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

**Published:** October 12, 2026
**Author:** Ivan Mehta
**Source:** TechCrunch — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/former-plaud-exec-raises-26m-for-ai-app-that-listens-to-you-in-the-backg

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 users' activity all…

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**Tags:** #Робототехника #Unitree Robotics

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