𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? Two of the biggest names in the “AI that remembers your day” space have ended up under Big Tech. Meta acquired Limitless in December 2025 and ended new sales of its AI pendant. Amazon acquired Bee in 2025 and has since continued developing its personal AI offering. Sincerely, these products are not just about recording conversations anymore; they are building a memory layer around everyday life. 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠: As the biggest tech companies move in, privacy, user control and long-term trust become just as important as the features. Na the same dream, just a different ending. So when I put @hello_ambi side by side with what we have out there, five things stood out. 1️⃣ Ambi puts software first and hardware second. Plaud's NotePin is a recorder ($169 at launch). Bee is a wearable + an Apple Watch app. These are not bad choices if you want a gadget, but when the company is sold and stops their operations, your whole habit is gone. Today, Ambi runs on iOS, Mac and Windows. Ambi will have wearable next year. 2️⃣ Ambi takes more than notes. Most of the available tools that we have today only record, transcribe, and summarize. Ambi does your research and prep. Ambi connects to your tools. Ambi handles toje goals. 3️⃣ Ambi pays attention to the moment, not just the chat. Loot at ChatGPT's Pulse, it builds a daily brief from your chats, memory and connected apps like Gmail and Calendar. It is useful, but it works from what is already typed or stored. Ambi is catching the promise at the door, the thought after the meeting, while it's still fresh. 4️⃣ You choose when it should listen. Bee can theoretically observe everything you say, though it has a mute button. Plaud is also press-to-record. Permit me to tell you that, Ambi is user-started and visible, and unsaved audio is deleted right after Listening ends. They don't sell your data, run ads, or train on what you say. I talked about the 7-day free trial in my last post about @hello_ambi. It comes with 4,000 credits. This is a product that I expect you to test and judge it's usefulness. Try the trial at