Generative AI companions offer constant availability and support for lonely individuals. However, these virtual relationships risk dependen...

Australia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring...

China introduced strict rules for AI chatbots, preventing emotional dependence. These regulations aim to protect users and encourage real-w...

Tech firms are developing AI agent smartphones that could revolutionize mobile use. These advanced phones aim to perform tasks using voice ...

China implemented new rules on Wednesday to limit emotional reliance on AI companions. Major AI providers suspended custom agent and compan...

A new Humanoid Application Center in the Netherlands aims to bridge Europe's robotics gap with the US and China. CEO Evert Jaap Lugt envisi...

Canada's proposed law requiring chatbot providers to protect users from "harmful" content is the latest step by global governments to regul...

Nations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...

China's leader Xi Jinping sees artificial intelligence as a major revolution. The nation aims to lead in AI for economic growth. However, s...

CES 2026, the most powerful tech event in the world, presented by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), was held across multiple spraw...

Pendants and brooches packed with artificial intelligence abounded at the Consumer Electronics show, using cameras and microphones to watch...

China is rapidly catching up—and in some areas, surpassing—the US in AI and tech innovation. While America still holds key advantages, it m...

Across China, a growing number of people are turning to AI to combat social isolation as the technology becomes more mature and widely acce...

Happy Monday! Banks intensify checks to tackle rising employee-linked fraud and financial scams. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Di...

Lisa's story unfolds like a modern-day fairytale as she shares her journey of falling in love with ChatGPT's DAN, a chatbot. Their interact...

The updates would add restrictions and close loopholes in rules first unveiled on October 7, 2022, sources say. Those rules angered Beijing...

The four-legged robot dog comes packed with interesting tech such as cameras, sensors and microphones.