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Ah forgot to. And can’t seem to edit after the fact. Will do.

Got to protect your valuables.

Hah! iPhone SwampE

Aaron Paul is a full-on Light Phone guy. I talked with him and Light CEO @kaiweitang.com last night. Great combo. Me: buys and tests every new gadget. Aaron: no computer, uses a Light Phone and only uses his iPhone sparingly. Made for a fun conversation.

Today you can pre-order the 1X Neo humanoid robot for $20K. As in, it will come live in your house in 2026.*

I spent a lot of time with Neo. You do not want to miss this wild video and column.

*Also, a teleoperator might need to peer into your house. Like I said, wild. www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

How BlackBerry Messenger set texting free Before there was iMessage and WhatsApp, there was BBM.

For episode 2 of Version History, @joannastern.bsky.social, @reckless.bsky.social and I went deep on BBM, the legendary messaging app that was right about everything and lost the battle anyway. Such a fun episode! www.theverge.com/podcast/7986...

My biggest regret in life is not spending 45 min on CarPlay. But I think we did a decent job on that topic!

Ford CEO Jim Farley on China, tariffs, and the quest for a $30,000 EV The head of Ford on why the US car industry needs lower-cost EVs to compete with China.

Our final Decoder guest host is the one and only @joannastern.bsky.social, who interviewed Ford CEO Jim Farley… and allowed me to call in with a very specific Nilay question www.theverge.com/podcast/7848...

YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal iOS 26: 26 New Features for Apple’s New iPhone Software Update | WSJ

Happy iOS 26 day! You know the drill: Download it now and then watch my video to follow along with the best tips. And yes, I did the impossible: 26 tips for iOS 26. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbD2...

It really was. I’m 340 years old now.

News! I’m on book leave for a few months, writing about my year of letting AI and robots run my life. No WSJ columns / videos for now BUT I’ve launched a 🆕 personal newsletter to share my adventures. And the fine people at @beehiiv.com made it look fun. Subscribe! joannastern.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Don’t Fall in Love With AI, and Other Life Rules for Graduates Congrats, you’ve got your diploma! Now here’s how to outsmart the bots that are taking your jobs, and more advice from Joanna Stern’s recent Union College commencement speech.

Don’t fall in love with a chatbot, plus more AI advice from columnist Joanna Stern’s recent commencement address at Union College’s graduation ceremony.

Apple’s Existential Crisis: Can It Build a Future Around AI? The iPhone maker has an uncertain path ahead: shiny but less smart hardware or a smarter Siri that turbocharges everything.

Wrote about the two possible AI futures ahead for Apple: Mis-Siri (yes, pronounced misery) and Siritopia (the magical land where Siri actually understands you).

Which do you think we’re headed for?

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I Recorded Everything I Said for Three Months. AI Has Replaced My Memory. The Bee, Limitless and Plaud wearables record everything you say and use AI to provide summaries, to-do’s—and a slightly terrifying glimpse of the future.

AI gadgets have recorded everything I’ve said since February. I’ve been blown away by how fast they turn random chatter into useful info. Yet allow me to quote myself: “This bracelet is really f—ing creepy.” Me on the new AI surveillance state + hyper-personal assistants. www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

The real Siri Easter egg: hiding all the answers to life’s toughest questions

You got it! My kids don’t need to go to college anyway.

Trump's tariffs could increase the cost of an iPhone 16 Pro by almost $300. Who pays for it? Us or Apple?

And if we moved iPhone manufacturing to the U.S.? Let’s just say… get ready for a bajillion-dollar iPhone.

We broke down the bill of materials. www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

Apple and Amazon Promised Us Revolutionary AI. We’re Still Waiting. With “more personal” Siri and Alexa+, the tech giants marketed features they have yet to deliver.

“Hey Siri! Hey Alexa! Play the Beatles’ ‘Yesterday.’ Since, you know, that’s when your new AI features were supposed to be here.”

Apple + Amazon keep hyping AI that they can’t seem to deliver on time. Welcome to the age of Artificial In…completion.

My latest: www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

I Quit Google Search for AI—and I’m Not Going Back Ads and search-optimized junk made a mess of the go-to engine. Now ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude—and even Google’s own AI—do it better.

I quit the mess that is Google Search—and I’m not going back.

My @wsj.com column on the pros and cons of AI search—including my growing fears about what it means for me, the open web and the media industry:

www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

Tech lessons of the week:
- Don’t give your DNA to a startup that’s one bad quarter away from a yard sale.
- Don’t add journalists to Signal group about war plans.
- Don’t finish the ‘Cold Harbor’ file.

Emile is the name of the goat.

NJ 22 but same thing really. One of most dangerous places to stand in the world!

New Jersey, 2025.

Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino Who decided these personalized Siri features should go in the WWDC keynote, with a promise they’d arrive in the coming year, when, at the time, they were in such an unfinished state they could not be ...

Only question now on Apple Intelligence: Will Tim Cook do a public apology a la Apple Maps in 2012? daringfireball.net/2025/03/some...

Finally laid down the law with the 3-year-old: We do NOT hit technology.

Here are the WSJ tech journalists whose jobs were eliminated - Talking Biz News Here are The Wall Street Journal journalists whose jobs were eliminated on Tuesday: Reporters: Asa Fitch — a reporter covering the semiconductor companies, including Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm. Prior ...

Some of the best tech reporters + editors out there were laid off from @wsj.com yesterday. When I say these folks are not only incredibly knowledgeable but also kind and a joy to work with, I mean it. If you’re hiring, don’t miss the chance to snatch them up. talkingbiznews.com/media-news/h...

Good! The MacBook Air is back at a starting price of $999. And it has a new M4 chip and blue color.

RIP, iPhone SE. Long live, iPhone 16E.

No home button. But action button. One 48MP camera. A18 chip and Apple Intelligence. No Dynamic Island. But 6.1-inch screen with notch. $599 for 128GB.
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Yes, yes, AGI is right around the corner.

Tim Cook teased a new Apple product launch on X.

If you look closely you can SEe an iPhone SE without a home button