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Fortell raises $163M for AI hearing aids; Google Home integrates AI agents

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Fortell, a startup focused on hearing aid technology, has secured $163 million in funding to address what it perceives as a monopoly in the hearing aid market. The company is leveraging AI to develop its products, aiming to make hearing aids as indispensable as eyeglasses. In parallel, Google is introducing early access to a new server for its Google Home devices, enabling AI agents such as Claude and ChatGPT to control connected devices, review camera footage, and manage smart home activities through natural language interactions. AI

IMPACT AI integration into smart home devices and AI-powered hearing aids could expand AI's reach into daily life and healthcare.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for an AI-focused company and a product integration for AI agents with smart home devices.

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Fortell raises $163M for AI hearing aids; Google Home integrates AI agents

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Google Home is going agentic via integration with the MCP standard Premium Advanced users will get an early access build "in the coming weeks." https://www. eng

    Google Home is going agentic via integration with the MCP standard Premium Advanced users will get an early access build "in the coming weeks." https://www. engadget.com/2260280/google-ho me-is-going-agentic-via-integration-with-the-mcp-standard/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # …

    LINKS engadget.com/…/google-home-is-going-agent…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    How Fortell is using AI (and $163M) to crack a hearing aid monopoly “Why do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever need

    How Fortell is using AI (and $163M) to crack a hearing aid monopoly “Why do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever needed to ask me to put on my glasses?” That’s the question that drove Matthew de Jonge to spend six years building Fortell,…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/how-fortell-is-using-ai-…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, Ch

    Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries and access smart home activity using natural… htt…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/your-ai-agents-can-now-c…

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