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In the last decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from being a niche technology to a part of everyday life. While we often hear about AI in industries like healthcare, finance, and technology, its influence on human relationships is just as significant—though subtler. From personal interactions to professional collaborations, AI...

By , Technology Correspondent New York City — the city that embraces every new idea — witnessed one of the strangest protests of the AI era this week. The target? A small gadget called the Friend AI pendant — a wearable device that claims to be a “digital companion” capable...

When OpenAI released GPT-5 earlier this year, it said it would make its flagship product, ChatGPT, more natural, more precise, and more “human” than ever before. The update did its job — but it also unleashed a wave of response that shows how much people had come to depend on...

In the constantly shifting land of artificial intelligence, there's an unexpected move afoot (along with a charming—albeit creepy—bot driving it): Hugging Face. Best known for its AI models and contributions to the developer ecosystem, Hugging Face is now expanding beyond code and cloud infrastructure. It is their latest project that...