Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said at TechCrunch Disrupt that future Rivian vehicles will be able to run AI agents developed by companies such as Anthropic, with details to be announced at the “AI & Autonomy Day” event in December.
The Verge reviewed the $349 camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio smart glasses, arguing that dropping the camera makes them more comfortable to wear in public and that they look like ordinary glasses. They currently run the weaker Muse Spark model, which handles short tasks like schedule lookups, reminders, and walking navigation, but complex requests often fail, and Meta's Muse AI won't arrive until later this year. They are essentially good open-ear headphones in glasses form, but the AI experience isn't yet worth the price.
AI hardware startup Natura has launched Interface, a $99 smart ring that summons AI agents to complete tasks with a press of the finger, while also supporting health tracking such as heart rate, HRV, and sleep.
Cal AI co-founder Zach Yadegari has launched Persona, a personal AI assistant startup, closing a $10 million funding round led by Vine Ventures.
AMD announced it will be first to offer native UCIe 1.1 interface support in Versal adaptive SoCs, enabling low-power, high-bandwidth communication between adaptive SoCs and co-packaged specialty chiplets.