Citing The Wall Street Journal, PANews reported that United Airlines will block personal AI assistants from accessing its systems to book flights for users, mentioning security, compliance, and middleman concerns.
Wabi announces completion of 55000000 USD Series A financing, valuation reaches 1250000000 USD. Its personal AI assistant has been fully open for only 10 days, with no active-user, retention, or revenue data available.
BlockBeats reported that Lingguang, an App under Ant Group, has launched 2.0, adding a personal AI Agent feature that can continuously track matters such as product prices and itineraries and proactively send reminders.
with an estimated valuation of approximately 4500000000 USD humans& launches the consumer AI assistant Boba, which can join group chats via text messaging to assist with trip planning, purchases, reminders, and scheduling. Its web-operation feature remains in the Alpha stage, and messages and AI outputs may be used to improve the model.
Beating AI reports that Ant Group's AI assistant, Lingguang, is conducting a limited internal test of personal Agent, supporting long-term memory, proactive tasks, and connections to external applications and smart devices, with full release planned for this October.
NetEase Youdao's LobsterAI issued a letter to users responding that Tencent QClaw would shut down on December 24, and criticized internal horse racing at big tech companies. NetEase Youdao has launched a QClaw migration assistant.
Personal AI assistant startup Tab announced that it had emerged from stealth mode, with a valuation of 300000000 USD, with investors including SV Angel, Valar Ventures, and American Spirit.
Figure AI founder Brett Adcock’s personal AI assistant Hark Pro is now fully available on Web, iOS, and Android; the free version limits usage, while the paid versions provide higher quotas.
Doubao is developing a personal AI assistant product reportedly named “XiaoDou,” with plans for a standalone app. The project has advanced from the internal testing stage to integration with Doubao products.
PANews, citing Bloomberg, reported that Apple plans to October 13 launch a smart home hub and update the HomePod mini and Apple TV products, with a focus on Siri AI functionality.