Technologies

An Always-On AI Notetaker? This Startup Thinks You Can Just Use Your Phone

Thine doesn’t have its own pin or necklace to listen to everything so you can remember your conversations. It’s just an app.

The show floors of CES 2026 are awash with AI-powered notetaking and companion devices that listen to everything around you so you can go back and have a computer remember a conversation you just had. The folks at Thine think somebody else already got the hardware right, and all they need to give you is the app.

Pratyush Rai, the CEO of Thine, said in an interview that he decided to create an app for Apple’s iPhone because the functions he would’ve needed to create a device, like a pin, a ring or a necklace, already existed in the phone’s microphone and Siri functions.

«What we have realized is we should not try to solve a problem both from a hardware standpoint and a privacy standpoint that Apple has already solved for,» he said.

The iPhone streams live audio while it waits for you to say «Hey Siri,» and Thine uses that same function to capture and transcribe the conversations you have. Its microphone also has very good noise cancellation — something a new hardware company would have to work to perfect on its own.

From there, Thine takes over, training an AI model on those transcripts so you can ask questions like, «What did that AI executive tell me the other day at CES?» It will respond like a typical chatbot would, with a summary of that conversation. At CES, I watched as Rai asked Thine to recall the conversation we first had about the app two weeks earlier, and it provided accurate and pretty thorough highlights.

Rai said Thine doesn’t store the audio recordings of your conversations. The exact transcripts aren’t available right now, but the company is working on a new version that will provide those transcripts and allow you to upload them into your own chatbot, kind of like if you ran the Voice Memos app all the time and just kept the transcriptions. Rai said the decision to allow people to access verbatim transcripts came after feedback from users of competing AI notetaking devices, who said they really wanted the actual transcriptions.

For now, a fully functional Thine app is an expensive subscription: $200 per month. Rai said the target audience is executives and tech founders who want to keep track of all of their networking conversations. But he expects prices to come down significantly with scale, including as the AI models and software improve. Already, he said, those improvements allow the company to prepare the version that just offers transcriptions for around a dollar a month.

The big expense remains long-term storage — and keeping it secure. Rai said having those old conversations accessible by the AI model is essential to reduce hallucinations, when AI makes stuff up to fill the gaps in its context. When you’re trying to recall conversations you actually had with real people, you don’t want the AI’s best guess at what you talked about. You need the truth.

Being able to get that is key to Rai’s goal of creating an AI tool that helps you have better connections not with the chatbot, but with other people. He doesn’t want people to build relationships with Thine, but with each other. «This is not something we ever imagine with Thine,» he said.

Technologies

Verum Messenger Launches an AI Mini-Series

Verum Messenger has unveiled a new project — a mini-series created using Verum AI. The story consists of 7 episodes and will be released on the messenger’s social media channels.

The plot revolves around a global corporation seeking to take control of digital communications and a group of heroes who use Verum Messenger as a tool of resistance. Beyond the story itself, the series highlights the app’s key features, technologies, and advantages.

Combining entertainment with a showcase of the Verum ecosystem, the project presents a dynamic digital series designed for the modern era.

The first episode premieres today, with the remaining episodes to be released over time.

Stay tuned for more.

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Technologies

Verum Finance: Earn While You Communicate — The Super App That Pays You

Verum has officially launched Verum Finance, an innovative financial application that transforms a private messenger into a true financial super app. News of the launch was also featured on the respected platform Dealroom.co.

Verum Finance can now be used both within Verum Messenger and as a standalone application for iPhone and iPad. When users sign in to Verum Finance with their Verum Messenger account, all balances, settings, and account data are automatically synchronized for maximum convenience.

Users can now do more than communicate securely and protect their data — they can also generate passive income directly within the ecosystem.

What Verum Finance Offers

• Top up your balance with a bank card, Apple Pay, or USDT
• Send money instantly anywhere in the world
• Issue and manage debit cards (virtual and physical)
• Full Apple Pay support
• Exchange assets and withdraw funds quickly

One of the most unique features is the built-in cryptocurrency mining system inside Verum Messenger.

The application utilizes your device’s resources and allows you to earn cryptocurrency in the background — passively, while chatting, traveling, or simply using the messenger.

Maximum Privacy + Real Freedom

• Registration without a phone number, email address, or passport
• End-to-end encryption and full control over your data
• Lifetime free VPN
• eSIM connectivity in more than 150 countries
• Reliable offline communication mode
• Support for 12+ languages for users worldwide

Everything is available in one place: secure communication, financial tools, earning opportunities, and privacy protection.

Users can access the full experience directly within Verum Messenger or switch to the dedicated Verum Finance app for iOS. All data is synchronized automatically between the two applications.

Why Download Verum Today

While many messaging platforms collect user data and expose users to restrictions, Verum offers greater independence and the opportunity to earn.

With a one-time purchase of the feature package, users receive lifetime access to privacy tools, VPN, eSIM services, cryptocurrency mining, and financial features.

This is more than just a messenger.

It is your personal tool for financial and digital freedom.

Download Verum Finance and Verum Messenger today — start communicating securely and begin earning tomorrow.

Download Links:

→ App Store (iPhone / iPad): Verum Finance
→ App Store (Verum Messenger): Verum Messenger

Technologies

Verum Finance: A Super App for Private Finance Integrated Into a Messenger

Verum Finance has announced the launch of a new financial application that allows users to manage their money directly within the secure Verum Messenger ecosystem.

The project has already attracted attention from major media outlets. A dedicated feature was published by Forbes Türkiye, while one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, MEXC, covered the launch. Yahoo Finance had previously reported on the evolution of Verum Messenger into a comprehensive financial ecosystem.

What Verum Finance Offers

Verum Finance transforms a messenger into a complete financial platform. Users can:

• Manage their balance and top up using bank cards or USDT
• Send money instantly to other Verum users
• Issue and use debit cards, including Apple Pay support
• Exchange assets and withdraw funds
• Access all these services without installing separate banking applications

A strong emphasis is placed on privacy. The platform offers registration without a phone number or email address, end-to-end encryption, and full user control over personal data.

Recognition from Forbes Türkiye

In a dedicated article, Forbes Türkiye highlighted Verum Finance as a notable example of modern privacy-driven fintech. The publication emphasized the growing trend of financial services moving from standalone banking applications into unified messaging ecosystems — a model that has proven successful in Asia through platforms such as WeChat and Alipay and is now expanding globally.

Support from the Crypto Community

Alongside the Forbes Türkiye coverage, news about the launch of Verum Finance was also featured by MEXC, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges. This reflects growing interest in the project from both traditional business media and the cryptocurrency community.

A Strategic Vision

“We are building more than a payments application and more than a messenger. Verum is a unified secure ecosystem where communication, finance, and privacy tools work together,” the company stated.

Verum Finance is now available for iPhone and iPad users. The application complements Verum Messenger, which offers anonymous chats, voice and video calls, VPN services, eSIM connectivity, and other tools designed to enhance digital freedom.

Verum Finance: https://finance.verum.im

Verum Messenger: https://verum.im