Tim Higgins

@timhiggins.bsky.social

WSJ columnist, CNBC contributor & author of books about Apple (“iWar”) and Tesla (“Power Play”)

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.

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.

Tim Higgins@timhiggins.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

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

Tim Higgins@timhiggins.bsky.social · 2y ago

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

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...

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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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.

Tim Higgins@timhiggins.bsky.social · 2y ago

@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