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AI could make that your inbox

Welcome back! Big news—your iPhone 16 might be getting its first Apple Intelligence features this month. Think AI-powered notification summaries and smarter Siri responses, making your iPhone even more intuitive. But why stop at your phone? This week, we’ve got tools to automate everything from your inbox to your finances.

What other parts of your life could use an AI upgrade?

Inbox chaos? Meet Inbox Zero, your new assistant

Via Inbox Zero

Inbox Zero is an open-source AI tool that helps you automatically manage your emails.

How it works: Inbox Zero categorizes and prioritizes emails, helping you declutter by unsubscribing or blocking senders in bulk. You can also set up AI-powered rules to reply, archive, or forward emails.

Who it’s for: Perfect for professionals handling high volumes of emails and anyone looking to get a handle on their overflowing inboxes.

Use cases:

  • Automatically unsubscribe from unwanted newsletters (not this one though 😉) and bulk marketing emails to clear space and reduce distractions.

  • Set rules to auto-archive low-priority emails so you can focus on what matters.

  • Block cold emails and filter out unsolicited outreach to keep your inbox clean and professional.

Pricing: Freemium

Brainstorm smarter with MindMap AI

MindMap AI

This AI-powered tool generates mind maps from various input formats, streamlining idea generation and project planning for creatives and professionals.

How it works: Input your text or ideas, and MindMap AI instantly transforms them into dynamic visual maps. Copilot Chat offers smart suggestions, so you can easily refine and expand your thoughts. You can also edit your maps in real time.

Use case: Great for teams brainstorming new projects or students organizing complex topics.

Pricing: Freemium

Bookeeping.ai: Your AI Accountant is ready

Bookeeping.ai automates 95% of accounting tasks, including tax form filing, document scanning, and receipt matching.

How it works: The tool connects to your bank accounts or CSV files to auto-import transactions, generate financial reports, and file tax forms with one click. It simplifies bookkeeping for freelancers, small business owners, and finance teams. And your security? Bookkeeping.ai provides robust measures like two-factor authentication and Plaid integration for secure bank connections.

Key features:

  • Auto-import transactions: Connect your bank accounts or CSV files to pull transactions seamlessly into the system, saving time on manual entry.

  • Tax form filing: Bookeeping.ai generates and fills out tax forms with a single click, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

  • Real-time financial insights: Instantly access reports and visualized data to keep tabs on your financial health.

Pricing: Freemium

AI Infographic Generator creates graphics in seconds

AI Infographic Generator

With a click, this tool turns your content (think social media, presentations, or blog posts) into professional-looking infographics. 

How it works: Upload your content, and the AI generates a customized infographic. Fine-tune details like text and images to match your vision.

Key features:

  • Instant infographic creation: Generate a full infographic with one click, saving hours of design time.

  • Customizable details: Fine-tune the text, images, and layout to match your branding and style.

  • Up-to-date content search: Access real-time online content for data or imagery updates to keep your infographic relevant.

Pricing: Paid

Turn study notes into quizzes with Raena AI

Raena AI transforms students’ study notes into interactive quizzes, helping with information retention.

How it works: Upload notes and Raena AI turns them into quizzes that make studying more interactive. Share quizzes with friends or use the AI tutor feature for extra help.

Who it’s for: Perfect for students looking to make learning more engaging and ace their next test.

Pricing: Freemium

On this week’s episode of The Next Wave, we’re joined by Zeynep Ozdemir, the Chief Marketing Officer of Atlassian. We explore Zeynep’s journey from engineering and speech synthesis into marketing. We discuss: 

  • How AI is transforming marketing as we know it

  • Partnerships between human creativity and AI 

  • Turbocharging marketer’s productivity

  • Actionable takeaways for integrating AI into your workflow

This is a great conversation you don’t want to miss! Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts.

That’s all for now! With Apple Intelligence making its way to the iPhone 16, the world of AI just keeps getting—well…smarter 🧠

What kind of AI feature or tool would you love to see on your phone next? Hit reply and let me know!

—Matt (FutureTools.io)

P.S. This newsletter is 100% written by a human. Okay, maybe 96%.