Apple Makes AI the Star as It Unveils iPhone 16

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Apple showed off artificial intelligence text editing and photo recognition tools, along with an improved Siri voice assistant for its iPhone 16. Will it be enough to spur sales of its flagship product? Brad Olson, a WSJ tech news editor, joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss that and the new features on Apple’s other products. Plus, how are companies and government agencies storing your body’s unique data—aka biometrics? We’ll tell you. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.4	slash Wall Street.
0:18.6	Welcome to Tech News briefing. It's Tuesday, September 10th.
0:23.3	I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:26.3	Your body's unique data, aka biometrics,
0:30.0	can be used to get you through security or pay for groceries. But how do the
0:34.9	companies and government agencies using these systems keep this very
0:39.1	personal data safe? We'll tell you. And then the iPhone 16 has an improved Siri voice assistant and
0:47.4	artificial intelligence powered text and photo editing tools.
0:51.4	And Apple is also bringing new health capabilities to its watch and
0:54.8	headphones. We'll tell you about these new features and whether investors think they can help
0:59.7	slumping iPhone sales.
1:08.9	First though, when you go through some airport security checkpoints, the TSA uses a camera to snap your picture and compare it with the one on your ID.
1:14.0	Once they verify you're the same person, a picture is deleted.
1:18.0	But the TSA's touchless identity solution at some airports is more futuristic. No ID is required to compare
1:26.6	against the photo the camera takes. The TSA uses background information you've already
1:32.1	shared.
1:33.0	New biometric systems like this are raising questions about privacy and how data is stored.
1:39.0	Here to tell us more is Cordelia James from our personal tech team. Cordelia a lot of people
1:44.6	may be familiar with these systems from something like face ID on iPhones.
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