Within two days of launching its AI companions in July 2025, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok became the most popular app in Japan. Companion chatbots are more powerful and seductive than ever. Users ...

I first saw Lenovo's Magic Bay Tiko at last year's MWC, but at the time it was just a concept. The little circular module perches on the top of your Lenovo laptop display, attached via the magnetic ...

Hey, AI-nstein! Doing homework without robot assistance may soon be a relic of the past. A tech company has devised a ...

Founded by Freddy del Barrio, Companion AI is a longitudinal learning system designed to evolve with its users.

At MWC 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, Lenovo unveiled two AI companion products — AI Workmate and AI Work Companion. Workmate ...

Alongside a handful of new laptop concepts (and a range of real products too), Lenovo used MWC to announce a pair of AI-based productivity companion concepts. Both are standalone desk devices designed ...

ZTE expanded its AI hardware lineup at the 2026 Mobile World Congress (MWC) with the launch of iMoochi, a new AI-powered companion device. Designed for ...

As students engage with artificial intelligence companions, schools must develop guidelines that focus on education, ...

CNN's Hadas Gold went on a "stiff" date with "AI Companions" in New York City that seemed much more awkward than romantic, ...

The Claude outage offers a glimpse into a terrifying future. The consequences of total AI dependency and a framework for breaking the bond before it breaks us.