
Cal AI Co-Founder Raises $10M for Persona AI Assistant and $179 Wearable
Cal AI co-founder Zach Yadegari raises $10 million for Persona, a personal AI assistant with a $179 wearable band, privacy controls and a free iMessage beta.
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Cal AI co-founder Zach Yadegari raises $10 million for Persona, a personal AI assistant with a $179 wearable band, privacy controls and a free iMessage beta.

Tony Fadell says early AI gadgets missed clear consumer needs and argues future personal AI assistants must prioritise trust, privacy and on-device computing.

Conway Research launched Underdog, a private, on-device AI assistant that keeps data local and plans to earn revenue from payments rather than ads.

Instinct is bringing its AI agent into group chats for planning trips, events, and shared tasks, even when some participants don’t have Instinct accounts.

Anthropic launches Fable 5.1 with lower token costs, fewer false-positive safeguards, privacy updates, and improved AI benchmark performance.

ChatGPT Computer History can track Mac activity, including clicks, typing and app switches, creating a searchable timeline while raising privacy concerns.

Learn how to stop Meta AI from using your Instagram photos with simple privacy settings. Follow this step-by-step guide to protect your public posts, reels, and personal content.

Learn how to prevent Google from using your Search activity to improve its AI models. Follow simple privacy settings to manage your data and control AI-related personalisation.

Clarifai has reportedly deleted 3 million photos sourced from OkCupid that were used to train facial recognition AI, raising privacy and consent concerns.
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