Jessica Karl, Columnist

Humane’s Ai Pin Got Juicero-ed

Sure, the gadget would be super cool — if it worked.

The Ai Pin reviews have been…juicy.

Illustration: Jessica Karl

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Seven years ago almost to the day, Bloomberg News broke the internet by pitting Juicero’s $400 juice machine against a reporter’s grip. When squeezing a packet of chopped-up fruits and veggies, the journalist managed to extract nearly the same amount of juice just as quickly as the device, effectively dismantling one of the hottest, most lavishly-funded gadget startups in Silicon Valley: