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Update : Humane has confirm the news show with TechCrunch , notice in a statement , “ At this sentence , we do n’t have any further updates , though   Humane   will plan to provide additional selective information once its investigation has conclude . ”

It ’s fair to say theAi Pin launchdidn’t go the direction Humane plan . This hebdomad , the well - fund inauguration is distribute with another trouble on a retentive list of ride issues . The company Wednesday issued an e-mail requesting customers give up use of its egg - mould charge case .

The word of advice was issue “ out of an abundance of caution , ” according to Humane . The company says it set up an investigation following a “ single complaint ” of a charging issue from a client . Ultimately Humane determined the supplied batteries to be a potential fire hazard .

“ Our probe make up one’s mind that the bombardment supplier was no longer meeting our timbre standards and that there is a potential that certain barrage fire jail cell supplied by this vender may pose a fire base hit risk , ” Humane write in an email watch by TechCrunch . “ As a result , we immediately disqualified this battery vendor while we work to identify a new vendor to avert such issues and defend our gamy quality standard . ”

We reached out to the company for more detail and call for whether Humane has any purpose of publish a full recollection or repayment . Currently , the company is offering consolation in the frame of two free month of its $ 24 / month subscription service .

Humane is far from the first consumer electronics caller to ship product with potentially hazardous electric battery . The timing of the tidings is less than ideal , however , as its founders have reportedly beenshopping the company aroundto potential buyers a mere months after launch its first Cartesian product .

According to the note , the Charge Case is the only Humane product affected by this news . Neither its Battery Boost or Charging Pad have been single out by the company .

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