Humane’s Ai Pin launch timing is impeccable

Life beyond the smartphone 113/d5b44W04/VWKHkG8bx8CGN2GcPW3fqXyZW6tdK5Q5cNQL_N28qGw03hCZPW69sMD-6lZ3nQW61LbPS67kTrdW7nnJPb7b4ffzW3DSJZY8M0FKWW4lf3kb8MDlXkW7XsC9q7nKWPyW8N_DW_7nGJ-5W9bLsLb3fSc4rW3BNt_v5ZVGtWW8JHHXG8tGPZpW8V50Xq8z4DjqN6YVHcSgC_zzW7T8l538HPKKjW1LSjX95jFTmbW1VHpwg7rGV55W441h7k8-_Bj_W3rBlrV4p9Mh4W37gZMk2d_tkJW2G3Vw367b4w3W5llZM51kF4gKW6s1c_97DqLC5f5YQkRd04 [TechCrunch Daily AM Newsletter] [View this email online in your browser](113/d5b44W04/VWKHkG8bx8CGN2GcPW3fqXyZW6tdK5Q5cNQL_N28qGw05kvg0W69t95C6lZ3mBW6d9DK553wZwQW1KnTB_4h2XTcW38CXRR1Yr0xLW8PXX6D2V5gvLW55-p1B3p_4bsW7078rv5n_GVjVRX4T982DbCTW53TnBN81zb_mW4JJW4R64k7_xW8DTBH63TWCGBW594_Kl3kQn6kW6sP4Jk42x49cW8K3F7d5pMp0mW2x_4q14yz1C9W401Y8q521nbcW6nH0LP5B5cQtN3CFhg9VDpkTW3kQDMZ61KCgqVj5D1k7CvF_7W8Rhyr-1dmwqzW5fhpxC5NrmKCW11kS7g28JDNYVQYwk89dFw2CN4N4hXyvNH77N4Z3RTnN7pq1W8X8rTw436qB4W5xqRfd3fyP67W5jcGW98gpP-mVMxJV54RzyqQW1nShjz69W599VrWhZ33MmDPBW6m7qFz4CcBsYW6rBF2V1LkXMSW8kQCKV20lNNgW7W79MZ1j-KYvW1jRjNN8lZWhpf1wR_x-04) By [Christine Hall](113/d5b44W04/VWKHkG8bx8CGN2GcPW3fqXyZW6tdK5Q5cNQL_N28qGwj3hCZPW6N1vHY6lZ3mNN761DCxDgldBW10jWLY2wX7RHW6d-Czr31vgMWW5vyvVN8fcmDRW4j9lqF4B6CjZW8JXvh77BVvXwN1CkjRg2xMKDW8FBtP55s5Ty-W2fdGDt4C3CsFW6FpHDC54Rw0KW26r-RP2jNbK0W37qSdn3_cd_nV5g8Tn4w__1mW3zKnxd1dYmTnVVdwQJ5J0-K6VHhks56sKN1zW1pP7pZ69MCLrW2_xlpZ6bBGFSW2kWVhY1n8xwhVpz-Ts7RGvwCW90lVn-1fwNLlW7_V1rt59d8vPf4lyQr204) Thursday, April 11, 2024   Welcome back to TechCrunch PM, your home for the most important startup, tech and venture capital news, brought to you in a single package. Today, the site was buzzing with the pricing of Humane’s Ai Pin, as well as more cyberattacks and which app is Megan Thee Stallion’s favorite. We also bring you news of Apple providing access to used iPhone components, Taylor Swift and TikTok, and a new nudity-blurring feature by Meta. Let’s go!   TechCrunch Top 3 113/d5b44W04/VWKHkG8bx8CGN2GcPW3fqXyZW6tdK5Q5cNQL_N28qGxb3hCZPW8wLKSR6lZ3mpW28-9hH395lhLW4m3GZz1DJFYwW2XY6dz1nc94yN9516kGfLnPbVtvyGX4g661RW68x9-f6gN_clW7D8ffm1SK1nsN89DrNMnWQdTW118YTT7kswSvW41XFQP2KYlzPW5Pg2sg1y4dStW925RVR6zDq_GW6yDMYJ8t5zNkW7W11fL2Yjy1lW2vSCly7Y4B_wW5Fx7j85Mc2PnW3XqF4w8zmFV5W2s4tgk1mHRk_N6styvx8nhpVW7FgKJM8fMXcFVB-Jdv4LQHQjW6Fc7fL7PGXRRW3hd5rl5CmSgnW5l48CL6X18_rW3jYv2Z8Xf-PrW1VBZf06q_LsbVfh8wk3--c6pVlmy987j74Swf7kg9cP04 Image Credits: Brian Heater Life beyond the smartphone: Now that Humane’s Ai Pin is available (and will set you back $699), TechCrunch hardware editor Brian Heater gives us an inside look at why the timing is so great, the company’s origins and how it views its competitors. 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