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Joanna Stern: An Apple Headset Is Coming. Can It Be More Than a Nerd Helmet? |
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Christopher Mims: How Will We Know When Self-Driving Cars Are Safe? When They Can Handle the World’s Worst Drivers |
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Imagine learning to drive in a world that resembles the on-road insanity of “Mad Max” or “The Fast and the Furious.” Subjecting autonomous vehicles to such a world, say engineers, is precisely how manufacturers and regulators will know that they are ready to be handed responsibility for our very lives. 👉 Read Christopher’s full column here. |
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Shara Tibken: No Posting Photos Before the Bride and Other New Wedding Rules |
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The chance of a tech-related wedding faux pas has never been higher. As people get ready to attend one of many weddings this summer during the postpandemic boom, we have a lot of questions. What—and when—can you post online? Can you live-stream the vows? And what’s up with that QR code at the gift table? One tip is a no-brainer: Keep your phone on silent mode. For everything else, here’s what wedding planners and other experts recommend to be on your best tech behavior. 👉 Read Shara’s full column here. |
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The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich is being wrongfully detained in Russia after he was arrested while on a reporting trip and accused of spying—a charge the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Follow the latest coverage, sign up for an email alert, and learn how you can use social media to support Evan. |
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Siri Siren: Apple has restricted use of ChatGPT and other external AI tools for some employees as it develops its own similar technology, according to a document reviewed by The Wall Street Journal and people familiar with the matter. |
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Ground Zero: Montana’s governor signed the country’s first bill that outright bans TikTok, paving the way for a legal fight that could determine the fate of the nationwide prohibition under consideration in Washington. That has prompted a group of TikTok creators to sue the state’s attorney general. |
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Venturing Down: VC-fund performance is languishing amid the broader downturn for tech startups, denting returns for university endowments, pensions and other investors that increased their exposure to the sector during the bull market. |
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🗞️ CEO Council Summit - May 23-24, 2023 🗞️ Elon Musk kicks off the latest CEO Council in London on Tuesday to discuss new leadership at Twitter and what’s ahead for SpaceX, Tesla and AI. Follow along on wsj.com for full coverage of the event, which runs through Wednesday. Other featured speakers include Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. |
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A Meta Platforms Leak Put Powerful AI in the Hands of Everyone |
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Meta Platforms is emerging as potentially one of the biggest disruptors in efforts to cash in on the artificial-intelligence boom, although the Facebook parent’s impact is partly accidental. 👉 Read Robert McMillan’s full report here. |
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• Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried (New York Times) • This K-Pop Artist Sings Fluently in 6 Languages. His Secret? Voice AI (Fast Company) • Your Digital Life Isn’t As Permanent As You Think It Is (MIT Technology Review) |
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The Technology newsletter is a weekly digest of tech reviews, columns and headlines from WSJ’s Personal Tech news editor Shara Tibken, tech news editor Robert Wall, and Personal Tech bureau chief Wilson Rothman. You can reach them by replying to this newsletter, and follow them on Twitter: @sharatibken, @r_wall, and @wjrothman. |
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