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Will Simpson

“No more handing over your smartphone or worrying about intrusive ads”: Zuckerberg and McCartney invest in screen-free children’s audio player

Yoto audio player.

Mark Zuckerberg and Paul McCartney find themselves as joint investors in a British start up that aims to provide an audio player for children that, crucially, comes without a screen.

The player is called Yoto and it’s a dinky-looking thing that looks more like a Fisher Price toy than a modern high-tech gadget. Its unique selling point is an aperture into which you can slot a card which plays audio versions of popular children’s books, educational material, stories or songs.

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