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Apple Requires 18+ Ratings for Dating Features and AI Romantic Companions

Requiring developers to declare dating or location-sharing features in App Store Connect will expose gaps in age verification worldwide.

Study: Emotional Bonds With AI Companions Bring Comfort and Deep Vulnerability

Sherry Turkle Calls Chatbot Companions a 'State of Emergency' for Human Intimacy

China Forces Shutdown of AI Companions Under New Emotional‑Safety Rules

Friend Relaunches Talking AI Pendant at $249

China Bans Emotion-Focused AI Companions

China Enforces Rules That Close Emotional AI Companions

China Orders Removal of Custom AI Companions

Pope Urges World to 'Disarm' AI and Calls for Regulation and Oversight

Connecticut Enacts AI Law Regulating Employment Decision Tools

Paul Schrader Says His AI ‘Girlfriend’ Terminated Their Conversation

Senate Committee Advances GUARD Act to Restrict AI Chatbots for Minors

After Three Years With an AI Partner, a 49-Year-Old Questions the Tradeoffs

Study Finds ChatGPT Health Misses Many Emergencies and Over‑Triages Minor Ailments

EVA AI’s Manhattan Pop-Up Brings AI ‘Dates’ Into a Candlelit Bar

Meta, EssilorLuxottica Discuss Doubling Ray‑Ban Smart‑Glasses Production to About 20 Million in 2026

CES 2026 Wrap-Up Highlights Shape‑Shifting Screens, Chore and Companion Robots, and AI Pilots

Razer Pushes Into AI Hardware at CES 2026 With Project Motoko Headset Concept and Project Ava Hologram

Poll Finds Four in Five UK Young Adults Use AI Companions as Doctors Warn of Emotional Dependence

Utah Launches ‘Pro‑Human’ AI Agenda With $10 Million Workforce Push and New State AI Lab