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 ...

A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory. By Amy X. Wang See them out there — those eight billion strangers? For close friendship to blossom between any two people, empirically speaking, ...

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 ...

Zach McKay is a writer from the United States, and a game lover since he stole his dad’s N64 controller to play Ocarina of Time. He has been playing video games for the better part of 25 years and ...

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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 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 ...