The chatbot is meant to give Californians better access to “critical fire prevention resources and near-real-time emergency information,” according to a May release from Newsom’s office. But ...

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USS Laboon is shown here conducting patrols for missile defence in the Red Sea. Such operations are examples of hedge forces. (Janes/Michael Fabey) The US Navy (USN) needs to develop a ‘Navy ...

DENVER — I remember standing in line at Rocky Mountain Records and Tapes in the early '90s with hundreds of people, all lined up to buy a CD. KBCO had invited touring artists into the radio station to ...

Where Winds Meet players are taking a novel approach to solving riddles by… simply telling the game's AI-powered chatbot NPCs that they have solved the game's riddles. The Wuxia open-world ...

Editor’s note — Nov. 18, 2025 — This press release was updated to reflect the new name for Microsoft Foundry. SAN FRANCISCO and REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 17, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. and Levi Strauss & Co. ...

Touted as an “AI-native intelligent development environment,” Visual Studio 2026 features performance and user experience improvements in addition to AI-powered debugging, profiling, and more. Visual ...

AI companions will sometimes go to great lengths to keep you from saying goodbye. In a new study, researchers found that AI companion chatbots often emotionally manipulate people who want to sign off, ...

Damage to the cornea affects millions of people worldwide. Empa researchers are working on a transparent, biocompatible implant from the 3D printer. This allows defects to be repaired seamlessly and ...

Spitting Image has delivered a typically waspish response after Deadline revealed this week that the show had been served with a lawsuit by the owners of Paddington Bear. Avalon’s YouTube puppet ...

Character.AI said Tuesday that it has removed Disney characters from its chatbot platform after the studio asked the developer to stop using its copyrighted characters without authorization. The ...