Apple is using AI to make iPhones and iPads more accessible. Apple has announced new accessibility features including vocal shortcuts for easier hands-free control, and music haptics that will allow you to experience songs through taps, textures, and vibrations. And there’s eye-tracking that will allow users to navigate their devices without additional hardware or accessories. AI has become a larger part of the accessibility conversation and we’re here for it.

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Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is imagining a future where AI can go on dates for us – and that future isn’t too far away. People are already using apps like Nomi and Character.AI to roleplay real romantic relationships with AI bots, and apps like Teaser AI are already working on something akin to what Herd is describing.

This episode of Equity breaks down months-long reporting surrounding Newchip’s bankruptcy and its impact on founders, as well as the broader accelerator landscape as a whole.

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