.4 | and SpaceX among its major clients, said revenue growth from AI should accelerate in coming |
| 1:50.4 | months as tech giants plow billions into data centers. That's your TNB Tech Minute. Join us again |
| 1:56.8 | this afternoon for more. How are the U.S. businesses of Philip Morris International invested |
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| 2:08.2 | We're invested in American manufacturing, helping local economies thrive. We're invested in community, |
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