Nilay, Alex, and David are joined by Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern to talk about this year’s iPhone – and Joannabot, the AI chatbot Joanna made to help you make buying decisions. They also answer some questions about the new phones as Apple gets ready to ship them. They also talk about Snap’s new Spectacles, the future of YouTube communities, Instagram teens, and AI social networks.
Further reading:
Our iPhone 16 Review, Brought To You By a Joanna Stern AI Chatbot
Snap releases new Spectacles for AR developers
Snapchat’s AI selfie feature puts your face in personalized ads — here’s how to turn it off
Snap announces “Simple Snapchat” redesign to compete with TikTok
Evan Spiegel explains why Snap is betting on Spectacles
Meta extends its Ray-Ban smart glasses deal beyond 2030
YouTube’s new Hype feature is a way to promote and discover smaller creators
YouTube integrates AI for creators through Veo and the Inspiration tab
YouTube Communities let fans and viewers chat and post with creators
YouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for ads
YouTube is adding ‘seasons’ to make your favorite channel more like Netflix
SocialAI: we tried the Twitter clone where no other humans are allowed
Lionsgate signs deal to train AI model on its movies and shows
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