Tim Higgins
@timhiggins.bsky.social
WSJ columnist, CNBC contributor & author of “Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century.” Also: co-host of the Bold Names podcast
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Greg's Ip's piece is a masterclass in economic writing, if you are concerned about potential fallout from the AI investing boom please read it
Two takes on tech companies becoming #infrastructure giants by investing in physical assets, like #AI data centers.
Both by @wsj.com reporters.
Greg Ip seems more concerned…
www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
@mims.bsky.social more upbeat:
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sili...
Both by @wsj.com reporters.
Greg Ip seems more concerned…
www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
@mims.bsky.social more upbeat:
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sili...
Silicon Valley’s New Strategy: Move Slow and Build Things
Big tech companies are becoming infrastructure companies—just like the steel and railroad giants of old.
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August 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Greg's Ip's piece is a masterclass in economic writing, if you are concerned about potential fallout from the AI investing boom please read it
As President Trump pushes Apple to relocate iPhone manufacturing to the U.S., @mims.bsky.social & I this week in Bold Names explore the new Cold War brewing in global trade. We talk with Evan Smith, CEO of Altana, about the China-centric supply chain and why he would bet on Mexico.
May 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As President Trump pushes Apple to relocate iPhone manufacturing to the U.S., @mims.bsky.social & I this week in Bold Names explore the new Cold War brewing in global trade. We talk with Evan Smith, CEO of Altana, about the China-centric supply chain and why he would bet on Mexico.
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“It’s our F—ING STORE,” an Apple PR director texted a colleague during a hearing. The text eventually became evidence in the trial whose outcome means Apple has just lost control of its own app store.
Amazing blow-by-blow from @timhiggins.bsky.social
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Amazing blow-by-blow from @timhiggins.bsky.social
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A Giant Crack Appears in Tim Cook’s Walled Garden
A stunning rebuke from a federal judge is the latest blow to Apple’s business model.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“It’s our F—ING STORE,” an Apple PR director texted a colleague during a hearing. The text eventually became evidence in the trial whose outcome means Apple has just lost control of its own app store.
Amazing blow-by-blow from @timhiggins.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/apple-a...
Amazing blow-by-blow from @timhiggins.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/apple-a...
Bold Names is back for a new season and @mims.bsky.social & I are talking this week with Rajiv Shah, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation. www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
What This Former USAID Head Had to Say About Elon Musk and DOGE - Bold Names - WSJ Podcasts
Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former head of USAID, has spent his career on the frontlines of the fight against global poverty. That gives him unique insight into the rapidly...
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April 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Bold Names is back for a new season and @mims.bsky.social & I are talking this week with Rajiv Shah, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation. www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
In our latest episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk to Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins about AI, Trump and more
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‘Businesses Don’t Like Uncertainty’: How Cisco Is Navigating AI and Trump 2.0 - Bold Names - WSJ Podcasts
Few people sit at the nexus of business and politics like Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins. As head of a company that makes much of the infrastructure underlying the internet and artificial intelligence system...
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March 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In our latest episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk to Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins about AI, Trump and more
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In this week's episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk with Aicha Evans about Zoox. www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
Could Amazon’s Zoox Beat Tesla and Waymo in the Robotaxi Race? - Bold Names - WSJ Podcasts
When Aicha Evans took over robotaxi startup Zoox from its founders in 2019, she made two big moves: selling the company to Amazon for over $1.2 billion, and keeping Zoox’s radical design for a driverl...
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March 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
In this week's episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk with Aicha Evans about Zoox. www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
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So we launched an interview podcast at WSJ, and if you start with any episode, make it this one.
For: Anyone who wants to punch through the hype on AI+robotics.
Howard is a world expert on this and our conversation was amazing. Very grateful she made the time for us.
For: Anyone who wants to punch through the hype on AI+robotics.
Howard is a world expert on this and our conversation was amazing. Very grateful she made the time for us.
In our latest episode of "Bold Names," @mims.bsky.social Mims and I talk with Ohio State’s Ayanna Howard about the state of humanoid robots.
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
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Humanoid Robot Startups Are Hot. This AI Expert Cuts Through the Hype. - Bold Names - WSJ Podcasts
Ayanna Howard is dean of The Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, an IEEE Senior Member, and a top expert on two of the most hyped fields in tech: humanoid robots and artificial intelligenc...
