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Jolla founders take the wraps off an AI assistant to power up their push for privacy-friendly GenAI


Jolla, the erstwhile mobile maker turned privacy-centric AI business — via sister startup, Venho.ai — has taken the wraps off an AI assistant that's

The AI assistant software — which is being showcased under the brand name Mindy, an avatar with a female look and feel, but which the user will be able to customize to their own tastes — is launching imminently as a subscription service hosted on a private cloud operated by Venho.ai. Final assembly of the kit is being done in Finland, at a former Nokia facility in Salo, he also notes, which at least holds up an enticing possibility that the reborn startup’s efforts might have the chance to revive former Finnish tech glories. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills issues.

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