Katie Dayton

So, Paul, you cover logistics and spend a lot of your time talking to truckers.

When it was announced that Tesla would be getting into their field, what was the initial reaction among the profession?

And how is rolling out a truck compared to rolling out a car for Tesla?

What are some of the additional obstacles that they need to think about when providing vehicles for a profession rather than drivers?

So a few pilot models are out on the roads right now before mass production begins for these trucks at Tesla.

What are the reviews looking like so far?

And how does the cost of a Tesla truck stack up against a regular diesel truck?

Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world.

Why does he want to invest in trucking?

Why was this a good move for Tesla?

Welcome to Tech News Briefing.

It's Friday, January 30th.

I'm Katie Dayton for The Wall Street Journal.

Meta and Microsoft have both spent billions on artificial intelligence in recent months.

And now that investment is finally reflected in a rising share price for one of them.

We're taking a look at why the stock market fortunes of these two tech powerhouses are diverging so sharply.

Then, a small group of companies are betting that your old e-bikes and hard drives could help combat China's chokehold on the rare earth metal industry.

Stay with us to find out how it could work.

But first, Microsoft and Meta have been in the doghouse with investors recently.

They're the two biggest spenders when it comes to AI, at a time when the market is starting to question just when all that investment will pay off.