Will Smartphones Go Extinct?

Looks like it. Humane, a secretive tech company, rolled out its first gadget, the Humane AI pin. What's interesting is that it's being touted as a smartphone, but get this—it doesn't have a screen!

In other news, we are talking about Sivakasi, a tiny town in Tamil Nadu that's basically the go-to spot for making fireworks and matches in India. And guess what? This year marks a hundred years of this booming industry in the town. Find out more on this episode of The Signal Daily!

The Signal Daily is produced in association with IVM.
The episode was researched and written by Dhruv Sharma and Anup Semwal
Edited by Dinesh Narayanan and Soumya Gupta
Produced by Manaswini
Mastered and mixed by Manas and Nirvaan

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