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Former Apple engineer raises $5M for a note-taking pendant that only records your voice

The next big debate in AI hardware may not be about capability.

It may be about privacy and intentional design.

As MaC Venture Capital Managing General Partner Adrian Fenty recently shared in response to a discussion on AI wearables:

“Most AI wearables today record the room without context.”

That design challenge is exactly what a new startup highlighted by TechCrunch is trying to solve — building a note-taking AI pendant that records only the user’s voice, rather than everything happening around them.

Thoughtful product design will likely define the next wave of AI hardware.

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/former-apple-engineer-raises-5m-for-a-note-taking-pendant-that-only-records-your-voice/