E-Bikes Overtake the Horse and Buggy in Amish Country

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Battery-powered bikes have spread in an Ohio Amish community, along with the fear they will undermine family values. Plus, WSJ columnist Tim Higgins shares his take on Elon Musk’s critique of trade policy. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	McDonald's has entered the Minecraft universe.
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0:20.1	Hey, TNB listeners, before we get started, a heads up.
0:23.3	We're going to be asking you a question at the top of each show for the next few weeks.
0:27.6	Our goal here at Tech News Briefing is to keep you updated with the latest headlines and trends
0:32.1	on all things tech.
0:33.7	Now we want to know more about you, what you like about the show, and what more you'd like to be hearing from us.
0:40.1	So our question this week is how important are the latest tech headlines to you?
0:44.6	If you're listening on Spotify, look for our poll under the episode description, or you can send us an email to tnb at wsj.com.
0:53.1	Now on to the show.
1:00.9	Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Friday, April 11th.
1:06.0	I'm Victoria Craig for The Wall Street Journal. President Trump's tariffs have sent angst through global financial markets this week and ruffled the feathers of so-called first buddy,
1:12.5	tech billionaire Elon Musk.
1:18.7	Then, electric bikes are a divisive technology in big cities where cyclists sometimes decline to obey traffic rules, and in the world's second largest Amish community, will take you there to find out
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