Accessibility tech has made great strides over the years. We take a look at the trends and developments that promise to make technology more accessible and easier to use for persons with disabilities.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Len Peralta, Roger Chang and Shelly Brisbin.
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Show Notes
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Facebook faces multiple new allegations and controversies, Samsung and LG look to have record Q1s and Spotify schedules an announcement.
AI researchers signed a protest at a partnership between Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and arms maker Hanwha systems while Google employees signed an open letter to company CEO Sundar Pichai to stop cooperation with the DoD on work to integrate AI into combat operations. Plus Apple has told TechCrunch that an updated Mac Pro will ship in 2019 instead of the previously rumored 2018.
Sirin Labs chooses Foxconn to manufacture Finney blockchain smartphone, Oath sells Moviefone to Moviepass owner, Microsoft offers Files Restore to 365 Home and Personal subscribers. 
A horrific shooting at the YouTube offices in San Bruno have left the YT community on edge. What should be the response be and what new policies might the company enact? Plus the head of Google AI steps down and Facebook will begin informing users that their data might have been improperly used by Cambridge Analytica.
YouTube shooter identified, Facebook changes terms and sends CEO to testify to US Congress, Google building more undersea cable.
HTC released their new Vive Pro. How does it stack up to the competition and what does it say about the future of consumer VR? Plus Intel unleashes a torrent of new processors and Zipline wants to bring their drone delivery service to America.
Spotify goes public on the NYSE, Mozilla working on Firefox Reality browser, Grindr pulls sharing of HIV status with 3rd party apps after backlash. 
Are the timelines for autonomous car rollouts too optimistic? What are the real-world impediments to their implementation and what would be a more realistic time-frame for their deployment?
Facebook defends itself, Cloudflare starts its own privacy-oriented DNS and ESPN+ launches April12.