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It’s Monday, April 15 — here’s what you’ll find in today’s newsletter:

• Reviews of Humane’s Ai Pin device

• An experiment on the kindness of strangers

• 4 quick hits of news from the last 24 hours

- Jeff (co-founder of Shades)

🤖 Humane’s Ai Pin reviews

🤖 The Verge says the Humane Ai Pin is an ambitious but deeply flawed step towards a screenless future: It's overpriced and underperforming.

🤖 WaPo agrees: The Ai Pin is a pricey novelty that falls short. It's cool, but frustrating to use.

🤖 Inverse sees potential, though: Humane's Ai Pin is a promising work in progress — but it's not there yet.

🤖 Still, Economic Times is a believer: Hardware is the new king of AI, not software.

🤝 The kindness of strangers

🤝 In an experiment testing human generosity, YouTubers survived a 30-day journey across the US — relying solely on the kindness of strangers.

🤝 The journey inspired @Mattperreault3518 on YouTube: “Thank you so much for showing us that the world is not so bad”.

🤝 But a Redditor on r/CasualConversation was skeptical of the experiment: “Do you think two women could do the same thing safely?”

🤝 And Mentorist.app says to stay aware of stranger danger: Don't be too quick to trust strangers without good reason.

🤝 Still, maybe the YouTubers have a point. Dailygood.org supports embracing trust in strangers for a better future.

4️⃣ Quick hits

⚖️ Jury selection starts for Donald J. Trump's hush money trial, with a unique challenge of picking impartial jurors.

🚢 FBI opens a criminal probe into the cargo ship incident causing the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

🏀 Caitlin Clark's childhood WNBA dream comes true as she's set to start her professional career. She’s expected to be the top draft pick today.

⚫ Two officers shot dead while investigating a stolen vehicle in Salina, New York. Suspect also killed.