Vertu unveils $6,880 AI foldable with enterprise agent

vertu introduced the alphafold, a luxury foldable targeting executives, priced from $6,880 to $46,800, to integrate ai agents into business workflows. the device runs the hermes agent, built on nous research's open-source project, which integrates with over 80 apps and enterprise systems like crm to handle approvals and scheduling. vertu distinguishes the product with a proprietary a5 security chip designed to isolate sensitive data and process enterprise tasks locally, addressing privacy concerns prevalent in earlier chinese ai phones. the system routes prompts across multiple models including openai and anthropic, yet vertu admits the architecture has not undergone independent security audits but commits to future certification.