Friend's AI pendant now talks back — and costs $249, twice the original price
The Verge AI · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The AI companionship startup Friend is back with a hardware revamp that adds a speaker, letting its pendant actually ta...
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The Verge AI · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read
The AI companionship startup Friend is back with a hardware revamp that adds a speaker, letting its pendant actually ta...
The Verge AI · Jul 21, 2026 · 2 min read
I walked into my second Halliday demo bracing for another headache. The first-gen glasses I tried at CES 2025 left my e...
OpenAI Blog · Jul 17, 2026 · 2 min read
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT the ability to see, hear, and speak, starting with Plus and Enterprise subscribers over the ne...
OpenAI Blog · Jul 17, 2026 · 2 min read
OpenAI has made its most aggressive move yet to saturate the consumer AI market: you no longer need an account to start...