Joanna Stern
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The Apple Device You Shouldn’t Buy Right Now—and the Ones You Should
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Extreme Makeover AI Edition: Testing Four Apps That Distort Reality
AI image tools, including Adobe Firefly, FaceApp, Midjourney and Try It On, can give people appearances, features and characteristics that, well, aren’t real. W → Read More
An Apple Headset Is Coming. Can It Be More Than a Nerd Helmet?
Uncool gadgets got cool with the iPod, iPhone and Apple Watch. Now the company is taking on mixed-reality goggles. → Read More
Will the Apple Headset Blow Up? The iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch Give Us Clues
Apple is expected to announce a mixed-reality headset in 2023. When the company released the iPod and Apple Watch those markets ballooned. Will the AR/VR headse → Read More
24-Hour Challenge: Can My AI Voice and Video Clone Replace Me?
New AI voice and video tools can look and sound like you. But can they fool your family—or bank? WSJ’s Joanna Stern replaced herself with her AI twin for the da → Read More
Bard vs. ChatGPT vs. Bing: Why Google Restricted Its Chatbot (Exclusive)
Google’s new AI chatbot Bard is more restricted than OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing. It also can get things wrong. Google’s Sissie Hsiao discusses it all → Read More
I Tried Microsoft’s New AI-Powered Bing. Search Will Never Be the Same.
Our columnist got an early look at the software giant’s addition of ChatGPT powers to its search engine. → Read More
Which Photo Is Real? How Dall-E 2 and Other AI Art Generators Work
New text-to-image generators powered by artificial intelligence, including OpenAI Dall-E 2 and Stability AI DreamStudio, let you type in almost any phrase and g → Read More
Does Apple’s Crash Detection Work? We Totaled Some Cars to Find Out.
The new iPhone 14 and Apple Watch models promise to detect severe car crashes. According to our tests, speed and impact are only part of the story. → Read More
The iPhone’s Creators Reveal the Consequences They Never Expected
Not even Apple’s own execs—with front-row seats for the development of the iPhone’s key features—quite knew how they would change the world. → Read More
The iPhone at 15: An Inside Look at How Apple Transformed a Generation
On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone went on sale. On that same day, a boy named Noah Schmick was born. Over the next 15 years, the iPhone grew…and so did Noah. T → Read More
Hybrid Work Meetings Are Hell. Tech Is Trying to Fix Them.
Colleagues in the conference room. Others in the living room. Hybrid work made meetings even worse. Now Microsoft, Google, Zoom and others are trying to solve the problems → Read More
MacBook Air, iOS 16, iPadOS 16: Top 8 Things Coming Soon From Apple
Apple announced dozens of new features for the next versions of iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS and MacOS in its two-hour WWDC 2022 keynote—plus a redesigned MacBook Air! → Read More
Apple’s Coming iOS 16: A Wish List
An exploration of features missing from our iPhone software and what we hope to see from Apple when it announces the next iOS at WWDC. → Read More
Apple Killed the iPod. Here’s Why It Should Live On.
Streaming, schmeaming! As Apple phases out its last iPod, these die-hards cling to their old-school music players because…well, they have their reasons! → Read More
Apple to Discontinue the iPod Touch, Signaling the End of Iconic iPod Line
The iPod helped remake the tech giant and usher in a new era for music. Apple said its iPod Touch will only be available while supplies last. → Read More
What It Will Take for Augmented Reality to Become Our Reality
Peggy Johnson, CEO of AR goggle maker Magic Leap, talks about the real metaverse, how the tech is used on the job, and the innovation needed for non-nerdy glasses. → Read More
Snap Pixy Review: A $230 Drone With a Camera Buzzing Around Your Head
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Snap Pixy Review: A Mini-Drone to Take Selfies For You
A new flying camera designed to work with Snapchat, the Pixy lifts off from your hand and captures some pretty cool shots. WSJ’s Joanna Stern tested it out. Pho → Read More
Autocorrect Explained: Why Your iPhone Adds Annoying Typos While Fixing Others
During the iPhone’s first 15 years, its keyboard software has evolved, but it still sometimes flubs your lines. Here’s how it works and what you can do about it. → Read More