Why Nvidia Is Now Tech’s Hottest Employer

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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As chip maker Nvidia rides the artificial intelligence boom to the top of its field and the stock market, it’s looking attractive to more than just investors and customers. Workers, from interns to PhDs, are increasingly seeking out roles at the company. Its intense culture and hefty pay packages only help to sweeten the deal. WSJ reporter Isabelle Bousquette tells host Alex Ossola about what makes Nvidia so appealing, and what the firm’s recruiters are looking for in applicants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.0	Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Thursday February 29th. I'm Alex Osila for the Wall Street Journal.
0:27.0	Coming up on today's show, Universal Music Group, the world's biggest music company, is facing off against Tik-Tock, and the fight escalated
0:36.0	this week. We'll find out what it means for the broader music industry from W.S.J. Tech reporter Megan
0:41.6	Babski.
0:43.0	And then, chipmaker Invidia isn't just hot on the stock market.
0:46.6	It's hot in the job market, too.
0:48.8	Landing a spot at Invidia might be the new dream job in Silicon Valley.
0:53.0	But how hard is it to get a foot in the door?
0:55.0	W.S.J. reporter Isabel Busquet tells us about the company's culture
0:59.0	and what makes it such a desirable place to work. But first, on Tik-Tuck, music is everywhere. Last year, 85% of videos contained
1:11.2	music according to content identification technology
1:14.0	and data firm PEX. But as of this month songs from some of the most popular
1:18.5	artists have disappeared from the platform
1:24.0	and the music group and Tik-Tok over how much the social media platform pays the music company.
1:27.0	And now things are heating up.
1:29.0	W.S.J. Tech reporter Megan Barbarrowski joins me now with more about the feud and the fallout.
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