Personal AI agents that live inside your text messages are multiplying, and TechCrunch has mapped two dozen of them. Instinct leads on funding, raising 1B USD at a 10B USD valuation, while Tab emerged from stealth at 300M USD and Town raised 55M USD. Most remain in beta, and agents acting on your behalf still raise privacy worries. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/24/all-the-ai-agents-that-can-live-in-your-text-messages/ #Tech #Startup #News #AI