For better or worse, draft nights at your local game store would be incomplete without the Magic: the Gathering Companion app. Its ability to quickly sort players into tournament brackets, and then ...

Škoda drivers will have access to a host of new in-car technologies going forward. Credit: Škoda Škoda upgrades Enyaq and Elroq infotainment with AirConsole gaming, Škoda Play videos, Spotify ...

A solution for modern day loneliness for a price that is probably half of what you would pay for a small cup of latte. (Image generated by Google Gemini) AI companion apps are rising in India to ...

HELL’S KITCHEN, Manhattan (PIX11) — In an age when people are turning to AI to write papers, get life advice, or guidance on how to solve a problem, some are also using it for love and companionship.

A New York cafe is inviting diners to celebrate Valentine's week by bringing their AI chatbot partners along for a real-world dinner date. Here are the details. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, a cafe in New ...

In the US and much of the English-speaking internet, AI companions are overwhelmingly designed for men. The typical AI girlfriend is endlessly available, emotionally affirming, flirtatious on demand, ...

If you’ve gone from dating apps to dating an app, there’s now a bar for you. The Hell’s Kitchen establishment has been re-designed for those who have AI partners, so they can bring along their phone ...

Troubling stories about dangerous encounters with chatbots continue to surface in the news, with two recent reports from NPR that focused on teen suicide and mental health worsening due to people ...

AI models intended to provide companionship for humans are on the rise. People are already frequently developing relationships with chatbots, seeking not just a personal assistant but a source of ...

Part of a new, ongoing series: AI and Mental Health. The founding of the companion app Replika has a tragic origin: In 2015, Eugenia Kuyda lost her best friend, who died in a car accident. Out of ...