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71 stories · last 45 days · Briefs archive
14h ago
→Find and Use Top Polybuzz AI Girlfriend Tools 2026 {SxC-00}
News 日本取引所グループ
20h ago
→Tencent Builds Eciyuan, an AI Companion That Coaches You Mid-Match
News Happy Gamer
Yesterday
→Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Launches AI Companions For Gamers
Product 80 Level
Yesterday
→Video Premiere: Linda Marks “My AI Boyfriend”
News Americana Highways
2 days ago
→What AI Companion Apps Should Tell You Before Your First Chat
News Hypefresh Magazine, Inc.
2 days ago
→Lonely Gamers Get AI Companions as Tencent Opens Beta for Assistant That Watches Gameplay and Talks Back
News www.techtimes.co.uk
2 days ago
→I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude & Perplexity about AI companions in 2030 — here's what surprised me
News Tom's Guide
2 days ago
→AI Chatbot Liability Lawsuits: Tracker of Youth-Harm and Companion-Chatbot Cases
Regulation FourWeekMBA
2 days ago
→Time to Ban AI Companions
Regulation First Things
2 days ago
→Hulu's new horror movie about an AI companion gets chatbots uncomfortably right
Product MakeUseOf
2 days ago
→WhalesBot Launches Pubbo: AI Companion Robot for US Kids
Product USA Today
3 days ago
→Six-sided transparent cube with LED matrix shapes screenless AI companion
News Adafruit
4 days ago
→Black Kite’s 2026 AI Supply Chain Report: The Risks Behind Your AI Relationships
Research Unite.AI
4 days ago
→New Jersey Bill Would Treat AI Chatbots as Products and Impose Strict Liability on Chatbot Providers
Regulation The National Law Review
5 days ago
→The AI Companion Conundrum: Can Artificial Relationships Replace Human Connection?
News PC Tech Magazine
6 November 2026
→Temple is roomdeaf AI companion that listens through vibrations: Deepinder Goyal
News Digit
5 November 2026
→Apple Sets 18+ Ratings for Dating Apps and Romantic AI Companions
News TechRepublic
4 November 2026
→Apple Raises Age Restrictions on Dating and AI Companion Apps
Funding & M&A We are Tech
4 November 2026
→Apple’s New App Store Rule Explained: Why Dating And AI Companion Apps Are Now 18+
Product NDTV Profit
4 November 2026
→Katie Price, 48, parties with 'AI boyfriend and girlfriend' app founder Felix Henderson, 32, following split from 'soulmate' Lee Andrews
Product Daily Mail
4 November 2026
→Apple Requires 18+ Rating for AI Companion and Dating Apps in App Store Policy Update
Product AI Insider
3 November 2026
→The danger of replacing human connection with AI companions
News FāVS News
3 November 2026
→polybuzz ai free AI adult content creation platforms with privacy controls
News Kütahya İl Millî Eğitim Müdürlüğü
3 November 2026
→Apple restricts dating apps and AI companions to users 18 and up
News TechCrunch
3 November 2026
→How New York’s proposed law restricts AI chatbot interaction with children
Regulation The Indian Express
2 November 2026
→New York Bans AI Chatbots From Posing as Friends to Kids
Regulation LegalScoops
31 October 2026
→New York signs AI chatbot safety law for minors
Regulation Digital Watch Observatory
30 October 2026
→DOJ raises privacy concerns over potential sale of Character.AI chats
Funding & M&A The Record from Recorded Future News
30 October 2026
→Character.AI moves ahead with asset sale over states' objections
News Reuters
30 October 2026
→Senator Kristen Gonzalez Bans Unsafe Chatbot Feature for Minors, Leading AI Safety Bill Signed Into Law
Regulation The New York State Senate (.gov)
29 October 2026
→New York bans minors from using AI companion chatbots
Regulation Türkiye Today
29 October 2026
→From NYSUT: ‘Another Win For Kids’ - AI Chatbot Protections Signed Into Law
Regulation WNY Labor Today
29 October 2026
→Hochul Signs Chatbot Safety Law That Reaches ChatGPT and Claude, Not Just Companion Apps
Regulation Tech Times
28 October 2026
→New York Enacts Prohibition on Unsafe AI Companion Features for Minors, S9051-B
Regulation www.akingump.com
28 October 2026
→New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries
Regulation AP News
28 October 2026
→New York's governor signs youth AI chatbot safety bill
