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Jun 2024
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A Bug in Apple’s Parental Controls Creat...

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A bug in Apple devices let children visit X-rated websites, even when parental controls were on. WSJ senior personal-tech columnist Joanna Stern joins host Julie Chang to discuss what the company is doing about it. Plus, some artificial intelligence systems are being trained to read emotions — but are they any good at it? WSJ contributor Lisa Feldman Barrett brings us the answer.


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