This story was supposed to have a different beginning. You were supposed to hear about how, earlier this week, I attended a splashy launch party for a new AI gadget—the Rabbit R1—in New York City, and ...

Rabbit’s r1, the AI assistant gadget whose hype train has somewhat slowed since its debut at CES, has some updates to share — but probably not anything that will change its critics’ minds just yet. A ...