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Apple launches foldable iPhone Duo and always-listening watch AI features

TechCrunch Everything Apple announced at its fall iPhone event, from the foldable iPhone Duo to an always-listening Apple Watch

Apple announced its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, alongside new Apple Watch features that continuously listen to ambient audio to transcribe and summarize speech.

Why it matters

Consumers get new hardware alongside continuous ambient audio processing that can transcribe and summarize conversations in real time.

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