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The 12 Biggest Tech Things in My 12 Years at the Journal | WSJ (Level 1)

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Joanna Stern is a famous technology reporter. She worked at the Wall Street Journal for 12 years. Now, she is leaving to start a new project. She made a video to look back at how technology has changed since 2014. In the past, phones were small. Today, phones like the iPhone 17 Pro are very powerful. They are like supercomputers. Over the years, phones became water-resistant, but they also lost their headphone jacks. Some technologies, like the Blackberry, disappeared completely. She also tested many new gadgets. Smart speakers like Alexa became popular. The Apple Watch started helping people with their health. However, some things did not work well. For example, home robots are still mostly just vacuums. The biggest change recently is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Computers can now write and talk like humans. In just 12 years, technology has completely reshaped our lives.

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