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Amazon-owned Bee has announced two AI devices, Bee Frontier and Bee Eclipse, that summarize conversations and turn them into calendar events and tasks. Priced at $74.99 and $99.99, respectively, they point to a vision of personal AI that handles everything from recording to execution—and raise privacy questions about entrusting it with conversations.

Amazon has blocked Meta’s AI agent Muse from accessing its store. The companies’ competing claims over how Muse identifies itself and handles credentials, along with its expansion to Charm and AI glasses, offer a glimpse into the battle for control of AI-powered shopping.