Friend’s Second AI Pendant Adds Voice Replies as Avi Schiffmann Bets Bigger on Controversy
Friend’s AI pendant now speaks back, costs $249 and leans harder into controversy as Avi Schiffmann targets bigger sales.
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Meta Says AI Is Accelerating App Launches as New Consumer Products Near Release
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OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Exposed a Basic Security Failure, Not an AI Breakthrough
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LinkedIn Freezes Data Center Growth as AI Spending Surges Across Big Tech
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AI Chatbots May Already Beat Humans at Building Scam Trust, Study Finds
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