Families of teens who'd used Character.AI and died by suicide sought to hold the platform accountable. Credit: SOPA Images / Contributor / Light Rocket / Getty Images Character.AI and Google have ...

I pushed a key change to the Underscore music player over the weekend. Members can now click on any song in their collection to play it (previously there was only a randomize button). I added this ...

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"Resilience", or ren (韧) in Chinese, has been chosen as China's character of the year, while the homegrown AI model "DeepSeek" is the phrase of the year for 2025, highlighting the country's persistent ...

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 ...

Disney sent a cease and desist letter to Character.AI last week that warned the startup to stop using copyrighted characters without authorization. Character.AI allows users to create and interact ...

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 ...

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.

Character.AI is going social, adding an interactive feed to its mobile apps. Rolled out on Monday, the new social feed may initially look similar to traditional social media platforms. But rather than ...