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EXCLUSIVE: AI startup Sandbar has raised $23M in Series A funding for its note-taking smart ring, Stream, launching widely this summer. I spoke to CEO Mina Fahmi (@minafahmi) about his vision for a voice interface for your thoughts -- and for working with AI agents. "The thing that gets me excited is the promise of technology as an augmentation of the individual, that places the human in control,” he tells @UpstartsMediaCo.
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