Why Corporate America Didn’t Hesitate to Go All-In on AI

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Large companies have, in the past, been hesitant to leap onto every tech innovation and trend. But WSJ’s Steven Rosenbush says the artificial intelligence boom is different. Plus, Waymo is valued at $45 billion dollars, a far cry from Tesla’s $1-trillion valuation. WSJ Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher writes that the launch of Elon Musk’s robotaxis actually shows why Google’s self-driving car company is worth more. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.9	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
0:35.7	It's Monday, June 30th.
0:37.3	I'm Victoria Craig for the Wall Street Journal.
0:39.6	Elon Musk's Tesla has accelerated competition in the world of self-driving cars with last weekend's
0:45.2	Robo Taxi launch in Austin, Texas. But we'll tell you why our columnist argues that's a good thing
0:51.2	for industry leader Waymo. Then, big companies have in the past been slow to adopt new technologies.
0:57.9	Their appetite for artificial intelligence, though, has been fierce.
1:05.4	But first, Tesla's robotaxies have officially been on the streets for a week.
1:10.2	That's a success for Elon Musk's
1:11.9	ambitions for the company, but also for its biggest competitor and industry leader, Waymo.
1:17.7	Dan Gallagher is a herd-on-the-street columnist for the Wall Street Journal who's been comparing
1:21.6	the value of both companies and what's driving each forward. Dan, we'll talk about Waymo in a
1:27.2	moment. But first,
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