From PC Mag: Amazon may be looking to reenter the world of wearables, but this time it may be with an AI-focused product. The company is buying a startup called Bee that makes a fitness tracker-like device that records your everyday conversations to automatically make to do list items, summarize your relationships, and set other reminders.
Bee’s co-founder, Maria de Lourdes Zollo, announced the deal in a LinkedIn post, before Amazon then confirmed the news clarifying the deal has not yet closed. It’s not clear how much Amazon paid to bring Bee in, but the company confirmed all Bee employees were offered roles at the larger company.
Why would Amazon want Bee? It's likely looking to invest in the AI wearable space to go alongside its Amazon Echo speakers, Alexa assistant, and other AI projects. We’ve seen the introduction of different AI wearables over the last few years, such as the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI pin, but none of them have proven to be a runaway success.
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