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March 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So we launched an interview podcast at WSJ, and if you start with any episode, make it this one.
For: Anyone who wants to punch through the hype on AI+robotics.
Howard is a world expert on this and our conversation was amazing. Very grateful she made the time for us.
For: Anyone who wants to punch through the hype on AI+robotics.
Howard is a world expert on this and our conversation was amazing. Very grateful she made the time for us.
In our latest episode of "Bold Names," @mims.bsky.social Mims and I talk with Ohio State’s Ayanna Howard about the state of humanoid robots.
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
Humanoid Robot Startups Are Hot. This AI Expert Cuts Through the Hype. - Bold Names - WSJ Podcasts
Ayanna Howard is dean of The Ohio State University’s College of Engineering, an IEEE Senior Member, and a top expert on two of the most hyped fields in tech: humanoid robots and artificial intelligenc...
www.wsj.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In our latest episode of "Bold Names," @mims.bsky.social Mims and I talk with Ohio State’s Ayanna Howard about the state of humanoid robots.
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
On the latest episode of Bold Names, we talk with
Reid Hoffman about his new book "Superagency," how regulating cars could inform how to regulate AI and about DOGE's work in DC
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Reid Hoffman about his new book "Superagency," how regulating cars could inform how to regulate AI and about DOGE's work in DC
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Reid Hoffman Says AI Isn’t an ‘Arms Race,’ But America Needs to Win - Bold Names - WSJ Podcasts
LinkedIn co-founder and Silicon Valley venture capitalist Reid Hoffman is cautiously optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence. In his new book, “Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right...
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February 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On the latest episode of Bold Names, we talk with
Reid Hoffman about his new book "Superagency," how regulating cars could inform how to regulate AI and about DOGE's work in DC
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
Reid Hoffman about his new book "Superagency," how regulating cars could inform how to regulate AI and about DOGE's work in DC
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
@mims.bsky.social and I are back with a new season of our podcast Bold Names, where you hear directly from the leaders of bold-name companies www.wsj.com/articles/bol...
Bold Names Season 2
WSJ interview series where you hear directly from the leaders of bold-name companies.
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February 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
@mims.bsky.social and I are back with a new season of our podcast Bold Names, where you hear directly from the leaders of bold-name companies www.wsj.com/articles/bol...
@mims.bsky.social and I return Friday with our *now*official podcast for @wsj.com: Bold Names www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
Introducing: Bold Names - Bold Names - WSJ Podcasts
Every day, Wall Street Journal reporters talk with the most powerful, influential and interesting people. Now, we’re bringing some of those conversations directly to you. Introducing Bold Names, a new...
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February 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@mims.bsky.social and I return Friday with our *now*official podcast for @wsj.com: Bold Names www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
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Tesla set to report Q4 results after the bell: Here's what to expect
Tim Higgins, Wall Street Journal business columnist, joins 'Squawk Box' to preview Tesla's quarterly earnings results, Elon Musk's leadership at the company, the company's self-driving ambitions, and ...
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January 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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In our fourth episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social & I speak to Box CEO Aaron Levie about the future of AI for businesses www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
Bold Names: The CEO Who Says Cheaper AI Could Actually Mean More Jobs - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
Cloud storage used to be a sleepy part of the computing world but, with artificial intelligence becoming cheaper than ever, the companies collecting and protecting that data are now a hot investment. ...
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December 7, 2024 at 2:43 PM
In our fourth episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social & I speak to Box CEO Aaron Levie about the future of AI for businesses www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
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A very relatable moment in the interview @timhiggins.bsky.social and I did with Marc Benioff (CEO, Salesforce) in our new podcast was when Marc was like, "I have that whole ADHD thing going on, so I need a environment with very low stimulus"
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Bold Names: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and the AI ‘Fantasy Land’ - WSJ’s The Future of Everything - WSJ Podcasts
Future of Everything listeners, here's a special presentation of Bold Names, our interview series where you'll hear from the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of the Wall Stree...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:40 PM
A very relatable moment in the interview @timhiggins.bsky.social and I did with Marc Benioff (CEO, Salesforce) in our new podcast was when Marc was like, "I have that whole ADHD thing going on, so I need a environment with very low stimulus"
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj...
