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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA Chief

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Plus: The EU releases AI code of practice to guide companies on compliance. And, Tesla’s board sets Nov. 6 date for its annual meeting. Julie Chang hosts. Programming note: Starting this week, Tech News Briefing episodes will be released on Tuesdays and Fridays, and the TNB Tech Minute will be released twice on weekdays, in the morning and afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.2

Here's your morning TNB Tech Minute for Thursday, July 10th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street

0:36.9

Journal. President Trump has

0:39.2

named Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA chief. The role has been open since May

0:45.3

when Trump withdrew support for previous nominee billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman.

0:50.7

In a truth social post, the president raised concerns about Isaacman's past political donations to

0:55.4

Democrats and ties to Elon Musk, who has been feuding with Trump. Duffy will continue serving in his

1:01.4

role at the Transportation Department while he runs NASA. The European Union said it published a

1:07.6

voluntary code of practice for general purpose artificial intelligence. The code

1:12.5

is meant to make it easier for companies to comply with AI legislation in the block. EU lawmakers

1:17.9

approved the AI Act last year, which bans certain uses of AI, rolls out new transparency guidelines,

1:24.3

and requires risk assessments. The EU's executive arm, the European Commission,

1:28.9

set the code was developed by 13 independent experts, small and medium-sized enterprises,

1:34.8

providers of large language models, and more. Now the Commission and the EU's 27 member states

1:40.7

have to decide whether to endorse it. And Tesla's board has set November 6th as a date

1:47.1

for the EVMaker's annual meeting. Some investors were concerned the company was close to missing

1:52.1

a legal deadline. Tesla's last meeting was in June of 2024. In Texas, where Tesla is based,

1:58.7

companies are required to hold annual meetings with investors every year within 13 months of the last one if it is requested by shareholders.

2:06.8

At last year's meeting, Tesla shareholders approved board proposals that moved to the company's legal home to Texas and reapproved Musk's multi-billion dollar pay package.

2:17.1

Before we go, don't forget, we're on a new

2:19.1

schedule starting this week. We'll have another Tech Minute for you this afternoon with full

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