Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price
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Do you remember Friend? The Friend that launched an AI pendant, spent $1.8 million of its $2.5 million in funding to acquire friend.com, and plastered the NYC subway with ads promoting artificial companionship? Yeah well, if you didn't remember, Friend is back. And now, it's twice the price. This morning, Friend launched a new ad …
1Key Takeaways
- The Friend that launched an AI pendant, spent $1.8 million of its $2.5 million in funding to acquire friend.com, and plastered the NYC subway with ads promoting artificial companionship?
- Yeah well, if you didn't remember, Friend is back.
- This morning, Friend launched a new ad ….
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Funding rounds show which AI bets investors back—and which categories may scale quickly. The Verge AI reports that the Friend that launched an AI pendant, spent $1.8 million of its $2.5 million in funding to acquire friend.com, and plastered the NYC subway with ads promoting artificial companionship?
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