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Great episode - worth the listen, I highly recommend. Amazed to hear how much Redwood has grown. Will be a major player in the future of energy
@timhiggins.bsky.social @mims.bsky.social
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For our third episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk to JB Straubel about why he is betting big on recycling https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-elon-musks-battery-guy-is-betting-big-on-recycling/33515911-A57F-42FA-BAED-61EEB321FDCA
Bold Names: Why Elon Musk’s Battery Guy Is Betting Big on Recycling - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
JB Straubel was Elon Musk’s battery guy. Now he’s trying to turn what some see as trash into power for the electric vehicle revolution. Straubel was there at the earliest days of Tesla, and in his 15 ...
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December 2, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Great episode - worth the listen, I highly recommend. Amazed to hear how much Redwood has grown. Will be a major player in the future of energy
@timhiggins.bsky.social @mims.bsky.social
@timhiggins.bsky.social @mims.bsky.social
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel says his battery-recycling startup, Redwood Materials, is on track to generate about $200 million in sales this year
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-founder-straubel-ev-trump-admin-3756fcb1?st=w4UF8f&reflink=article_copyURL_share
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-founder-straubel-ev-trump-admin-3756fcb1?st=w4UF8f&reflink=article_copyURL_share
In the Desert With an EV Entrepreneur Who Insists Trump Will Be Good for Business
JB Straubel brims with optimism for the electric-vehicle market he helped create and his plans for again disrupting another industry: mining.
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November 30, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Tesla co-founder JB Straubel says his battery-recycling startup, Redwood Materials, is on track to generate about $200 million in sales this year
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-founder-straubel-ev-trump-admin-3756fcb1?st=w4UF8f&reflink=article_copyURL_share
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-founder-straubel-ev-trump-admin-3756fcb1?st=w4UF8f&reflink=article_copyURL_share
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This is episode 3 of our new series Bold Names, which I'm co-hosting with @timhiggins.bsky.social
JB Straubel isn't a name 99 out of 100 people have heard, even tho he sits on the board of Tesla. He had a few things to say about that, as well.
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JB Straubel isn't a name 99 out of 100 people have heard, even tho he sits on the board of Tesla. He had a few things to say about that, as well.
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
Bold Names: Why Elon Musk’s Battery Guy Is Betting Big on Recycling - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
JB Straubel was Elon Musk’s battery guy. Now he’s trying to turn what some see as trash into power for the electric vehicle revolution. Straubel was there at the earliest days of Tesla, and in his 15 ...
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November 30, 2024 at 2:42 PM
This is episode 3 of our new series Bold Names, which I'm co-hosting with @timhiggins.bsky.social
JB Straubel isn't a name 99 out of 100 people have heard, even tho he sits on the board of Tesla. He had a few things to say about that, as well.
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
JB Straubel isn't a name 99 out of 100 people have heard, even tho he sits on the board of Tesla. He had a few things to say about that, as well.
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
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In the long run, the energy transition to fully electrified everything is happening, no matter who is in charge.
But we can't endlessly rip metals out of the earth forever. This ex-Tesla battery guy is betting we will eventually recycle 100% of them.
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But we can't endlessly rip metals out of the earth forever. This ex-Tesla battery guy is betting we will eventually recycle 100% of them.
1/🧵
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
Bold Names: Why Elon Musk’s Battery Guy Is Betting Big on Recycling - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
JB Straubel was Elon Musk’s battery guy. Now he’s trying to turn what some see as trash into power for the electric vehicle revolution. Straubel was there at the earliest days of Tesla, and in his 15 ...
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:38 PM
In the long run, the energy transition to fully electrified everything is happening, no matter who is in charge.
But we can't endlessly rip metals out of the earth forever. This ex-Tesla battery guy is betting we will eventually recycle 100% of them.
1/🧵
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
But we can't endlessly rip metals out of the earth forever. This ex-Tesla battery guy is betting we will eventually recycle 100% of them.
1/🧵
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
For our third episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk to JB Straubel about why he is betting big on recycling https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-elon-musks-battery-guy-is-betting-big-on-recycling/33515911-A57F-42FA-BAED-61EEB321FDCA
Bold Names: Why Elon Musk’s Battery Guy Is Betting Big on Recycling - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
JB Straubel was Elon Musk’s battery guy. Now he’s trying to turn what some see as trash into power for the electric vehicle revolution. Straubel was there at the earliest days of Tesla, and in his 15 ...
