Character.AI announced on Tuesday that it’s launching “Stories,” a new format that allows users to create interactive fiction that features their favorite characters. The feature comes as an ...

Last week, the embattled chatbot platform Character.AI said that it would move to ban minors from conversing with its many thousands of AI companion and roleplay bots. Site users, including ...

A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

In a step toward making its platform safer for teenage users, Character.AI announced this week that it will ban users under 18 from chatting with its artificial intelligence-powered characters. For ...

A recent survey found 72% of teens have used AI companions. But a Colorado family says using them can end in tragedy. The Social Media Victims Law Center has filed three lawsuits against chatbot ...

Google Drive’s document scanner works well, but it’s getting a big upgrade. A new Google Workspace Labs feature lets users switch to a Material 3 Expressive UI with a faster, fully automatic document ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the ...

Ah, to be a character actor. No, you may not ever lead a big blockbuster movie or get a project greenlit based on your name alone. But you will enjoy a wide-ranging career playing all kinds of ...

True New York–style pizza in Noblesville? Yes, indeed. Like many home chefs, Butterworth got the itch for a pizzeria of his own during the pandemic, when the KECO Coatings employee spent hours reading ...

Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.