Ever opened a file and seen strange symbols or jumbled text? That’s usually an encoding problem; your software isn’t reading the data correctly. The good news is that Microsoft Office makes it easy to ...

NBC’s crime drama “The Hunting Party” returned for season 2 with a shocking death. Oliver Odell (Nick Wechsler) was poisoned during the season 1 finale. The season 2 premiere, which aired Thursday, ...

Google and Character.AI settled lawsuits pertaining to psychological harm to minors allegedly caused by chatbots. At least one lawsuit claimed the chatbot contributed to a teen's suicide. Generative ...

The original version of an iconic Disney character has entered the public domain. The Center of the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University released its annual list of thousands of works from ...

Character.ai has introduced Stories, its first format that was specifically created to “enhance [teens’] experience,” on the same day the company removed their ability to engage with its chatbots.

GLAAD releases 20th edition of its 'Where We Are on TV' report. Chris Haston/Hulu/Courtesy Everett Collection/GLAAD As GLAAD releases the 20th anniversary edition of its ‘Where We Are on TV’ report, ...

Does this sound familiar? Your product is better. Your service is faster, your technology is cutting-edge -- and nobody cares. In 2025, every brand said the same thing in the same way with the same ...

Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They’re bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. And now, AI ...

The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. By Natallie Rocha and Kashmir Hill Natallie ...

“Family Guy” killed off an iconic character. Peter Griffin’s (voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane) longtime rival Ernie the Giant Chicken (voiced by Danny Smith) was brutally murdered during the ...