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Humane recalls its troubled AI Pin’s Charge Case due to overheating

The Humane AI Pin’s troubles continue. On Thursday, the startup announced a voluntary recall of the Pin’s Charge Case due to a faulty internal battery from a third-party vendor.

After reviews questioning why it existed, returns that outpaced its sales and a warning that its Charge Case could pose a “fire safety risk,” the company is now recalling the latter. In fairness to Humane, the recall was (in its words) the result of only one incident where a user plugged it into a third-party USB-C cable and power source. As easy as it is to poke fun at an overhyped company’s other shoe dropping, at least it’s informing consumers and conducting the recall voluntarily rather than trying to bury it for the sake of PR.

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