Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say

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Jul 22, 2025 20:51
Amanda Silberling
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Summary

Amazon has acquired Bee, a startup specializing in AI-powered wearables that continuously record users' daily interactions via a bracelet and Apple Watch app. This move signals Amazon's push into AI-driven personal assistants and raises new possibilities—and privacy concerns—for integrating AI into everyday life.

Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, which makes a bracelet and an Apple Watch app that record your day-to-day life to function as an AI assistant.

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