Alex Ossola
@ossolalex
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host/producer, what's news PM podcast @wsj / past @qz @futurism etc etc / views = mine
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Joined September 2011
Haven't posted in a while but since it's the end of 2024, here's my year in stats:. Books read: 48.Flights taken: 4.New jobs acquired: 1 (now hosting WSJ's What's News podcast, PM edition out every weekday).Babies had: 1. It was a productive year. See y'all in 2025.
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Fascinating that, within the world of gen AI, this is exceptional enough to be worth noting.
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RT @WSJPodcasts: Listen 🎧: Cities are getting extra hot as the world warms. So governments and researchers are looking for ways to mitigate….
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WSJ’s Bold Names brings you conversations with the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of The Wall Street Journal. Hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims speak to CEOs and...
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@sal19 @MilesKruppa @ryanfelton @MeghanBobrowsky @CordiliaJames I'll still be making podcasts over at the Future of Everything, so be sure to give that a listen!.
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Also really enjoyed chatting with repeat guests like @sal19 @MilesKruppa @ryanfelton @MeghanBobrowsky @CordiliaJames and many many others.
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Today's is my last show as the interim host for Tech News Briefing. It's been a blast to cover this world for the past six months, and a privilege to be in listeners' ears daily. Big thanks to @BayAreaJulie and supervising producer Katherine Milsop for their tireless collab!.
Listen 🎧: Binance hired a team of investigators to help clean up its act. When it found a top client was manipulating markets, Binance kept the client and fired its lead investigator. @AABerwick tells @ossolalex what this means for the company’s future.
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Such an interesting interview about a problem I had no idea existed!.
Listen 🎧: AI companies need a lot of data to train their models, but demand could exceed the supply within two years. @dseetharaman tells @ossolalex how AI firms are preparing for a potential data shortage.
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A true collab out from me and @dannydoodar about how 3D printing is changing the future of making stuff. Give it a listen!.
Listen🎧: What does a Roomba have in common with the world’s largest 3D printer? They’re both making additive manufacturing the heart of the factory of the future. @WSJ’s @ossolalex and @dannydoodar explain how on the latest Future of Everything podcast:
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RT @WSJPodcasts: Listen 🎧: A hack of MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas hotels and casinos took its systems offline for six days. @bobmcmillan tells @o….
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Tech News Briefing is your guide to what people in tech are talking about. Every weekday, we’ll bring you breaking tech news and scoops from the pros at the Wall Street Journal, insight into new...
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New episode out at the Future of Everything! It's all about how to make AI voice assistants like Siri and Alexa work better for people with atypical voices.
What does it take to make AI voice assistants work better for people with atypical voices? A lot of training data. That’s the goal of the Speech Accessibility Project, led by @hasegawajohnson. Listen 🎧:
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Not gonna lie, I'm a little proud of my joke at the top of today's episode.
Listen 🎧: Governments are taking a special interest in chip makers, whose technology powers AI. But is this actually good for the chip industry? @asafitch tells @ossolalex what this attention means for the chip makers and for AI.
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Happy new year, super interesting ep on Tech News Briefing today!.
Listen 🎧: Binance paid billions in fines and saw a leadership shakeup at the top. But remaining at the firm is Yi He, a co-founder and the former CEO’s romantic partner. @kowsmann joins @ossolalex to discuss what that could mean for Binance.
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I'm filling in as host of Tech News Briefing for the next few months. give it a listen every weekday!.
Listen 🎧: Apple has made most of its iPhones in one country: China. But now the company is looking to ramp up production in India. @triptilahiri joins @ossolalex to talk about what the shift means for the iPhone-maker, for India and for consumers.
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RT @WSJPodcasts: Listen 🎧: The Wall Street Journal’s personal tech team has put together a list of the best tech gifts of 2023. @CordiliaJa….
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Tech News Briefing is your guide to what people in tech are talking about. Every weekday, we’ll bring you breaking tech news and scoops from the pros at the Wall Street Journal, insight into new...
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🚨 BIRD ALERT: we're mid migration, so turn off or dim those non-essential lights! .
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New episode out from me today! Soft robots are already doing things like packing up pieces of chicken and helping to diagnose lung cancer. In the future, they could be EVERYWHERE, from nursing homes to even our own homes.
Traditional robots are good for rigid, repetitive tasks. But what about something that takes a more delicate touch? Robotics researcher Rob Wood tells the Future of Everything podcast soft robots could take on hard jobs at a lower cost. Listen🎧:
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i am once again asking.
why does this little fiend keep meowing at me as i work. what does he desire? attention? chaos?
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This article has some top-tier acronyms (PRAM? MAPLE??) in addition to being very sci-fi @WSJ @coreyspowell
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Scientists are testing how satellites could collect power from the sun and send clean electricity to Earth—and getting encouraging results
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