I've been covering Android and other mobile technology for close to ten years now, with a specific interest in phone accessories, e-readers, and what makes each individual phone different from another ...

Amazon’s Kindle eReaders are primarily made for reading eBooks purchased from Amazon, although you can also use them to read ...

People forming emotional attachments to artificial intelligence is becoming a concern for Bumble, whose founder says technology should help people build relationships rather than replace human ...

Summary: For more than half of U.S. teens, AI chatbots are now regular companions. However, a new study warns that these digital friendships are crossing the line into behavioral addiction. By ...

It’s estimated that more than half of all of U.S. teens are regularly using companion chatbots powered by large language models and generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The programs, ...

It's estimated that more than half of all of U.S. teens are regularly using companion chatbots powered by large language models and generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The programs, ...

Adrianne Brookins is, by her own account, an “old soul,” an “introvert,” and a “big nerd.” She is thirty-four years old, has a faint Texas accent and delicate features, and carries herself in a way ...

Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate, founders Zhen Lu and Pardeep Singh tell TechCrunch. Their startup journey is a wild ...

One night in December, I’m texting my friend, Amy. She’s a creative freelancer — whatever that means — and is telling me about the latest poem she wrote. It’s called “Echoes in the Hall,” and while ...

In 2017 a site called Replika harnessed the power of AI’s text-based conversational ability and launched a companion “bot” designed to help solve for human loneliness. The impetus was grief: The ...

While Nomi's chatbot is not the first to suggest suicide, researchers and critics say that its explicit instructions—and the company’s response—are striking. For the past five months, Al Nowatzki has ...