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Do You Need a New iPhone? + Yuval Noah Harari’s A.I. Fears + Hard Fork Crimes Division

2024/9/13
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Apple's latest event revealed new iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches. While the AirPods offer hearing aid features and the Apple Watch can detect sleep apnea, the iPhone 16's AI features are not immediately available, leaving the upgrade decision up to individual needs and preferences.
  • AirPods Pro 2 will function as hearing aids.
  • Apple Watch can detect sleep apnea.
  • iPhone 16's AI features will roll out later.
  • Upgrade cycle for iPhones is lengthening.

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Apple unveiled its latest gadgets at its big September event on Monday. We discuss the most interesting new features — including AirPods that can function as hearing aids and Apple Watch software that can help detect sleep apnea — and offer our advice on when to buy a new iPhone. Then, the best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari joins us to discuss his new book and his biggest fears about A.I. And finally, we crack open some criminal cases in a new segment we’re calling the Hard Fork Crimes Division. We’ll explain how one man made $10 million by manipulating music streaming services and how online instructions for building a 3D-printed gun have ended up in the hands of criminals around the world.

 

Guest:

  • Yuval Noah Harari, author of “Sapiens,” “Homo Deus” and “Nexus.”

 

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