Do you remember the first time you saw Mickey Mouse? Probably not — but you likely remember the movie where certain Disney characters really stuck with you. Over the years, Disney has introduced so ...

NBC’s crime drama “The Hunting Party” returned for season 2 with a shocking death. Oliver Odell (Nick Wechsler) was poisoned during the season 1 finale. The season 2 premiere, which aired Thursday, ...

The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot. Megan L. Garcia holds her phone with an image of her son Sewell ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have sought alternatives to silicon for building molecular electronics. The vision was elegant; the reality proved far more complex. Within a device, molecules ...

Stories with visual elements and a choose-your-adventure vibe are the first new feature to replace open-ended conversations. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...

Character.ai has introduced Stories, its first format that was specifically created to “enhance [teens’] experience,” on the same day the company removed their ability to engage with its chatbots.

Last month, AI companion platform Character.AI announced it would ban users under the age of 18 from having open-ended chats with its bots. The ban begins November 24 and will still allow teens to ...

GLAAD releases 20th edition of its 'Where We Are on TV' report. Chris Haston/Hulu/Courtesy Everett Collection/GLAAD As GLAAD releases the 20th anniversary edition of its ‘Where We Are on TV’ report, ...

Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They’re bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. And now, AI ...

The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. By Natallie Rocha and Kashmir Hill Natallie ...

“Family Guy” killed off an iconic character. Peter Griffin’s (voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane) longtime rival Ernie the Giant Chicken (voiced by Danny Smith) was brutally murdered during the ...

What just happened? Disney, it seems, is one company that isn't a fan of AI. The entertainment behemoth has sent a cease and desist letter to chatbot service Character.ai warning it to stop using ...