A $30B AI companion market now has its GDPR moment. China's new rules cover minors, mental health, and data handling, forcing ...

The first wave of AI gave you a mirror. The next wave needs to give you a window. I'm 24, and my company built an AI companion platform. Hundreds of thousands of people got attached to our characters.

Razer, the American-Singaporean gaming company responsible for everything from controllers and laptops to gaming chairs, has built on its recent introduction of AI esports coaches with its new 3D ...

In 2022, the founders of chatbot startup Character.AI launched a platform where anyone could create interactive characters ...

The initiative transforms more than 430 industry information models into AI-ready assets for engineering copilots, semantic ...

“Alexa, will you marry me?” When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reported in 2016 that over 250,000 people had proposed to their Alexa devices, commentators laughed it off. But by 2026, people have said, “I ...

Those under 18 will still be able to access AI-generated content with their favorite characters, but not free-wheeling conversations. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home ...