Why your AI companion is not your friend
First, tech companies usurped the meaning of âfriendsâ and âconnectionâ â now they are coming for âcompanionshipâ...
Dec 28Financial TimesTechnology
First, tech companies usurped the meaning of âfriendsâ and âconnectionâ â now they are coming for âcompanionshipâ...
Jakarta and its sprawling environsâ 42mn inhabitants are now the most populous conurbation, according to the UN...
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The pandemic gave workers increased options as home offices became the norm in some fields. Now, with the EU experiencing industrial slowdown and AI automation, workers are growing increasingly wary o...
Almost half of Europeans in major economies say they plan to look for a new job in 2026. But nearly four in five say they feel unprepared to find a new role....
đ Key Facts â The DOJ has released more Epstein files, but not the ones survivors want. â The DOJ still has âhundreds of thousandsâ of ...
Videos verified by the Observers team show Iranian security forces attacking a hospital in Ilam, Iran, on the night of 3-4 January. The footage shows security forces firing shotguns and tear gas as th...
For three weeks, Portugal will host Ukrainian mothers, children and relatives of soldiers who have died or are missing in action, to give them "an experience of normality", in what was hailed by the g...
Ethan Choi. Khosla Ventures We asked Khosla Ventures partner Ethan Choi how he sees AI reshaping daily life and work in 2026. Robotics will reach a major breakthrough in capability and have its own &#...
The first video I saw of the Minneapolis shooting was bad enough. Shortly after I saw it, I had the terrible realization that there were multiple people in the clip holding their phones up - another a...
Character.AI and Google have reached settlements with several families whose teens harmed themselves or died by suicide after interacting with Character.AI 's chatbots, according to new court filings....
Syrian authorities announced a 13-hour curfew and said the arrest of 21 members of the Alawite community in Latakia. The city is a bastion of Syria's Alawite minority, of which former President Bashar...
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A strong majority of Americans say they're worried about climate. So why do they hear so little about it in the news?...
The actress and singer was a symbol of sexual revolution. She later became an animal-welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commenter....
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From Sudan to Gaza, impunity for violence against women is fuelling conflict worldwide, the UNâs deputy chief warns....
Mass movements have ousted leaders and disrupted governments worldwide. Bloomberg Economics examines what countries may face unrest in 2026...
Dozens of protesters gathered early Thursday outside of a federal building on the edge of Minneapolis that is serving as a major base for the immigration crackdown....
Avelo Airlines has faced backlash for its decision to operate deportation flights for the Trump Administration. Roy De La Cruz/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Avelo Airlines started operating...