Hearing tech startup Legato launches its AI hearing glasses

Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents. The startup helps developers build AI agents that work over iMessage, SMS/RCS, email, and other messaging platforms. It's a bet that consumers will increasingly use agents instead of downloading apps.

The Technology That Lets You Step Into Sneakers Is Coming to Work Boots. Blue Ox brings HandsFree Labs’ step-in footwear technology to the work-boot market.

Why ServiceNow built a startup inside itself to take on AI-native rivals. For two years, ServiceNow’s challengers have built businesses around frustrations with its software. Their pitch centers on two complaints: Implementations take too long, and employees increasingly expect help inside tools they already use rather than through a separate portal. The IT service management startup Serval, which says it intends to replace ServiceNow, rode that argument to a $1 billion valuation last December, raising $75 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital. Anas Biad, a Sequoia partner, made a comparison ServiceNow would probably prefer not to hear..

Audible’s new features let you explore book worlds — and use AI to talk to characters. Audible is rolling out new features that help listeners keep track of characters, explore places and imagery mentioned in books, and even interact with characters using generative AI.

The new Kindle ditches the bezel in a push toward a smaller, lighter e-reader. The new Kindle lineup features its lightest and thinnest designs yet, with a sleek, front-flush display that eliminates bezels for good.

Amazon introduces Kindle Click, a $35 remote for turning pages. The compact Bluetooth remote is designed to let readers turn pages without touching their Kindle.