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welcome to tech news briefing it's tuesday nove November 19th. I'm Belle Lynn for the Wall Street Journal.

Forget bars and boardrooms. Techies are starting to take their meetings and networking events in saunas.

What's behind this hot Silicon Valley trend? We'll find out. And then President-elect Trump's

second term could bring about huge changes to the top U.S. cybersecurity agency. Our reporter,

James Rundle, tells us why it's facing criticism from some lawmakers and how it could change

in the new administration.

But first, tech founders and investors are no strangers to experimentation.

And the newest trend they're latching onto, networking inside saunas.

Those hot, sweaty, enclosed spaces, best known as areas to relax and get away from work.

For more on what's behind this trend, we're joined by WSJ reporter Angel Ow Young. So, Angel,

why saunas? I was told that there is an anti-alcohol movement that's sweeping through the tech industry. And it's making investors and founders and employees just hungry for gathering places

outside of bars or restaurants where the typical activity would be drinking or eating. And so one answer to that has been these social saunas.

And these saunas can fit anywhere from 20 to 90 people depending on the facility.

And yeah, it's become a bit of a trend.

It does seem like it skews on the younger end.

The events that I saw and reported on, the age differences

ranged from late 20s to 50s. Where does this sort of anti-alcohol movement come from?

In general, it all relates to Silicon Valley's obsession with biohacking and trying to hack your

own body in different ways to make yourself more efficient.

Efficiency is a big theme in Silicon Valley. That's partially tied to why people are just turning

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