“AI doesn’t push back, it doesn’t challenge you, and it doesn’t require emotional presence,” Michael Salas, lead analyst and ...

We saw the first real wave of AI-powered toys in 2025, some of which lacked proper safety guardrails. But we already know of ...

SEX robots and life-like dolls are enjoying a festive boom, with sales surging in the run-up to Christmas. Retailers say ...

A pilot randomized trial by the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging found that a low-cost Joy ...

ChatGPT's highly anticipated adult mode is expected to roll out in Q1 2026 as OpenAI tests its age-verification system.

Talking toys have relied on scripts until very recently. Pull a string or press a button, and a doll recites a line ...

More and more people are turning towards AI for companionship and therapy. Will AI destroy our world through love?

A wave of recent breaches and malware discoveries shows how easily trusted software and private data can be exploited.

Robot Corp., the company that revolutionized robot vacuum cleaners in the early 2000s with its Roomba model, filed for bankruptcy and proposed handing over control to its main Chinese supplier.

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Animators with "Adventure Time" ties (and their own great shows) have teamed up for a group special that explores themes of identity, death and reincarnation.

In today’s episode of “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into five stories—from AI to DOGE—that encapsulate the year and give us clues ...