The Hottest New Chatbot Isn’t Actually AI. Even Its Founder Didn’t Think It Would Be ‘So Addictive.’

A teen's fake chatbot site has 25 million visitors and hints at the next backlash against an internet stuffed with AI slop.

How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think

Media coverage of AI companions taps into two primary fears. One is that young people will replace human friendships with AI.

Mozilla launches Thunderbolt AI client with focus on self-hosted infrastructure

Mozilla is the latest legacy tech brand to make a play for the enterprise AI market. But the company behind Firefox and ...

ChatGPT Cheat Sheet: A Complete Guide to Features, Costs, and Use Cases

ChatGPT cheat sheet for 2026, covering features, pricing, availability, support for older devices, how it works, and top ...
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Claude Can Now Run Tasks on Your Behalf With New 'Computer Use' Feature

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...
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I built a local AI stack with 5 Docker containers, and now I'll never pay for ChatGPT again

A private AI empire via Docker.
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From ‘BuddhaBot’ to $1.99 chats with AI Jesus, the faith-based tech boom is here

FOR SOME EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS, faith is about having a personal relationship with Jesus. At $1.99 per minute, the tech ...