There is something beautifully ironic about creating an AI companion that looks almost identical to a Tribble. The iconic alien from Star Trek made its television debut in the 1967 episode "The ...

It has become conventional wisdom that the strikes launched on Iran this year by Israel and the United States, and the shattering of Tehran’s allies and proxy militias in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, ...

Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. By New York Times Games Good morning, dear connectors. Welcome to today’s Connections forum, where you can give and ...

Update: After comment from Dbrand, it's clear this isn't a skin, but an actual enclosure. This article has been updated to reflect that. I'm sure there are more than a few of you who just assumed that ...

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The looming crackdown on AI companionship As long as there has ...

Demand for AI “companion” applications outside of bigger names, like ChatGPT and Grok, is growing. Of the 337 active and revenue-generating AI companion apps available worldwide, 128 were released in ...

Jill Smola is a 75-year-old retiree who understands the power of human connection, having spent her working days as an aide taking care of the elderly. "We would play games, put puzzles together," ...

Is this a good news story, or apocalyptic? For several years, surveys of young people in countries like the United States report a growing number reporting chronic loneliness. A new study from the ...

It turns out that Maleficent's raven companion did not escape the Unwritten Realms alongside her, and she has decided to accept your help to get him back! Talk to the Lorekeeper, and ask her if you ...

On Wednesday, Elon Musk discussed a new male AI “companion” that his company xAI is developing, which will run on the company’s unhinged chatbot software Grok. And while it’s not yet clear when this ...

As Israel and then the United States battered Iran this month, the reaction from China and Russia was surprisingly muted. For years, shared antagonism toward the U.S. has been pushing China, Russia, ...

The majority of teens using generative AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT use it for everyday tasks like homework, brainstorming, or translating between languages. But according to a 2024 report from ...