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Plaud Note Pro Launches In UAE For AI-Driven Workflows
The AI note taking brand’s latest device enters the Emirates as professionals look to automate meetings and capture insights.
Plaud has introduced its Plaud Note Pro in the UAE, bringing the flagship AI note-taking device to one of the region’s fastest-growing markets for digital productivity. The rollout positions the San Francisco-based company in a market pushing deep into automation under the National AI Strategy 2031, which aims to embed AI across every major sector.
The device targets professionals in law, healthcare, finance, and education — fields where high-context discussions often demand accurate, secure documentation. It records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real time, using a “press to highlight” function that lets users flag critical points as they happen. “For the first time, Plaud’s unique Press-to-highlight feature enables humans to signal to AI what matters most, achieving true human – AI alignment,” said Nathan Xu, Plaud’s Co-founder and CEO.
Powered by Plaud Intelligence 3.0, the Note Pro merges audio, text, and images into structured summaries. The system dynamically routes data through language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, offering Ask Plaud, a reference-based Q&A tool that grounds every answer in original recordings. The engine also includes over 3,000 templates and new multidimensional summaries that analyze meetings across several themes, from decisions to follow-up actions.
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Hardware specifications support that AI layer: The Note Pro uses four AI microphones with studio-grade pickup up to 16 feet, automatic mode switching between calls and meetings, and a 50-hour battery life. With compliance across SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, and EN18031, Plaud is targeting enterprise and government clients that prioritize data control.
Already trusted by more than a million users worldwide, Plaud’s expansion into the GCC shows growing demand for practical AI tools that integrate into daily work. The company will showcase its lineup — including the Note Pro, Note, and NotePin — at GITEX 2025.
Pre-orders are open at uae.plaud.ai, with the Plaud App available on iOS and Android.
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AltoVolo Opens Orders For Limited Edition Sigma eVTOLs
Early buyers can now reserve build slots for AltoVolo’s 500-mile hybrid aircraft through a new online configurator.
AltoVolo has started taking pre-orders for its first electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the Sigma, moving the startup closer to commercial rollout. Customers can now secure a build slot with a £860 deposit and customize every detail online — from paintwork to seatbelt stitching. It’s the first configurator of its kind for a civilian eVTOL, mirroring how luxury car brands let clients tailor performance models before production.
The Sigma runs on a hybrid-electric tilting jet system built for long range and low noise. It can travel up to 500 miles at a 220-mph cruise, and is over 80% quieter than a helicopter. The three-seater weighs just 980kg and can maintain stable flight even if one jet fails. Safety systems include triple-redundant controls, thrust-vectoring stability and a ballistic parachute.
“We will be delivering an ultra-refined hybrid electric aircraft,” said founder and CEO Will Wood. “We believe there are thousands of customers for this type of cutting-edge technology”.
The first 100 units will come with exclusive materials and finishes. AltoVolo is also setting up a global service and maintenance network, with early planning for overhaul schedules already underway. The company’s focus on ownership experience echoes its ambition to anchor itself alongside established aviation brands rather than pure tech ventures.
To help new owners train, the company has built a full-scale simulator that replicates the Sigma cockpit in carbon fiber and leather. Pilots can log time toward a license using the system, aligned with the new US MOSAIC rules that ease certification for powered-lift aircraft. Certification work in Europe and the UK continues in parallel, signaling growing international alignment around light sport and eVTOL regulation.
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Noise inside the cabin has become another design focus. Engineers are refining internal vibration levels and developing a responsive soundscape that shifts with each jet’s power load — part feedback, part theatre.
Urban air mobility projects across the Gulf and elsewhere are pushing regulators and manufacturers to meet in the middle. Dubai, Riyadh and Doha have each outlined plans for air taxi corridors this decade. AltoVolo’s hybrid Sigma, sitting between electric promise and aviation realism, looks built for that middle ground.
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