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Joanna Stern

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📚 "I AM NOT A ROBOT" out May 12 (@harpercollins) 👩🏻‍💻 Chief of everything, The New Things 📺 Chief tech analyst @nbcnews 🏆 Emmy winner + mom

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This year’s iPhone video review:

This year’s iPhone video review:

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OK, OK, I get it now. Claude Code is amazing. So amazing that we vibe coded an entire The Wall Street Journal article and our in-house devs had to do very little work.

OK, OK, I get it now. Claude Code is amazing. So amazing that we vibe coded an entire The Wall Street Journal article and our in-house devs had to do very little work.

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Meta AI, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini and ChatGPT now all have freakishly human voices. So there was only one thing to do: Strap all the chatbots to a tripod, take it to a cabin deep into the woods and see if we could be... friends? Kumbaya, everyone. Kumbaya. My latest The Wall Street Journal column + video:

Meta AI, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini and ChatGPT now all have freakishly human voices. So there was only one thing to do: Strap all the chatbots to a tripod, take it to a cabin deep into the woods and see if we could be... friends? Kumbaya, everyone. Kumbaya. My latest The Wall Street Journal column + video:

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For the first time since about 2010 I was sad to not be at Computex this week. I’m genuinely excited about Nvidia's RTX Spark. The idea of having AI agents running locally on a laptop or desktop—not always in the cloud—is one of the most interesting shifts in computing. But—and this is a big BUT!—I’ve also covered tech long enough to remember a lot of promises about the future of the PC. Meanwhile, Apple’s M series have completely reshaped our expectations of performance and battery life. The hardware doesn’t arrive until the fall. I’ll be first in line to test whether this is truly a new era for PCs or just another keynote!

For the first time since about 2010 I was sad to not be at Computex this week. I’m genuinely excited about Nvidia's RTX Spark. The idea of having AI agents running locally on a laptop or desktop—not always in the cloud—is one of the most interesting shifts in computing. But—and this is a big BUT!—I’ve also covered tech long enough to remember a lot of promises about the future of the PC. Meanwhile, Apple’s M series have completely reshaped our expectations of performance and battery life. The hardware doesn’t arrive until the fall. I’ll be first in line to test whether this is truly a new era for PCs or just another keynote!

48,090 views • 2 days ago

Bye bye, Instagram Instants.

Bye bye, Instagram Instants.

41,497 views • 7 days ago

Lots of people have been debating why college grads are booing AI and tech execs. So I called one of the booers. Don't think we need to read between the lines here...

Lots of people have been debating why college grads are booing AI and tech execs. So I called one of the booers. Don't think we need to read between the lines here...

67,892 views • 15 days ago

The MacBook Neo is the Apple netbook I always wanted.

The MacBook Neo is the Apple netbook I always wanted.

251,440 views • 3 months ago

You won't find it in Apple's marketing but the Vision Pro is the ultimate cooking computer. Was one of the moments where I could really see the future...

You won't find it in Apple's marketing but the Vision Pro is the ultimate cooking computer. Was one of the moments where I could really see the future...

1,270,231 views • 2 years ago

Lots of people have been telling me they’re using AI for health and money advice. No judgment! But when I ask if they’re using temporary/incognito mode, and they say no? Then judgement! It’s so simple. 🔒

Lots of people have been telling me they’re using AI for health and money advice. No judgment! But when I ask if they’re using temporary/incognito mode, and they say no? Then judgement! It’s so simple. 🔒

14,081 views • 6 days ago

With the latest Apple Intelligence / Siri delays, I’ve been thinking about my October interview with Apple’s Craig Federighi. As he put it, it’s a “many-year—even decades-long” effort to enhance Apple Intelligence and improve Siri. The problem for Apple, as my second question gets at, they’ve been marketing it NOW.

With the latest Apple Intelligence / Siri delays, I’ve been thinking about my October interview with Apple’s Craig Federighi. As he put it, it’s a “many-year—even decades-long” effort to enhance Apple Intelligence and improve Siri. The problem for Apple, as my second question gets at, they’ve been marketing it NOW.

657,081 views • 1 year ago

Two to three years until "AI systems are better than humans at almost everything... then eventually better than all humans at everything," says Anthropic CEO.

Two to three years until "AI systems are better than humans at almost everything... then eventually better than all humans at everything," says Anthropic CEO.

683,376 views • 1 year ago

I’m convinced Apple’s iPhone autocorrect is getting worse. Yes, iOS 26.4 helped with fast-typing accuracy, but resetting my iPhone keyboard dictionary helped even more. Here's hoping iOS 27 and John Ternus can turnus it around.

I’m convinced Apple’s iPhone autocorrect is getting worse. Yes, iOS 26.4 helped with fast-typing accuracy, but resetting my iPhone keyboard dictionary helped even more. Here's hoping iOS 27 and John Ternus can turnus it around.

