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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Born wants your next friendship to start with a penguin
Ai · Consumer · Social

Born wants your next friendship to start with a penguin

The makers of Pengu turned a virtual pet into a shared project for real friends. Now Born is testing how far that small idea can travel - into study habits, self-care and human-looking AI companions.

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Cantina Wants Your Next Social Star to Be Imaginary
Ai · Consumer · Social

Cantina Wants Your Next Social Star to Be Imaginary

Sean Parker’s social app has traded the empty-room problem for a cast of AI characters. Now Cantina Labs wants those characters to talk, perform, and follow their creators onto the rest of the internet.

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Character.AI Built a World of Talking Personas. Then the Model Race Cost More Than the Fantasy
Ai · Consumer · Media

Character.AI Built a World of Talking Personas. Then the Model Race Cost More Than the Fantasy

The chatbot company found millions of people would spend an hour inside a made-up conversation. Then compute costs, a founder homecoming and a safety reckoning turned one clever app into a test of whether AI can become an entertainment medium.

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