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2024 at 12:25 PM
For our third episode of Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk to JB Straubel about why he is betting big on recycling https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-elon-musks-battery-guy-is-betting-big-on-recycling/33515911-A57F-42FA-BAED-61EEB321FDCA
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This week on my new podcast Bold Names, we interviewed Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who came out swinging on the subject of Microsoft's AI strategy:
📎 Copilot is "the new Clippy"
😈 "Microsoft has deceived our customers"
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📎 Copilot is "the new Clippy"
😈 "Microsoft has deceived our customers"
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
Bold Names: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and the AI ‘Fantasy Land’ - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
Marc Benioff is one of the most outspoken names in tech. The billionaire co-founder of customer relationship software company Salesforce has been pivoting the company’s focus to artificial intelligenc...
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November 24, 2024 at 4:24 PM
This week on my new podcast Bold Names, we interviewed Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who came out swinging on the subject of Microsoft's AI strategy:
📎 Copilot is "the new Clippy"
😈 "Microsoft has deceived our customers"
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
📎 Copilot is "the new Clippy"
😈 "Microsoft has deceived our customers"
www.wsj.com/podcasts/tec...
For our second episode of our new podcast Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk to Marc Benioff about AI. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-and-the-ai-fantasy-land/08122A1B-805A-40C8-96B5-F5A6E2D9A3DE
Bold Names: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and the AI ‘Fantasy Land’ - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
Marc Benioff is one of the most outspoken names in tech. The billionaire co-founder of customer relationship software company Salesforce has been pivoting the company’s focus to artificial intelligenc...
www.wsj.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:28 PM
For our second episode of our new podcast Bold Names, @mims.bsky.social and I talk to Marc Benioff about AI. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-and-the-ai-fantasy-land/08122A1B-805A-40C8-96B5-F5A6E2D9A3DE
Reposted by Tim Higgins
A lot of people have worked hard on this series and we hope to bring you many more episodes, for a long time, with all kinds of folks in tech, entertainment, every industry the WSJ might normally cover. Trying to do something a bit different here.
@mims.bsky.social & I are out with a new podcast called “Bold Names.” In our first episode, we talk to Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson about the EV market.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-this-tesla-pioneer-says-the-cheap-ev-market-ucks/f5db039b-b775-4aee-8114-89ce5be34c4f
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-this-tesla-pioneer-says-the-cheap-ev-market-ucks/f5db039b-b775-4aee-8114-89ce5be34c4f
Bold Names: Why This Tesla Pioneer Says the Cheap EV Market 'Sucks' - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
Tesla, and its CEO Elon Musk, are the big names in electric vehicles, but a lot of competitors are nipping at their heels, including one led by a former top Tesla engineer. Peter Rawlinson is the CEO ...
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November 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM
A lot of people have worked hard on this series and we hope to bring you many more episodes, for a long time, with all kinds of folks in tech, entertainment, every industry the WSJ might normally cover. Trying to do something a bit different here.
@mims.bsky.social & I are out with a new podcast called “Bold Names.” In our first episode, we talk to Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson about the EV market.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-this-tesla-pioneer-says-the-cheap-ev-market-ucks/f5db039b-b775-4aee-8114-89ce5be34c4f
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-this-tesla-pioneer-says-the-cheap-ev-market-ucks/f5db039b-b775-4aee-8114-89ce5be34c4f
Bold Names: Why This Tesla Pioneer Says the Cheap EV Market 'Sucks' - Tech News Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
Tesla, and its CEO Elon Musk, are the big names in electric vehicles, but a lot of competitors are nipping at their heels, including one led by a former top Tesla engineer. Peter Rawlinson is the CEO ...
www.wsj.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:24 PM
@mims.bsky.social & I are out with a new podcast called “Bold Names.” In our first episode, we talk to Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson about the EV market.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-this-tesla-pioneer-says-the-cheap-ev-market-ucks/f5db039b-b775-4aee-8114-89ce5be34c4f
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/bold-names-why-this-tesla-pioneer-says-the-cheap-ev-market-ucks/f5db039b-b775-4aee-8114-89ce5be34c4f