Way More Waymos Are Coming Near You

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Google’s driverless unit, Waymo, recently hit 10 million rides. WSJ Science of Success columnist Ben Cohen says this marks a critical inflection point for robotaxis as they go from novel to normal. Plus, from the WSJ’s Future of Everything event stage, the CEO of Match Group explains how he hopes to respark younger generations’ love with dating apps. Julie Chang hosts. Further listening: Could Amazon’s Zoox Beat Tesla and Waymo in the Robotaxi Race? Driverless: Waymo and the Robotaxi Race—Waymo Takes the Lead Driverless: Waymo and the Robotaxi Race—Under the Hood Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.2	Hey, T&B listeners.
0:26.6	Before we get started, heads up.
0:28.5	We're going to be asking you one more question at the top of each show this week.
0:32.9	Our goal here at Tech News Briefing is to keep you updated with the latest headlines and
0:37.2	trends on all
0:38.1	things tech. Now, we want to know more about you, what you like about the show, and what more
0:44.1	you'd like to hear from us. Our question today is, what other tech podcasts do you listen to,
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0:56.4	Or you can send us an email to tnb at wsj.com.
1:01.3	Now on to the show.
1:06.0	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
1:07.9	It's Thursday, June 5th.
1:09.5	I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal.
1:12.1	Online dating has lost its spark. From the Future of Everything event stage, the CEO of Match
1:17.7	Group tells us how he's planning to reignite it. Plus, Google's driverless unit, Waymo,
1:23.6	recently hit 10 million rides. We'll explain how it's going from novelty to norm.
1:33.1	But first, Jen Ziers have spent most of the early adult years online, and yet they have not been swiping.
1:41.6	That's bad news for online dating giant match group. Earlier this year,
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