56,465 views • 1 month ago

Apple’s new Liquid Glass design makes iOS 26 the biggest iPhone software update in years. But how many people are just going to head straight to Settings and switch the Glass off?

Apple’s new Liquid Glass design makes iOS 26 the biggest iPhone software update in years. But how many people are just going to head straight to Settings and switch the Glass off?

300,076 views • 8 months ago

This week’s Useful Thing: customize your iPhone’s charging sound. I went with the Mac startup chime. What you going with?

This week’s Useful Thing: customize your iPhone’s charging sound. I went with the Mac startup chime. What you going with?

47,001 views • 1 month ago

Apple's Craig Federighi confirms it is still Apple's mission to create a Siri that's as good—if not better—than the competition. And that they are working hard on it.

Apple's Craig Federighi confirms it is still Apple's mission to create a Siri that's as good—if not better—than the competition. And that they are working hard on it.

372,307 views • 11 months ago

Me: What data was used to train Sora? YouTube videos? OpenAI CTO: I'm actually not sure about that... (I really do encourage you to watch the full The Wall Street Journal interview where Murati did answer a lot of the biggest questions about Sora. Full interview, ironically, on YouTube:

Me: What data was used to train Sora? YouTube videos? OpenAI CTO: I'm actually not sure about that... (I really do encourage you to watch the full The Wall Street Journal interview where Murati did answer a lot of the biggest questions about Sora. Full interview, ironically, on YouTube:

664,186 views • 2 years ago

I was at the White House Correspondents Dinner tonight sitting with my new colleagues at NBC News. As the President and all other elected officials were being cleared from the room, we hid under tables. I am ok.

I was at the White House Correspondents Dinner tonight sitting with my new colleagues at NBC News. As the President and all other elected officials were being cleared from the room, we hid under tables. I am ok.

40,504 views • 1 month ago

Sam Altman vs. Mark Zuckerberg: Who runs the better meeting? Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer, has worked for both. On Zuckerberg: “Mark is more structured than Sam.... he's always open to feedback. You can say, I think you're wrong and here's why, but you better be ready for the debate that's coming on the other end of it because he has a reason why he thinks what he does." On Altman: “Sam is more of a visionary. He’s better at riding exponentials than the rest of us—he sees where things are headed and focuses on what we need to do to be ready for it.”

Sam Altman vs. Mark Zuckerberg: Who runs the better meeting? Kevin Weil, OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer, has worked for both. On Zuckerberg: “Mark is more structured than Sam.... he's always open to feedback. You can say, I think you're wrong and here's why, but you better be ready for the debate that's coming on the other end of it because he has a reason why he thinks what he does." On Altman: “Sam is more of a visionary. He’s better at riding exponentials than the rest of us—he sees where things are headed and focuses on what we need to do to be ready for it.”

345,603 views • 1 year ago

I've done it. I've made the first AI pin that Marques Brownlee can recommend. Pre-order my book and then redeem yours at

I've done it. I've made the first AI pin that Marques Brownlee can recommend. Pre-order my book and then redeem yours at

28,340 views • 29 days ago

Of course I asked Apple's Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak about what Jony Ive might be up to and the future of AI devices. The answer leads me to think the Apple Watch will become far more important...

Of course I asked Apple's Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak about what Jony Ive might be up to and the future of AI devices. The answer leads me to think the Apple Watch will become far more important...

193,769 views • 11 months ago

I spent a year letting AI into nearly every part of my life. And not just generative AI—self-driving cars, home robots and more. I wrote about it all in my new book, I AM NOT A ROBOT. But I couldn’t resist filming some of it along the way. Here’s the trailer. Preorder now:

I spent a year letting AI into nearly every part of my life. And not just generative AI—self-driving cars, home robots and more. I wrote about it all in my new book, I AM NOT A ROBOT. But I couldn’t resist filming some of it along the way. Here’s the trailer. Preorder now:

43,847 views • 2 months ago

Apple’s new $999 MacBook Air is arguably the best laptop on the market. BUT it’s still missing one big thing—and it has been for years:

Apple’s new $999 MacBook Air is arguably the best laptop on the market. BUT it’s still missing one big thing—and it has been for years:

205,640 views • 1 year ago

In the last dozen years, tech has dramatically reshaped our lives. And, somehow, it also reshaped my face. My final The Wall Street Journal video looks back on 12 crazy years of tech and of my tech videos. Seriously, who let me do some of this stuff!?

In the last dozen years, tech has dramatically reshaped our lives. And, somehow, it also reshaped my face. My final The Wall Street Journal video looks back on 12 crazy years of tech and of my tech videos. Seriously, who let me do some of this stuff!?

56,107 views • 3 months ago