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Amazon Event Coming Up, Be My Eyes Updates & WhatsApp Gets OpenAI Features

By Steven Scott

Today on Double Tap, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece discuss the latest technology news, focusing on Amazon’s upcoming products and services event scheduled for February 26th, the new features from Be My Eyes in their winter update, and the collaboration between OpenAI and WhatsApp that will bring new features to the messaging app.

The discussion also touches on listener feedback, including thoughts on the new Seeing AI update which is also coming to Android as well as iOS, cool ways to detect text using the action button on your iPhone, and the implications of blindisms in wider society.

Mentions:
Amazon February Event – https://www.theverge.com/news/606622/amazon-february-event-announced-alexa
Be My Eyes Winter Updates – https://www.bemyeyes.com/blog/be-my-eyes-releases-winter-25-app-update
WhatsApp Gets OpenAI Features – https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/05/whatsapp-send-images-voice-messages-chatgpt/

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Chapter Markers:
00:00 Intro
05:07 Amazon’s Upcoming Products and Services Event
09:46 Be My Eyes Update and New Features
20:01 OpenAI and WhatsApp Collaboration
28:22 Exploring AI Solutions for Accessibility
32:29 Listener Feedback and Community Engagement
48:57 Understanding Blindisms and Their Impact

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