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Former Plaud Executive Launches Ambi AI Assistant With $26M in Funding
Ambi launches its AI assistant for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch after raising $26 million, offering optional background listening, which raises privacy concerns.
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Ambi launches its AI assistant for iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch after raising $26 million, offering optional background listening, which raises privacy concerns.
PolyAI and Otter leaders say voice AI needs faster reasoning, better transcription and transparency before it can deliver natural, trustworthy conversations.
Google unveils a Gemini AI agent for businesses that completes tasks across workplace apps, supports Claude models, and adds security and spending controls.
Natura’s $99 Interface smart ring combines voice-controlled AI agents with health tracking, offering hands-free assistance, up to 12 days of battery life and more.
Google introduces AI Edge Foresight, an offline meeting note-taking app for Apple Silicon Macs, powered by Gemma models with transcription and document search.
Amazon unveils three Android-powered Alexa tablets with Google Play access, Alexa+ features and prices starting at $229.99, launching October 14 in North America.
Meta’s Muse is now available on iPad, one month after its mobile launch, as the AI assistant expands connectors for work, shopping and small businesses.
Tony Fadell says early AI gadgets missed clear consumer needs and argues future personal AI assistants must prioritise trust, privacy and on-device computing.
Tab emerged from stealth at a $300 million valuation with an AI assistant for iMessage and WhatsApp that handles everyday tasks with privacy controls.
Conway Research launched Underdog, a private, on-device AI assistant that keeps data local and plans to earn revenue from payments rather than ads.
Hark launched Hark Pro, a personal AI assistant that can use the web, complete digital tasks and surface proactive suggestions while emphasising user privacy.
LibreOffice will keep generative AI out of its default installation for now, citing privacy, user control and offline use as core design requirements.
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