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Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next

By Amanda Silberling · TechCrunch · Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 14:41 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

The “father of the iPod” says the first generation of AI gadgets failed to solve real problems — and the next wave will need to earn consumers’ trust.

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ChatGPT is getting college planning tools

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Wizards of the Coast union expands, demands company stop pushing generative AI

The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast are unionizing, and are calling on Hasbro and Wizards leadership to stop pushing generative AI.

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Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next

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