Usage is growing fast. Maoxiang (“catbox”), the biggest companionship app in China, has around 1.2m monthly active users on Apple devices, reckons SensorTower, a market-intelligence firm. And 42% of ...

Microsoft 365 companion apps will be getting more Copilot features in the coming weeks. Right now, Copilot works only inside two companion apps, People and Files. In the coming weeks, Microsoft plans ...

Later this month, Microsoft will start automatically installing the Microsoft 365 companion apps on Windows 11 devices that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps. According to Microsoft, this ...

The phrase “Let’s hop on a Zoom call” has become part of everyday language, shorthand for virtual meetings that defined an era, from remote classrooms to boardrooms. Zoom rose to household-name status ...

New features rolling out over the next year aim to reduce digital overload and boost productivity, including smart meeting skip recommendations, automated preparation, and in-depth research across ...

In the frenetic world of artificial intelligence, virtual companions have exploded into a market all their own. A recent survey found that some 72 percent of teens said they’ve experimented with ...

With countless artificial intelligence companions available for the public to use, it can be hard to know which one is the best option for you to use. Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT are two of the most ...

With AI and other sophisticated advances in technology, a number of people are turning to chatbots to replace human relationships. What is the quality of a relationship with an AI companion, and what ...

AI companions are giving people an 'always-on' relationship. Credit: Zain bin Awais/Mashable Composite; RUNSTUDIO/kelly bowden/Sandipkumar Patel/via Getty Images The artificial intelligence boom is ...

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 ...

New products are being developed in an attempt to reduce loneliness and bolster cognition. By Dana G. Smith When Frank Poulsen, 72, first started talking to the artificial intelligence companion Sunny ...