Regulation IAPP
28 October 2026
→Another win for kids: AI chatbot protections signed into law
Regulation NYSUT.org
28 October 2026
→Bills on explicit AI chatbot features and baby monitor safety signed into NY State law
Regulation WHEC.com
28 October 2026
→Hochul signs bill regulating AI chatbot ‘friends’ that endanger children
Regulation New York Daily News
28 October 2026
→Governor Hochul Signs Nation-Leading Legislation to Protect Kids From AI Chatbots and to Ensure Baby Monitor Safety
Regulation Governor Kathy Hochul (.gov)
28 October 2026
→Hochul signs AI chatbot and baby monitor regulations
Regulation NEWS10 ABC
28 October 2026
→Hochul signs law barring human-posing AI chatbots for under-18s
Regulation PPC Land
27 October 2026
→California moves to add safeguards for kids using AI companion chatbots
News KBAK
26 October 2026
→best 3d ai companion with consent and age verification
Regulation 小豆島町
26 October 2026
→UnitedHealthcare expands AI companion Avery to 21M members
News Fierce Healthcare
24 October 2026
→We Investigated Character.AI and Found a Horror Show. Now It’s Bankrupt.
Regulation Futurism
24 October 2026
→best apps like crushon ai with consent and age verification
Regulation 小豆島町
23 October 2026
→I started dating an AI girlfriend - and things got weird fast
News Stuff
23 October 2026
→TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL LEADS MULTISTATE COALITION TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND CONSUMERS IN CHARACTER.AI BANKRUPTCY
Regulation 3B Media News
22 October 2026
→AG Fitch urges court to protect children online in Character.AI bankruptcy filing
Regulation Picayune Item
21 October 2026
→Tolan raises $30M for an AI companion that now does chores, not just chats
Funding & M&A Dealroom
21 October 2026
→An AI chatbot files for bankruptcy. Is it a bad omen for the industry?
Regulation NPR
20 October 2026
→AI Companion Tolan Raises $30M as Revenue and User Engagement Grow
Funding & M&A Global Dating Insights
20 October 2026
→The First High-Profile AI Startup Crash: Why Character.ai is Being Sold
News Binance
19 October 2026
→Axonius launches AI Workforce virtual workers as AI Companion and MCP Server go live
Product SiliconANGLE
19 October 2026
→Tolan snags $30M for its AI companion that helps users navigate life
News TechCrunch
19 October 2026
→Figurobot Launches FR-NIA: A 11-inch Bionic AI Companion Robot Bringing Intelligent Interaction into Everyday Life
Product Yahoo Finance
19 October 2026
→Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card
Regulation WIRED
19 October 2026
→Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago
News TechCrunch
19 October 2026
→What Disney Gains From Bidding $20 Million On Character.ai
News Forbes
19 October 2026
→Tolan raises $30 million for an AI companion built on trust
Funding & M&A news.lavx.hu
19 October 2026
→Character.ai Bankruptcy Exposes the High Cost of AI Companionship
Regulation PYMNTS.com
16 October 2026
→The problem with AI companions is that they never say no
News University of Auckland
16 October 2026
→Disney is paying $60 million to hire 66 Character.AI staffers
News Business Insider
16 October 2026
→Disney Is Making a $20 Million Bet on Character.AI. Here’s What It’s Really Buying
News Inc.com
16 October 2026
→Attorney General Jones Puts Character.AI on Notice with Bankruptcy Court Filing - Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer
Regulation Web
15 October 2026
→From AI dependency to human connection: Rethinking AI companionship
News ASU News
15 October 2026
→Attorney General Jackley Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI bankruptcy
Regulation South Dakota State News (.gov)
15 October 2026
→Character.AI bankruptcy filing reveals the rapid climb, stunning collapse of a once-major AI player
Regulation Mashable SEA
15 October 2026
→Character.AI files for bankruptcy, sell some assets to Disney
Regulation The Manila Times
15 October 2026
→States Seek Children’s Data Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy
Regulation Insurance Journal
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