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Tolan raised $30 million from Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Homebrew, with 250,000 people using the voice-first companion each month. The company will use the money to open a free tier and build proactive features. Inference costs and pricing backlash challenge its case that users will stick with a trusted companion.
Read the original →For Shion, this digital union is described as a literal lifesaver. It is a refuge from a dark past marked by brutal domestic violence at the hands of her former human husband.
Read the original →The piece asks who is responsible when a whole generation decides that, though it may be just code, it is better to love the code than to love people.
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