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Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background.

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A former Plaud executive raised $26 million for an AI app that listens to users in the background.

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“One of the core promises of AI is that the more it knows about a person, the better it will be able to assist them with tasks and make appropriate suggestions, which, if you'll believe the tech companies, requires apps and devices to listen, watch, or record…”
TechCrunch AI, 12 Oct 2026, 12:47.

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